Praised in 2010 as “ … the future of classical music on stage” by Time OUT, Ensemble du Monde is one of the most dynamic and innovative chamber orchestras on the classical music scene today. Founded in New York City in 2000 and named to reflect the diversity of its members, the group performs throughout the New York area, the United States and abroad. In 2000 the ensemble was selected by Daimler Chrysler and Mercedes Benz to perform at the world première inauguration of their new MAYBACH Car, an event that received worldwide multimedia press coverage. A Lincoln Center début followed in 2002 and in 2004 the ensemble made its Carnegie Hall début, which included renowned soprano, Deborah Voigt and the New York City Gay Men's Chorus. Frequent radio broadcast have included Radio Free Europe where selections from the ensemble's popular 'Baroquen Promises' Series at Tenri Cultural Institute of New York were broadcast internationally. This past July 2007 the ensemble performed the music for the live world premiere performance of the “Save the Goldfish” episode of the Nickelodeon television channel’s EMMY Award winning ‘Wonder Pets’ show at New York’s Javits Center. Led by its Music Director and Conductor, Marlon Daniel, the ensemble performs music from the Baroque era to the Avant-Garde in addition to the standard Classical repertoire. It frequently plays overlooked masterpieces and world premières. Programs are usually thematic in nature and based on the concept of presenting a variety great music not limited by cultural, musical or stylistic boundaries. To encompass this vast repertoire the orchestra expands and contracts, which allows the group maximum "flexibility" to perform as a small chamber group or a full-scale symphony orchestra. The orchestra currently resides at Merkin Concert Hall, Kaufman Center in New York, where it performs a series of innovative concerts throughout the year, and serves as Ensemble-in-Residence for the Saint-Georges International Festival in Guadeloupe.

Marlon Daniel - Conductor

Described as "…a natural and enormous talent." by the Chicago Sun Times, conductor Marlon Daniel has performed in venues that range from the Rudolfinum in Prague to Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York. He has made débuts with the Moscow Chamber Orchestra (Cantus Firmus), Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic, Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Praga Sinfonietta, Filharmonie Hradec Králové and several international music festivals including Fontainebleau, Santander and Les Musicales de Pontivy Festival. In 2002 he had the honor of conducting a performance at the world première inauguration of the new MAYBACH Car sponsored by Daimler Chrysler and Mercedes Benz (DE), in 2004 he was featured at Carnegie Hall in the “Silver Bells” Christmas concert which alongside renowned soprano Deborah Voigt and is 2007, he conducted the world première live performance of the "Save the Goldfish" episode of the EMMY winning “Wonder Pets” at New York's Javits Center. Also in 2007 he was invited to Berlin by Maestro Sir Simon Rattle to Berlin to observe rehearsals of the Berlin Philharmonic and learn from one of the most important conductors and orchestras of our day. A graduate of Manhattan School of Music, he holds both a Masters of Arts and Bachelors of Music degree. He also holds Diplomas from Le Conservatoire Américain (France), Centro de Estudios Musicales Isaac Albéniz (Spain), an Advance Performance Certificate from the American Conservatory of Music Young Artists Program and Post Graduate Diplomas from both the Prague Academy and the Prague Conservatory. This past February 2009 Maestro Daniel was appointed Principal Conductor of the International Festival of African and African American Music in Saint Louis Missouri. He is also the Music Director and Conductor of Ensemble du Monde and Manhattan Virtuosi chamber orchestras in New York and a former member of the New York Philharmonic Conductor's Round Table. Upcoming concerts include performances with the Ensemble Orchestra of Prague, Opera Ebony, Sofia Philharmonic, National Symphony of Ghana and solo appearances in London, Italy, Paris, and New York. His first CD with the Praga Sinfonietta of works of Sisler and Stravinsky will be released in October 2009 and his second CD of Mahler Symphony No. 4 in early 2010.

Hailed as one of New York's most "prominent German lied specialist" by New York Magazine, mezzo-soprano, Lara Nie is one of the most versatile and accomplished singers performing today. An active soloist with orchestras, chamber musician and recitalist, her performances are recognized for their passionate interpretation and sophisticated musicality. She made her Carnegie Hall debut in 2006 at Weill Recital Hall. She has also performed at both national and international recital, chamber and orchestral venues including the Ravinia Festival, Chicago’s Orchestra Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, the Dame Myra Hess Concert Series in Chicago, the Washington Holocaust Museum Chamber Series, the Windermere Music Festival in Canada, the Edgar M. Bronfman Chamber Music Series, the Society for Ethical Culture, the Florida Arts Festival, Ensemble du Monde and the Sun Valley Summer Symphony among others. Equally at home on the opera stage, international opera company engagements include the Altenburger Musik Festival in Germany, Israel Vocal Arts, and the Kentro Musikis in Thessaloniki Greece in roles ranging from Mozart's Cosi fan Tutte to Brecht/Weil's Street Scene to the premiere of Saruya's "The Pompeii Exhibit" at New York's avant-garde theatre, The Kitchen. Ms. Nie has recorded widely from the Mozart and Schubert lieder repertory on the Silver Bay Label and has been heard live on Chicago's WFMT, New York's WQXR, Florida Public Radio and Radio Free Europe, where she was broadcast as soloist in Bach's Solo Cantata; Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut, BWV 199, and the Tenri Cultural Institute's 'Baroque Treasures' Series. Upcoming performance highlights include concerts with members of the New York Philharmonic and Washington's National Symphony and with the innovative chamber group Trio Respiro. In August 2009, she will be the mezzo soloist in Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with The Sun Valley Summer Symphony, and will be featured at San Francisco’s Contemporary Jewish Museum in music of Jewish composers. In winter 2010 she will release a new recording of Orchestral Songs by Austrian composers Alban Berg, Gustav Mahler and Alexander von Zemlinsky with the Praga Sinfonietta.

