2025 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.

  • A man in a tuxedo sitting at a grand piano, looking at the camera with a serious expression.

    Boris Berman

    Yale University — School of Music

    Faculty Bio

  • Alexander Korsantia

    New England Conservatory of Music

    Faculty Bio

  • Yoshikazu Nagai

    San Francisco Conservatory of Music

    Faculty Bio
  • A woman with dark, shoulder-length hair leaning against a wall in a bright hallway, wearing a black sweater with crossed arms.

    HieYon Choi

    Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University

    Faculty Bio
  • A middle-aged man with glasses and short light brown hair smiling, wearing a beige suit, pale green shirt, and a yellow patterned tie, seated indoors in front of a dark wood-paneled background.

    Jerome Lowenthal

    The Juilliard School

    Faculty Bio
  • A smiling man with grayish black hair dressed in a dark suit, white shirt, and woven tie, in an indoor setting.

    Alan Chow

    The Eastman School of Music

    Faculty Bio
  • An elderly man with white hair sitting indoors, wearing a dark blue shirt and holding a pair of glasses.

    Larry J. Livingston

    University of Southern California

    Faculty Bio
  • A man in a tuxedo smiling, standing next to a grand piano.

    Alvin Chow

    Oberlin College and Conservatory

    Faculty Bio
  • A woman with wavy blonde hair, wearing a black blazer and striped shirt, sitting at a table with her hand covering her mouth, holding a blue pen, and looking thoughtfully to her right.

    Sharon Mann

    San Francisco Conservatory of Music

    Faculty Bio
  • Man with glasses and dreadlocks leaning on a Yamaha grand piano in a dimly lit room with a concrete wall background.

    Awadagin Pratt

    San Francisco Conservatory of Music

    Faculty Bio
  • An older woman with short gray hair smiling, standing next to a grand piano in a music hall with red seats.

    Rebecca Penneys

    Eastman School of Music

    Faculty Bio
  • A professional middle-aged man with gray hair wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and patterned tie, smiling in an office setting.

    Douglas Humpherys

    Eastman School of Music

    Faculty Bio

Application Deadline: 03/15/2025

Festival Date: 08/04-08/13, 2025

Location: San Francisco Conservatory of Music, CA, USA

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