Composer-Conductor Sung Jin Hong is the artistic director of One World Symphony. The New York Times described Hong’s From The Alchemist as transforming “a novel to a lush Mahlerian sound.” Mr. Hong’s upcoming composition commissions include a piano concerto for Lloyd Arriola and a symphonic poem for Ramakrishna-Vivekananda. His recent commissioned and performed symphonic works include Eye of the Storm (2010–2011) and Sidewalk Sketches (2010). His compositions have been performed at the New York International Fringe Festival, the central New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue, Bard College, and Palai Corbelli in Vienna, Austria. Mr. Hong’s guest conducting engagements include Lyrique-en-mer in France, Stadt Wien Konservatorium in Vienna, Royal Northern Conservatory in Manchester, Tulsa Symphony, Tulsa Ballet, Manhattan School of Music, Mannes, Redlands University, Bradley University, Western Illinois University, Great Music for a Great City. Mr. Hong had the honor of being chosen by Kurt Masur to participate in a series of masterclasses and conduct in a concert with Manhattan School of Music Symphony. He made his international recording debut as a conductor with classical music’s largest record label, Naxos.

Making her debut with One World Symphony, Hungarian born soprano Isabella Molnar Megyeri is now moving into the lyric Strauss and Wagner repertoire. She performed Tosca in New Orleans recently to rave reviews: A signature role for her, she has also performed it in Neuchatelle, Switzerland and in Tulsa where a review stated that “her dark-hued soprano and her assured acting combine to give her Tosca a remarkable depth. She sings Vissi d’Arte as if it truly were a prayer; heartbreaking in its quiet simplicity, the aria came close to stopping the show.” Ms. Megyeri has performed Violetta with the Novi Sad National Opera, St. Moritz Summer Festival, and Neuchatelle, as well as in the Netherlands on a National tour. With the Szeged National Theater, Ms. Megyeri has sung Donna Elvira and Rosalinda as well as the more obscure roles of Saffi (Zigeunerbaron) and in Erkel Bank Ban’s lead role of Melinda. Roles in preparation include Salomé, Arabella, Sieglinde, Ariadne, Kaiserin, and Amelia in Simon Boccanegra. Her debut at the Paris Opera is scheduled for 2011–12.

Soprano Alla Markovich is thrilled to be making her debut with One World Symphony. She was a soloist of the Rimsky-Korsakov Opera Theatre in Saint-Petersburg, Russia in 1998–2003. She performed Despina from Così Fan Tutte by Mozart, Mimi from La Bohème by Puccini, Tatiana from Eugene Onegin by Tchaikovsky, and Micaela from Carmen by Bizet. She is an award winner in Jazep Vitol International Vocal Competition, Riga, Latvia, 1999. She has performed numerous concerts in Russia, Europe, and United States in 2000–2010. Concert highlights includes solo concert in the Hermitage Series, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland in 2001. She graduated from Saint Petersburg State Conservatory, Russia, in 2000 as an opera singer, and finished doctorate course as a chamber singer in 2002. She received a scholarship with Hanns Eisler Higher School of Music, Berlin, Germany in 2002. Ms. Markovich participated in master-classes by Fedora Barbieri, Leonia Vetusci and Galina Vishnevskaya, Steven Crawford and Greg Buchalter and was a soloist of the Rimsky-Korsakov Opera Theatre in Saint-Petersburg, Russia in 1998–2003. Lately, her passion is German music by Wagner and Strauss.

American Soprano Michelle DeCoste continues her association with One World Symphony singing the title role in scenes from Puccini’s Tosca. Earlier this year Ms. DeCoste appeared as Madame Lidoine in The Dialogues of the Carmelites in January 2011 and in recent seasons sang the title role in Suor Angelica in November 2005 and Mimi in La Bohème in November 2007 with One World Symphony. Michelle has also performed in New York with Bronx Opera and the Martha Cardona Theatre, and in Italy with the Amalfi Coast Music & Arts Festival (Vietri) and the Ravello Concert Society. A passionate and dedicated artist, Michelle’s repertoire includes the roles of Cio Cio San (Madama Butterfly), Liu (Turandot), Manon (Manon Lescaut), Desdemona (Otello), Nedda (Pagliacci), Countess (Le Nozze di Figaro), Donna Anna (Don Giovanni) and Marguerite (Faust). Ms. DeCoste earned a Bachelor of Music in vocal performance from Ithaca College and continued her musical studies at the Badia di Cava Vocal Institute in Salerno, Italy.