Russian-born cellist Misha Quint, 2009 first prize winner of the CRS National competition, captivates his audiences with his lyricism, passion and dazzling technique. Described by The Philadelphia Inquirer as a "master of probing sentiment", his repertoire ranges from Bach to premieres of the most outstanding composers of today including Sophie Goubadalina, Robert Sirota, Steven Gerber, Nathan Davis, and Alfred Schnitke. Quint is Founder and Music Director of the InterHarmony International Music Festivals and the Sulzbach-Rosenberg International Musik Festival in the USA and Europe. As a special guest artist Misha Quint was broadcast on a live television performance of the Unaccompanied Bach Suite No.5, in WQXR's "In the Listening Room" and live recitals on WGBH (Boston), WMNB (NJ), WNYC (NY). A graduate of the Leningrad Special School for the Gifted and the Leningrad Conservatory, Misha Quint made his orchestral debut at the age of 13 after winning first prize at the Boccherini Competition in St. Petersburg (then Leningrad). He gained international recognition after capturing top prizes in the International Competition in Prague and the Russian National Competition. Quint immigrated to the US and made his critically acclaimed New York recital debut at the 92nd Street Y and his orchestral debut in Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. He has given numerous solo recitals and master classes in the leading halls of England, Germany, Switzerland, Ireland Russia, Latvia, Georgia, Belorussia, and the US. Misha Quint has appeared with such celebrated orchestras as the Orquestra Sinfônica do Teatro Nacional do Brasilia, Metropolitan Symphony, the New York Chamber Orchestra, National Irish Symphony, New York Chamber Symphony and the London Soloists Chamber Orchestra at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Moscow State Symphony Orchestra, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Leningrad State Orchestra, Orchestra of Classical and Contemporary Music as well as with the Symphony Orchestras of Latvia and Georgia. He has worked with an equally illustrious group of conductors including Maxim Shostakovich, Paul Lustig Dunkel, Colman Pierce, Sidney Harth, Ravil Martinov, Camilla Kolchinsky, Yakov Bergman, and most recently Ira Levin in Brasilia. Misha Quint is strongly committed to teaching and is on the faculty of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh and Mannes School of Music in New York. His prestigious InterHarmony music festivals boast an outstanding faculty of established soloists and teachers and inhabit two locations in Birklehof, Germany; and Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Germany. He has been on the faculty of the International Institute of Music in Marktoberdorf, Germany, and was the music director and founder of the Soesterberg International Music Festival in Holland, the International Cello Festivalin Blonay and Interharmony Music Festival in Geneva, Switzerland.

Pianist Eriko Izumida has been an active soloist, collaborative pianist, and chamber musician. She has performed extensively throughout the United States and Asia with numbers of artists including the Cleveland Orchestra members. In addition, she presents a number of recital programs for various community service venues. Ms. Izumida has been teaching the piano privately and has been on the piano faculty of Baldwin Wallace Collage Preparatory/ Adult Education Department, and also a staff accompanist at BW Conservatory. Her students have won contests and scholarships; some has been frequently appearing local hospitals and retirement houses. A native of Japan, she began studying piano at the age of three. She has studied with Graeme Humphrey at the Royal Academy of Music in London, Dr. Thomas Hecht at the Cleveland Institute of Music where she holds both Bachelor of Music and Master of Music in piano performance. Other teachers include Robert McDonald, Jacques Rouvier, Ellen Mack and Daniel Shapiro, Noriko Iwabe and Michio Kobayashi. Her chamber music/collaborative piano mentors include Anne Epperson and Eric Charnofsky. In addition, she studied harpsichord with Janina Ceaser. Her CD is available under TC Recordings label.

