Kyle Stachnik

Cellist Kyle Stachnik is currently the Fourth Chair Cellist for the Santa Rosa Symphony and also serves as the Assistant Principal Cellist of the Bay Philharmonic. A graduate of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music with a Master’s in Chamber Music, he studied under Jennifer Culp. He also earned his Bachelor of Music degree from the Frost School of Music, studying with Ross Harbaugh, and attended Interlochen Arts Academy where he studied with Crispin Campbell. An active performer in the Bay Area, Stachnik has played with ensembles such as the New Century Chamber Orchestra, Opera San Jose, the Vallejo Festival Orchestra, and SF Broadway. Stachnik is Professor of Cello at Pacific Union College in Angwin and maintains a private teaching studio as well.

During the summer, Stachnik returns to his home state of Michigan as Co-Artistic Director of Viridian Strings, a collective of string musicians dedicated to bringing chamber music to communities across Northwest Lower Michigan.