Georgian soprano Angela Kolkhidashvili made her debut with One World Symphony performing Mussorgsky’s Songs and Dances of Death in October 2009. She has made her stage debut at a very young age as a soloist in a children’s vocal ensemble “Presque.” Starring in various performances of a Georgian Philharmonic, which was broadcasted on the Soviet Union National Television. Mrs. Kolkhidashvili was also cast in several films, among them a documentary of “Presque.” One of her notable appearances as an actress took place in a Georgian film, Khapangi. When she was younger, Ms. Kolkhidashvili received second place in the First National Competition in “Kupidoni,” in Tbilisi, Georgia. She was Semi-Finalist of Concurs International De Cant, “Francesc Vinas,” Barcelona, and also the Finalist of Concorso International “Vincenzo Bellini,” Sicilia. For the past four years Mrs. Kolkhidashvili has performed a variety of roles at Amato Opera Theatre, in New York City. Mrs. Kolkhidashvili completed her Masters of Music Degree at the National Conservatory of Tbilisi, Georgia. Mrs. Kolkhidashvili completed her Bachelors of Music Degree at the Tbilisi Music College as a Cellist, student of Medea Chakhvadze. Curently she is studying at The Mannes College of Music.

Soprano Daniele Lorio has performed Clorinda (La Cenerentola), Ida (Die Fledermaus), Susan (A Dinner Engagement), Saffi (Zigeuner Baron), Gianetta (L’Elisir d’Amore), Nora (Riders to the Sea), Celie (Signor Deluso), Venus (Orpheus in the Underworld), Melpomene (Magnum Opus — world premiere), and Gismonda (Padrevia). Ms. Lorio has performed at the Kennedy Center and with Washington Concert Opera, Opera Theater of Northern Virginia, InSeries, Washington Savoyards, and Opera Alterna. She won the Edvard Grieg Competition and performed at Bergen, Norway’s Grieg Hall and Rekstensamlingene. Ms. Lorio has also given recitals at the Strathmore Mansion and the Brownsville Museum of Art. She returns to One World Symphony after her debut performing Medora in Il Corsaro in September 2011.

Soprano Courtenay Symonds has been hailed by the Boston Globe as “lively and capable” and by Opera Today as “scoring in both comedy and voice” for her portrayal of Arminda in Mozart’s La Finta Giardiniera. Recently specializing in modern American repertoire, she has performed the roles of Mag in Richard Wargo’s Ballymore: Winners, the Controller in Jonathan Dove’s Flight, Anne in Harold Farberman’s Diamond Street, and Death as a Woman in the New York City premiere of Elodie Lauten’s The Death of Don Juan. In concert, Ms. Symonds performs regularly with vocal chamber music ensemble enCANTA Collective and has performed internationally with Austria’s Franz-Schubert-Institut, Les Nuits Musicales d’Été de Nice, and the Amalfi Coast Music Festival. A graduate of Westminster Choir College and Boston University, Ms. Symonds is thrilled to be making her One World Symphony debut singing one of the maddest women of opera, Mozart’s Elettra from Idomeneo.

