Noted for her “sharp and powerful performance” (La Scena Musicale), harpsichordist and music director Caitlyn Koester can be found performing with today’s finest ensembles in early music. She has worked with Jupiter Ensemble, Ruckus, ACRONYM, TENET, Les Delices, New York Baroque Incorporated, Musica Angelica, and Theotokos, among others. Her harpsichord duo, Koester & Figg, collaborates as a continuo pair for oratorio and chamber music across the country, regularly performing with ensembles including Spire Chamber Ensemble and I Cantori di Carmel. Their unique programs of four-hand harpsichord music have been presented by Berkshire Bach Society, Gotham Early Music Scene, I Cantori di Carmel, and Death of Classical, and will be featured at The Frick Collection this March. Working regularly with 17th-century opera, Caitlyn has directed productions for dell’Arte Opera and led continuo sections for Catapult Opera. Caitlyn is a regular member of Doug Balliett’s ensemble Theotokos, who has premiered new works in concert series’ across the United States, and as residents of the Centre Culturel de Rencontre des Arts Florissant à Thiré. Her recording of Graupner’s complete sonatas for violin and harpsichord was released by ATMA Classique in December 2023, and was featured in concert appearances in New York City and Montreal as part of the Montreal Bach Festival. An avid educator, she has been on collegiate and pre-college faculty at San Francisco Conservatory, and holds degrees from the University of Michigan, San Francisco Conservatory, and The Juilliard School, and a Doctorate from Stony Brook University. When not playing the harpsichord, Caitlyn enjoys going on adventures with her dog, a Great-Pyrenees-mix named Polyphony.