Maya Kherani
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"From her opening ornate aria, Maya Kherani’s Partenope sailed through Handel’s effusive coloratura with gleaming precision and impassioned conviction. She dominated this production the same way an excellent Violetta commands Verdi’s La Traviata."
"Lithe and radiant" (New York Times)
"Pinpoint clarity and no-holds-barred declamation" (San Francisco Classical Voice)
From the New York Philharmonic and Festival d'Aix-en-Provence to Glyndebourne and the Aspen Music Festival, Maya Kherani brings "gleaming precision and impassioned conviction" to Baroque, Classical, and contemporary repertoire. Current and upcoming engagements include solo Handel, Marcello, and Vivaldi cantatas with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Václav Luks, Mozart's Exsultate, jubilate and Handel's Messiah with the Baltimore Symphony; the role of GOVINDA in the Aspen Music Festival premiere of Theofanidis's Siddhartha, She with Robert Spano; a return to Boston Baroque for a Handel Summer Gala; a baroque cabaret program with Opera Lafayette and Nicholas McGegan; and Bach and Pergolesi with American Bach Soloists and Jeffrey Thomas. Recent highlights include her debut with the New York Philharmonic in Messiah with Ton Koopman; debuts at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence and Château de Versailles Spectacles as DRUSILLA/FORTUNA in L'incoronazione di Poppea with Leonardo García-Alarcón, released on DVD; AUTONOE in Sartorio's L'Orfeo with Philippe Jaroussky at Opéra national de Montpellier; PIPER in Pay the Piper (world première) at Glyndebourne; BARBARINA/SUSANNA (cover) with Raphaël Pichon and Handel and Haydn Society; ZERLINA in Don Giovanni at Boston Baroque; Muffat's Missa in labore requies with Richard Egarr and Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; and Mahler's Symphony No. 4 with Vancouver Symphony and Otto Tausk. Maya graduated from Princeton University summa cum laude with a degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and the Boston University Opera Institute.
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“Maya Kherani brings intelligence, vulnerability, and a rich, soaring soprano.”
On Stage: Solitaria
Honens + Early Music Voices
In a twist on typical Honens performances, step back in time and into the intimate world of George Frideric Handel’s Italian cantatas presented in partnership with Early Music Voices. Featuring soprano Maya Kherani alongside Andrea Case on baroque cello, Michel Angers on theorbo and guitar, and Justin Luchinski on harpsichord, On Stage: Solitaria brings together three rarely heard works written between 1707 and 1709 during Handel’s years in Italy.
Recital: Solitaria
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Enjoy an intimate house concert at the Portola Valley home of Glenn Zhu and Ann Gui. Known for her vibrant voice and expressive range, Kherani performs repertoire spanning Baroque to modern works. Her recent engagements include appearances with the New York Philharmonic, Boston Baroque, and Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, among others. This afternoon pairs a private recital with a reception in an elegant Peninsula setting.
