Haleh Abghari is a native of Iran and makes her home in New York City. The New York Times hailed her work in Georges Aperghis' Recitations for Solo Voice as "a virtuoso and winning performance," and the Washington Post described her voice as ". . . [a] high, dry, sweet and piercingly pure soprano." Her portrayal of King George III in Eight Songs for a Mad King by Peter Maxwell Davies was cited as one of the “Performances of 2007” by MusicWeb International. In addition to working with numerous living composers, Abghari has collaborated on projects and installation-performance pieces with visual and performance artists. Her awards include a Fulbright Scholar Grant to work on the vocal music of György Kurtág in Budapest. She is a music programmer and host for WNYC (NYC’s public radio station.)

Recent Highlights: Concerts and master-classes at the IFCP Festival in NYC; soloist with Thamyris at Emory University in Atlanta; concerts at the CrossSound Festival in Alaska; appearances in Italy at Teatro Manzoni and Etnafest; appearances with the New York New Music Ensemble in NYC and at the University of Buffalo; performances at the Whitney Museum; soundtrack for Destiny Manifesto with animation artist Martha Colburn; artist residency at Sound Res in Lecce, Italy; and world premiere of Frank Brickle’s Creation with Cygnus Ensemble.