Koester, Caitlyn

Caitlyn Koester

Caitlyn Koester is a harpsichordist and music director active in the early music communities of the Bay Area and NYC. Her international duo, AKOYA, has concertised throughout North America, and released its debut album of Graupner’s complete sonatas for violin and harpsichord under ATMA Classique. Caitlyn holds degrees from the University of Michigan, San Francisco Conservatory and The Juilliard School, and is pursuing a DMA at SUNY Stony Brook. She has been on collegiate and pre-college faculty at SF Conservatory. Recent engagements include concerts for two harpsichords with Elliot Figg through GEMS and The Berkshire Bach Society, and a recital with AKOYA for the Montreal Bach Festival. When not playing the harpsichord, Caitlyn enjoys going on adventures with her dog, a Great Pyrenees mix named Polyphony.