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.

  • Man in black tuxedo with bow tie sitting at a grand piano.

    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
  • Woman with dark wavy hair wearing a black sweater, standing in a hallway, leaning against a wall with arms crossed and winking at the camera.

    HieYon Choi

    Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University

    Faculty Bio
  • A middle-aged man with glasses, wearing a gray suit, a patterned yellow tie, and a light-colored shirt, smiling while sitting in front of a dark wood background.

    Jerome Lowenthal

    The Juilliard School

    Faculty Bio
  • A smiling middle-aged Asian man in a suit and tie, with short dark hair, in an indoor setting.

    Alan Chow

    The Eastman School of Music

    Faculty Bio
  • An elderly man with white hair and a serious expression, wearing a navy blue shirt, sitting in a room with wooden walls, holding glasses in his hand.

    Larry J. Livingston

    University of Southern California

    Faculty Bio
  • A man in a tuxedo smiling at a formal event, standing near a grand piano.

    Alvin Chow

    Oberlin College and Conservatory

    Faculty Bio
  • A woman with blonde hair and a black blazer sitting at a table, with her hand covering her mouth, looking thoughtfully.

    Sharon Mann

    San Francisco Conservatory of Music

    Faculty Bio
  • A man with dreadlocks and glasses, dressed in a black shirt, leaning on a grand piano labeled Yamaha, with a textured gray wall in the background.

    Awadagin Pratt

    San Francisco Conservatory of Music

    Faculty Bio
  • An elderly woman with short gray hair standing next to a grand piano in a concert hall with red seats, smiling at the camera.

    Rebecca Penneys

    Eastman School of Music

    Faculty Bio
  • Smiling middle-aged man in a suit and tie 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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