Dr. Sarkis Baltaian has gained an international reputation as a concert pianist, chamber musician, recording artist and pedagogue. He has been praised by critics for his “beautiful tone and ability to project even the most delicate pianissimos” and compared to George Gershwin and Oscar Levant for his performance of Gershwin’s Concerto in F. Dr. Baltaian made his Carnegie Hall Debut in 1999 and has performed extensively both as recitalist and concerto soloist with major orchestras throughout the United States, Europe and Australia. Dr. Baltaian has been a top prize winner of various national and international competitions and has appeared as guest artist in numerous festivals including the Aspen International Music Festival, Holland Music Sessions, Bad Bertrich Klaviersommer, Pan Pacific Music Festival and Plovdiv International Chamber Music Festival. Dr. Baltaian has made recordings for Television and Radio Stations and has been featured in live concerts and interviews on NBC, NPR, KUSC- Los Angeles, K-Mozart- Los Angeles, WMFT-Chicago, Bulgarian National Radio, Classic FM-Bulgaria among others. A dedicated teacher, Dr. Baltaian’s students have won various national and international competitions and continue to establish themselves as respectable musicians. He is a fierce advocate for the music education of young musicians and has served on the piano faculty at the Pan Pacific Music Festival in Sydney, Australia and as a chamber music coach for the Junior Chamber Music Series in Los Angeles. Dr. Baltaian is in demand as clinician and regularly presents Master Classes at Universities across the United States. He is frequently invited to adjudicate for such organizations as the Music Teachers National Association, Music Teachers Association of California, Junior Bach Festival and Southwestern Youth Music Festival. Dr. Baltaian began to study piano at the age of four with Rositza Ivancheva at the “Dobrin Petkov” Music High School for gifted students in his native Bulgaria. He continued his education at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles where he received the Bachelor of Music, Masters of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts Degrees under the direction of renowned pedagogue and concert artist John Perry who describes Dr. Baltaian as “a musical talent of genius quality”. From 2002-2006, Dr. Baltaian served as the teaching assistant to Professor John Perry at the University of Southern California and was also a member of the piano faculty at the California State University, Los Angeles from 2005-2008. Currently, Dr. Baltaian is an Assistant Professor of Music (Piano) at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.
 
Emanuela Friscioni - Piano

Emanuela Friscioni was born in Cantu', Italy, where she started studying piano at the age of five. She obtained her Diploma in Piano Performance in 1997 at the "Giuseppe Verdi" Conservatory in Milan, with full marks, and then went on to study with famous professor Annamaria Pennella in Naples, Italy. Important musicians such as Paul Badura-Skoda, Aldo Ciccolini, and Bruno Canino have also provided guidance in her formative years. Emanuela has participated in several competitions, both national and international, winning many first prizes, including the Tortona, Moneglia, Camaiore, Chieti, and Kawai Piano Competitions. Since her debut at the age nine, Emanuela has played solo recitals as well as concertos throughout Italy. After her debut recital at the prestigious “Carducci Society” in Como, music critic Maria Terraneo wrote: “Emanuela Friscioni’s depth reaches the true essence of expression and musical meaning”. Since then, Emanuela appeared as soloist with Orchestras in Italy and abroad, performing both traditional and contemporary repertoire. In 1996, Emanuela was chosen as soloist for the world premiere in Como, Italy of the contemporary work "Come ti chiami" for piano, orchestra and chorus, composed by Alberto Maria Zamburlini. Emanuela's most recent European performances took place in Italy (Milano, Roma, Alessandria, Como, Lucera, Ortona, L'Aquila, Cosenza, etc.), Switzerland (Lugano), and France (Paris-Salle Cortot). In July 2000, she made her debut in the USA with a recital for the Cleveland Restoration Society in Cleveland, Ohio, where she performed both solo and chamber music repertoire, with Cleveland Orchestra violinist Gino Raffaelli. This debut was followed by her first American appearance as soloist with the Heights Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Maestro John Russo. Since then, Emanuela played with the Cleveland Women's Orchestra under the direction of Robert Cronquist at Severance Hall, Cleveland, with the Tupelo (MS) Symphony under the baton of Steven Byess, with the Suburban Symphony, the Parma Symphony, and the Cleveland Pops as well as the National Repertory Orchestra in Breckenridge, Colorado under Maestro Carl Topilow. In May of 2003 she performed Schubert’s Quintet op.114 "The Trout" with members of the Cleveland Orchestra. She was again invited by members of the Cleveland orchestra in 2004, to play an all-Brahms program which included the Piano Quintet, and the Viola Sonata. In August of 2006, Emanuela played for the South Shore Music Festival in Westport, CT and performed for Boston’s WGBH radio in a live broadcast. Emanuela's recent appearances include a performance of Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto in Breckenridge, CO with the National Repertory Orchestra under Maestro Carl Topilow, Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with the Canton Symphony and Gerhardt Zimmermann, chamber music and solo performances at the Music in the Mountains festival in Durango, CO, a performance of Franck’s Symphonic Variations with the Lakeside Symphony Orchestra, and recitals in San Diego, CA, Silver City, NM, Toledo, OH, Cold Spring Harbor and Mohonk, NY as well as in the Cleveland area at several venues. Emanuela extensively performs in ensembles such as trio, quartet, quintet, as well as piano duet with her husband, pianist Antonio Pompa-Baldi. Their four-hand performances have gained them many prizes, and wonderful reviews

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