About
Korean-born pianist Bin Yu Sanford maintains an international career as a soloist, collaborative pianist, vocal coach, and member of the music staff at major opera companies, with professional activity encompassing the United States and Asia. Her appearances include Joyce DiDonato Masterclasses at Carnegie Hall, the Laffont Competition at the Metropolitan Opera, Opera America Salutes, the Salzburg Festival Society Gala, the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Cullen Theater in Houston, and Houston Grand Opera’s Giving Voice concert series. Beginning this Fall, Sanford will join the Collaborative Piano Faculty at the Manhattan School of Music.
Serving as guest music staff, Sanford regularly collaborates with San Francisco Opera and Los Angeles Opera. Her professional engagements have included Houston Grand Opera, Atlanta Opera, Wolf Trap Opera, and Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. She has assisted conductors such as James Conlon, Dame Jane Glover, Domingo Hindoyan, Eun Sun Kim, and Patrick Summers. Her work with emerging artists includes collaborations with LA Opera’s Domingo–Colburn–Stein Young Artist Program, Wolf Trap Opera, and Opera Theatre of Saint Louis.
A graduate of the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program and Houston Grand Opera’s Sarah and Ernest Butler Studio, Sanford holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance and an Artist Diploma in Opera Coaching from the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music. She earned her previous degrees in Piano Performance from Seoul National University and West Chester University of Pennsylvania.