Kanae Matsumoto Giampietro is a pianist and vocal coach. This is her 18th summer at Chautauqua. She resides in New York City and works at Manhattan School of Music as Artistic Staff. Before focusing on the collaboration with singers, she was a sought-after chamber musician in Los Angeles and appeared in numerous recitals and concerts including the chamber music concert series with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Chamber Society at the Walt Disney Concert Hall.  She is also a founding member of M&M Piano Duo, with Canadian pianist Martin Dubé. Her important teachers have included Vitaly Margulis and Marlena Malas.