2024 Bay PianoFest Artist Faculty

Our faculty members are distinguished faculty from universities and conservatories with a fresh approach to teaching, dedicated instruction, and a keen understanding of the state of the arts.

  • Yoshikazu Nagai

    San Francisco Conservatory of Music

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    HieYon Choi

    Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University

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  • Dan Zhaoyi 但昭义

    Dan Zhaoyi 但昭义

    Professor Emerita at Shenzhen Arts School

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    Alan Chow

    The Eastman School of Music

    Faculty Bio
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    Alvin Chow

    Oberlin College and Conservatory

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  • Alexander Korsantia

    New England Conservatory of Music

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    Larry J. Livingston

    University of Southern California

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    Jerome Lowenthal

    The Juilliard School

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    Sharon Mann

    San Francisco Conservatory of Music

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    Rebecca Penneys

    Eastman School of Music

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    John Perry

    Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music

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    Awadagin Pratt

    San Francisco Conservatory of Music

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  • Elizabeth Schumann

    Stanford University

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    Esther JeeHae Ahn

    Associate Faculty

    Weber State University

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Application Deadline: 04/25/2024

Festival Date: 08/04-08/13, 2024

Location: San Francisco Conservatory of Music, CA, USA

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