Pianist Christina Giuca Krause has performed on stages including New York’s Weill and Steinway Recital Halls and Chicago’s Preston Bradley Hall. She has served on the music staff of the Houston Ballet Academy, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, and Chicago Opera Theater, alongside collaborative pianist positions at Northwestern’s Bienen School of Music, among others. Festival appearances include Music Academy of the West, Aspen Music Festival, and Prussia Cove (England). Passionate about championing the music and stories of today, Christina has helped bring new operas to life, including Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones. As the pianist winner of the Marilyn Horne Song Competition (2017), she premiered “These Strangers” by Jake Heggie. Christina holds degrees from the Oberlin Conservatory and Rice University, and a postgraduate fellowship from the Bard College Conservatory. She is currently the Coordinator of Collaborative Piano at Hope. For more information, visit christinagiuca.com.