Adam Stern

piano, video director

Adam Stern is proud to be attached to yet another iteration of OICMF this year. He is currently the music director and conductor of three orchestras: the Seattle Philharmonic, the Sammamish Symphony, and the Federal Way Symphony. He also serves as associate conductor and “Pops” conductor at the Oregon Coast Music Festival in Coos Bay.

Chief among Mr. Stern’s passions is bringing to light symphonic repertoire that has been forgotten or passed over by other orchestras and conductors. He is at the forefront of the revival of interest in the work of Ruth Gipps (1921–1999), a major British composer whose career was suppressed due to her gender and her unwillingness to compose in a then-fashionable contemporary vein. Mr. Stern and the Seattle Philharmonic presented the second-ever performance, and the U.S. première, of Ms. Gipps’ Symphony No. 5 during the 2022–2023 season.

Mr. Stern is delighted to be working behind the scenes again this year as OICMF’s video director, overseeing the marriage of sight and sound for the Festival’s livestreamed concerts, and he especially looks forward to performing this season in the Four Piano Spectacular concerts.