Making her debut with One World Symphony, a native of Japan, soprano Sachie Ueshima was recently heard as Queen of the Night in Die Zauberflöte with New York Lyric Opera Theatre in April 2011, Lady with a Hand Mirror in Argento’s Postcard from Morocco in February 2011. She recently completed her graduate study in vocal performance at Queens College’s Aaron Copland School of Music studying with Dr. Sherry Overholt. She previously sang the roles of Pamina in a fully staged production of Die Zauberflöte at Goldstein Theatre in March 2010, Barbarina in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro in March 2008, and Euridice in the award-winning production of Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo in May 2009. Also active in concert works, Ms. Ueshima’s repertoire includes Mozart’s Coronation Mass and Vesperae solemnes de confessore, Bach’s Cantata BWV 208, Handel’s Messiah, and Schubert’s Mass No.2. She recently has won the first prize in Friday-Woodmere Music Club Young Artist Competition.

Making her debut with One World Symphony, Elizabeth Treat joins the cast of “Mad Women” as Queen of the Night, having performed the role with Amore Opera at The Connelly Theatre, New York Lyric Opera Theatre at Symphony Space, New York Opera Studio at Vassar, and the Charlemagne Orchestra in Belgium as part of the Intermezzo Festival. Previous engagements with Amore Opera also include Frasquita in Carmen and Adele in Die Fledermaus. The past summer, Ms. Treat appeared as Najade in dell’Arte Opera Ensemble’s Ariadne auf Naxos. She is currently singing Susanna in the U.S. premiere of Saverio Mercadante’s rediscovered masterpiece I due Figaro with Amore Opera, under the baton of Metropolitan Opera conductor Gregory Buchalter. Ms. Treat holds a BA cum laude in piano and voice performance from Augustana College at Rock Island and an MM summa cum laude in voice performance from Westminster Choir College at Princeton.

American baritone Martin Fisher can be heard on the album Barrelhouse to Broadway, which won a 2008 Grammy Award for Best Producer. Mr. Fisher returns to One World Symphony after previously performing the role of Don Carlos (La Forza del Destino) in September 2011 and Grand Patre (Samson et Dalila) in January 2006. Other highlights include a 2010 debut at The Kennedy Center as Jissa (Amanjaku and Urikohime), a Carnegie Hall debut in 2009 as a Finalist in the Accadia Competition for Operatic Voice, a New York City Opera appearance in 2007 (Margaret Garner), and 2006 Alice Tully Hall debut in the American premiere of Kurofune. Mr. Fisher’s repertoire includes Escamillo (Carmen), Valentin (Faust), Enrico (Lucia di Lammermoor), Marcello (La Bohème), Sharpless (Madama Butterfly), Tonio (i Pagliacci), Scarpia (Tosca), Germont (La Traviata), Amonasro (Aïda), Miller (Luisa Miller), Count di Luna (il Trovatore), and the title role in Rigoletto. He was a 2009 Finalist in The International Violetta DuPont Competition.

Puerto-Rican born José Pietri-Coimbre has distinguished himself as an orchestral, chamber music, and solo violinist, and as a vocal soloist. He made is operatic debut as Forester in One World Symphony’s production of Janácek’s The Cunning Little Vixen in May 2010. He later performed as Chevalier in Poulenc’s The Dialogues of the Carmelites in January 2011. As a violinist and violist, he has held principal positions at One World Symphony, Puerto Rico Sinfonietta, the National Orchestral Institute Orchestra, Bronx Opera, and the Queens Philharmonia. A founding member of Cuarteto Ensue–o, he is dedicated to the performance of Spanish and Latin American art music of instrumental and vocal genres. Mr. Pietri-Coimbre performs regularly as a soloist and chamber musician at the Con Vivo Chamber Players concert series in Jersey City, NJ, and as violinist and tenor for the Luci Toscane Music and Cultural Arts Festival, in Italy and in Wisconsin. He has performed at the Chamber Music Live Series at Flushing Town Hall and the Lefrak Concert Hall, and at in several notable music festival. He served as concertmaster as part of the Siena Summer Session for the Music and the Arts in Italy and Switzerland.

Sunday, October 28, 2012 at 8:00 p.m.
Holy Apostles Church
296 Ninth Avenue at West 28th Street
Manhattan

Monday, October 29, 2012 at 8:00 p.m.
Holy Apostles Church
296 Ninth Avenue at West 28th Street
Manhattan