Kymry Esainko

Pianist Kymry Esainko is known for his wide-ranging musical versatility.  Principal pianist for the Santa Rosa Symphony, Kymry has also played with regional orchestras including Oakland, Marin, San Jose, and Sun Valley Summer Symphony. In 2008 he performed the Bach Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor with Santa Rosa Symphony just days before his son Kai was born. More recently, Kymry performed the Ravel Piano Concerto in G with Golden Gate Symphony at the Herbst Theatre.  

His work as a vocal and choral accompanist has taken him to concert halls around the world including the KKL in Lucerne, Switzerland, the Basilique Sainte-Clothilde in Paris, and the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. Closer to home, he loves playing for his daughter Stella at Piedmont Children’s Choirs, his son Kai at the Pacific Boychoir Academy in Oakland, and for the eclectic AfterGlow Chorus in Oakland. He also enjoys playing chamber music with his Santa Rosa Symphony colleagues, and makes a regular appearance at Flower Piano in SF every September. An accomplished jazz and improvisatory pianist, Kymry plays with Matt Small’s Crushing Spiral Ensemble and the silent film ensemble Club Foot Orchestra.  Kymry graduated from Oberlin College and Conservatory of Music with degrees in piano performance and American history.  He lives in Oakland with his vocalist/trombonist wife Becca, his son Kai, daughter Stella, and a menagerie of cats and dogs.