Patti Niemi has been a member of the San Francisco Opera Orchestra for the past 33 years. She has made sound and video recordings with San Francisco Opera, including  Turandot ,  The Merry Widow , the contemporary operas  Harvey Milk  and  Dead Man …

John Wilson is a celebrated pianist and vocal coach renowned for his technical brilliance, profound musicality, and versatility, making him one of classical music's most sought-after collaborators. His career encompasses vocal coaching, solo performance, …

Paul Dab currently teaches private piano lessons at the San Francisco Community Music Center and works in classrooms as a teaching artist with the San Francisco Opera Guild. Co-founded and performs regularly on the Fete Concert Series in venues around the …

Pianist and Coach Yang Lin has been on the music staff at San Francisco Opera since 2023. He has served in multiple roles, including prompter, assistant conductor, and pianist. His recent productions with the company include the world premiere of The …

Catalina is a performer, arts professional, and entrepreneur with a passion for music, storytelling, and strategic communication.  After starting her career in vocal performance, Catalina earned a degree in Marketing with a minor in International …

Chinese-born pianist Erica Xiaoyan Guo has been praised by San Francisco Classical Voice as having “a marvelously flexible touch, the kind of playing that makes you want to hear more…” She has spent over a decade performing internationally as a solo …

Sought after for his ‘finely-calibrated leadership’ and ‘ebullient performance[s]’, conductor, recitalist and coach Robert Mollicone has become an established presence in North American concert halls and opera houses. As a member of San Francisco Opera’s …

Andrew King is a pianist and vocal coach based in San Francisco. He is a full-time member of the Music Staff at the San Francisco Opera, where he was an Adler Fellow from 2020 through 2022. He joined the faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music …

Dr. Christopher Koelzer is an accomplished solo and collaborative pianist who performs, records, conducts, and coaches in New York City, Washington, D.C., and the Bay Area. He began his professional career at age 13, working with opera and musical theater …

Patricia Kristof Moy was born and raised in Paris, France, and educated in Romance Languages and Literatures at Princeton University and New York University. Based in San Francisco, she has been the French Language and Diction Coach of the San Francisco …

Dr. Joy-Leilani Garbutt is an organist, musicologist, and an ardent advocate for gender-equity in the field of music. She is the co-founder of Boulanger Initiative, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting music composed by women through …

Sharon Lee Kim is an active recitalist, chamber pianist, vocal coach, music director, choral/vocal accompanist, and piano instructor. She performs and records throughout the nation and internationally, often collaborating with renowned vocalists and …

Kyle Naig is a conductor, pianist, and coach from Des Moines, Iowa. In the 24/25 season, he appears as guest music staff at LA Opera ( Madama Butterfly ) and Houston Grand Opera ( Breaking the Waves ), while maintaining an active conducting schedule at …

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As an in-demand recitalist and coach, pianist Kevin Korth has collaborated with such legendary artists as Frederica von Stade, Isabel Leonard, Jake Heggie, Nadine Sierra, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Sasha Cooke, John Holiday, Lise Lindstrom, Joel Krosnick, and …

Alexander Katsman received his M.M. from St. Petersburg Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory and his B.M. cum laude from Mussorgsky College of Music in St. Petersburg, Russia. Since his arrival in the United States, Alexander has been sought after as a …

Sergey Khalikulov is an interdisciplinary vocalist, stage director and educator, originally from Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He has worked with many Bay Area institutions and companies including the San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Opera Guild, SFArtsED, …

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