Kreshnik Zhabjaku
ROLE
VENUE
DATE
Solo Recital
Red Lily Vineyard, Jacksonville Oregon
Oct 23, 2011
Solo Recital
Albanian National Opera House, Albania
Jun 21, 2011
La Traviata,
Giorgio Germont
Rogue Opera at Ginger Rogers Theatre,
Medford Oregon
Apr-May, 2011
SOLOIST
Concert at leFrak Concert Hall, Queens, NYC
Mar 27, 2011
Queen Esther,
Mordecai
The JCC in Manhattan, New York
Mar 20, 2011
Guest Artist
Concert at the Loyola University, Chicago, IL
Feb 11, 2011
Recital
Carnegie Hall in New York
Nov 14, 2010
Le Nozze Di Figaro,
Figaro
Rogue Opera at Grants Pass Performing Arts
Center,
Craterian Ginger Rogers Theater, Oregon
May 13, 2010
MUSIC & THEATER
PERFORMANCE SERIES
(Programs in LeFrak Concert Hall, NYC) Style
& Substance
Nov 8, 2009
SOLO Recital
“Y” Hall in NYC
Oct 25, 2009
Concert Series
Salzburg Austria
Aug 3-9, 2009
Recital
Kendal On Hudson Music Festival
Jun 7, 2009
Recital
Lehman Center for the Arts NYC
May 23, 2009
Arias and Songs by Great
Russian Composers
Richmond Queens NYC
Mar 26, 2009
Count Zeta
The Merry Widow With MLO Tour, Florida
Feb 28 -
Mar 15, 2009
Soloist Russian Chamber
Arts Society
Washington DC
Nov 1, 2008
SOLOIST
Akademie Mozarteum Salzburg, Austria
Jul 28 - Aug 9,
2008
Il Barbiere di Seviglia,
Figaro
National Opera House, Albania
Jun 1, 2008
Soloist Recital
Kendal On Hudson Music Festival
Apr 27, 2008
Shounard
La Boheme, Mississippi Opera
Nov 10, 2007
Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni at Opera in the Heights in
Houston, TX
2007
Grand Priest Castor et
Pollux
L'Opéra Français, New York
2007
Marcese (cover)
Linda di Chamonix, Bel Canto at Caramoor
2007
Belcore
L'Elisir d'Amore at Opera in the Heights in
Houston, TX
2007
SOLOIST Messiah
Monmouth Civic Chorus, Count Basie,
Theatre, Red Bank, NJ
2006
SOLOIST
Beethoven’s Mass in C Huntington Society
2006
SOLOIST
Two Concert at Saint Malachi’s Church NYC
2006
SOLOIST
Bach Magnificat and Mozart Solemn Vespers
at Princeton Pro Musica
2005
SOLOIST
Bellini Gala Concert Bel Canto at Caramoor
2005
Germont (cover)
La Traviata at Bel Canto at Caramoor
2005
Conte di Luna Il Trovatore
Verdi Marathon, New York City
2005
Germont La Traviata
Verdi Marathon, New York City
2005
Rodrigo Don Carlos
Verdi Marathon, New York City
2005
SOLOIST
Rachmaninoff Cantata Op.20 for baritone &
orchestra Stony Brook, Orchestra at Staller
Center for the Performing Arts
2004
Baritone Soloist
Larchmont Festival Choir and Orchestra Bach
Cantata 80
2004
SOLOIST
Handel’s Messiah Duluth-Superior Symphony
2004
Aeneas
Dido and Aeneas One World Symphony, NYC
2003
Figaro
Il Barbiere di Seviglia Opera Brooklyn , NY
2003
SOLOIST
Beethoven’s An die ferne Geliebte German
Embassy, NY
2003
SOLOIST
The Schumann Festival, NY
2003
SOLOIST
Chekov Songs by M. Zelenaia NYC
2003
SOLOIST
RECITAL Mannes College of Music, NY
2001
SOLOIST
The Schumann’s and Their Circle National
Arts Club
2001
SOLOIST
Bach Festival New York City
2000
Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni Academy of Fine Arts Albania
1997
Gaudenzio
Il Signor Bruschino National Opera Albania
1997
SOLOIST
Albanian Symphony National Radio &
Television
1997
SOLOIST
Albanian Symphony Albanian National Opera
1997
PRINCIPAL ARTIST
National Opera Albania
1997-1998
SOLO RECITAL
Concert Hall of the Albanian National Opera
 
Masetto Don Giovanni
National Opera - Tirana , Albania
 
SOLOIST Concert
Annecy , France
 
SOLOIST
Music by Cardinal Koliqi Albania, Tirana
International Center for The Arts
 
SOLOIST
Gala Concert University of Music - Vienna ,
Austria
 
Performance History
2011
Finalist
Nico Castel International Master Singing Competition, Weill
Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York
2010
Cambridge Who's Who
Executives, Professionals and
Entrepreneurs Registry
Inclusion in the 2010-2011 Edition.
2005
EMMY AWARD NOMINEE
The Creative Channel I Love to Sing When I COOK! - PBS
2004
EMMY AWARD WINNER
WNET History - PBS
2004
EMMY AWARD WINNER
Karaoke: Who won’t be fooled again?- PBS
2002
WINNER
Franco Gentilesca Young Artist Award, New York
2001
WINNER
Arleen Auger Memorial Fund Scholarship
1999
WINNER
The Albanian-American Women’s Organization Scholarship
1999
WINNER
Marywood University Scholarship - Scranton , PA
1996
First Prize
Best Young Singer in an Albanian Evening of Romantic Songs
Voce D’Angelo
One Soul Studios, New York City  (released Dec. 2005)
Always in My Heart
Del Torre Productions
Snow Flowers
Arenc Productions, Inc.
2000 - 03
Masters Program - Mannes College of Music (Scholarship student)
2002
Master Class with Regina Resnik - Mannes College of Music, New York
1999
Masters Program - Marywood University - Exploration in Singing
1997
Masters Program in Andalusian Music - Marseilles , France
1993 - 97
Academy of Fine Arts, Honors Diploma - Tirana , Albania
1981 - 89
Violin Studies
Education
Special skills
Languages: Fluent -Albanian, Italian, English,  Well- French,  and reading- German,
Russian and Spanish
Accomplished in ballroom dance
Awards and distinctions
Recordings