Stephen Goist

PRINCIPAL VIOLA

Principal Violist Stephen Goist enjoys a varied career as an orchestral player, chamber musician, and historical performance specialist based in New York City and San Francisco. In addition to his role with H+H, he is a member of the San Francisco Opera Orchestra, principal violist of the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, and principal violist of Teatro Nuovo. He has also been a member of ProMusica Chamber Orchestra and the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra.

As an active member of the early music community, Stephen has performed across the United States, Canada, Europe, India, and New Zealand with ensembles such as Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Bach Collegium Japan, The English Concert, Les Arts Florissants, Apollo’s Fire, New York Baroque Incorporated, Opera Lafayette, Seraphic Fire, Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Upper Valley Baroque, and Juilliard415.

A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Stephen holds degrees from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and The Juilliard School. His primary teachers were Catharine Carroll Lees, Masao Kawasaki, Cynthia Roberts, and Elizabeth Blumenstock. He loves playing tennis, cooking and baking (and eating), reading crime fiction novels, and exploring all the wonderful places where he gets to perform.