• Liedership

  • Maxine Bernstein,   FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR
    Maxine Bernstein

    A devoted advocate for opera and lieder, Ms. Bernstein has lived, performed and taught in New York, London, Paris, Vienna and now San Francisco. Born in London, her life in music began as a soprano, her international musical education culminating in her studies with Christa Ludwig. In recent years, she has mentored and coached extensively, integrating her broad knowledge of vocal development and repertoire with her mentoring and counseling experience. She now utilizes her long-term insights into the training of singers and the presentation of musical artists by directing the teaching and performance organization, LIEDER ALIVE!, which she founded in 2007.

    John Parr,   MASTER COACH

    Kurt Erickson,   COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE

    Michael Anthony Schuler,   LINGUISTICS CONSULTANT

    Nancy Quinn,   ARTS MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT

    Marisa Mariscotti,   FINANCIAL SERVICES

    Ilana Walder-Biesanz,   DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC RELATIONS CONSULTANT

    Josh Dougherty,   EVENT MANAGEMENT 

    David Weuste,   SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT 

    Jeffrey Jordan,   MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT 

    Kay Anderson,   DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

 

Executive Board

Maxine Bernstein
Founder and Director, LIEDER ALIVE!

Jeffrey LaDeur
Concert and Collaborative Pianist
Founder and Director, San Francisco International Piano Festival

Ruth Nott
Managing Director, Opera Parallèle
Arts and Community Consultant (Santa Fe Opera, Music at Kohl Mansion)
Founder and Former Director of Education, San Francisco Opera

 

Artistic Advisory Board

Alison Pybus, Chair
Alison Pybus Representation
Former Vice President, IMG Artists

John Parr
Collaborative Pianist, Master Coach
San Francisco Opera Center
Head of Music Staff, Deutsche Oper, Berlin, Germany

Mark Williams
Chief Executive Officer
Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Paul Yarbrough
Founding Violist, Alexander String Quartet
Artistic Director, Yehudi Menuhin Seminar
Former Faculty, San Francisco State University

 

Founding Advisory Board

David Bernstein, Honorary Chair
London, England

Charles Spencer
Collaborative Pianist
Professor of Lied and Accompanying
Universität für Darstellende Kunst
Vienna, Austria

Dorothy Divack (1936-2018)
Founder and President
Center of Excellence
New York and San Francisco

Gary Rust, MD
California Pacific Medical Center
San Francisco