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     The Lights Out Piano Quartet was officially formed in October 2025. The ensemble chose its distinctive name following an unexpected incident during their very first concert series together, when the lights went out on stage mid-performance, but they decided to keep playing right through the darkness. The quartet consists of pianist Amy Zanrosso, violinist Cuna Kim, violist Mitso Floor, and cellist Kyle Stachnik, and specializes in classical and romantic chamber music for piano and strings from multiple composers.
     In this concert, The Scenic Route: A Piano Quartet’s Journey, the Lights Out Piano Quartet invites you into three distinctive musical worlds, beginning with Niall Taro Ferguson’s evocative new work, Three Scenes from a Journey to Suo-Oshima, followed by the elegance and exuberance of Saint-Saëns’ Piano Quartet in Bb major, and culminating in the passionate romanticism of Dvořák’s Piano Quartet No. 2 in Eb major. Three composers, three musical destinations, and four musicians taking the scenic route through a world of color, bold contrasts and unexpected twists!
     Performer bios:
     Amy Zanrosso’s playing has been hailed as expressive, magnetic and masterful but since no one at the New York Times has said this, she’s not allowed to put it in quotes. Thanks to her attentive Italian immigrant mom, piano lessons started at the age of 6 and by the age of 15, Amy had made the decision to make music her life. As a soloist, she has appeared with the Santa Rosa Symphony, the Symphony of the Kootenays, the Russian Chamber Orchestra, Contra Costa Chamber Orchestra, the Symphony of the Redwoods and the Kensington Symphony Orchestra. Her love of chamber music has led her to more fully admire her favorite composers while sharing the experience with countless inspiring musicians and appreciative audiences.
     Amy is a faculty member and chamber music coach at the Pre-College Academy of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music as well as at The Nueva School in Hillsborough, CA. She is constantly fueled by her fantastically inspiring students and enjoys forcing her favorite composers on them as well as telling them what to do. Many thanks to Beethoven and Brahms for inspiring her to come this far – she wouldn’t change a thing. For more information, please visit www.amyzanrosso.com .
     Cellist Kyle Stachnik is the Fourth Chair Cellist of the Santa Rosa Symphony and the Assistant Principal Cellist of the Bay Philharmonic. He holds a Master’s degree in Chamber Music from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where he studied with Jennifer Culp, and a Bachelor of Music from the Frost School of Music under Ross Harbaugh. He also attended Interlochen Arts Academy, studying with Crispin Campbell. An active performer in the Bay Area, Stachnik has played with ensembles such as the New Century Chamber Orchestra, Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera, Opera San José, Vallejo Festival Orchestra, and SF Broadway. He has recorded at Skywalker Sound and was recently a part of an album with the New Century Chamber Orchestra released on Deutsche Grammophon. He is Professor of Cello at Pacific Union College in Angwin, CA, and maintains a private teaching studio. Stachnik is also the co-director of Viridian Strings, a summer music series in Northern Michigan, which entered its eighth season in 2025. Kyle plays on a 2018 Raymond Schryer cello and a John Greenwood bow. 
     Violinist Cuna Kim began her violin studies at the age of four in Pittsburgh, PA. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Chamber Music at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music under the guidance of Wonhee Bae from the Esmé Quartet. With a strong passion for chamber music, Cuna actively advocates for the accessibility of classical music, aiming to break barriers and reach underprivileged communities. She has had the privilege of collaborating with distinguished artists such as Kim Kashkashian, Nicholas Phan, Emanuel Ax, Robert McDonald, Paul Hersh, William van der Sloot, and Ian Swensen, as well as esteemed quartets like the Esmé, Miró, Telegraph, and Jupiter Quartets. Cuna is a versatile artist, which has led her to record for Meta and various film scores, as well as perform with Brandee Younger, Ravi Coltrane, and Ambrose Akinmusire at SFJazz. She has also shared the stage with Alexi Kenney and the New Century Chamber Orchestra, and the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players. Recently, she has participated in the Bowdoin International Music Festival and Orford Musique Academy. 
     Violist Mitso Floor is an avid chamber and orchestral musician from Seattle, WA. He is the violist of Friction Quartet, an ensemble that primarily champions the eclectic sounds of new music. In addition to his role as Assistant Principal Viola with the Santa Rosa Symphony, he regularly substitutes with the San Francisco and Seattle Symphonies and holds positions in the California, Berkeley, Sacramento, and Vallejo Symphonies. Mitso’s passion for chamber music began in eighth grade when he formed his first string quartet—the Bach Street Boyz. He earned his Bachelor’s degree from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and a Master’s degree as a Mancini Fellow at the Frost School of Music, University of Miami. His past teachers include Matthew Young, Jodi Levitz, and Dimitri Murrath. Equally at home with music new and old, he also plays with historical performance ensembles such as Voices of Music and Cantata Collective. Mitso plays on a 2012 viola made by Ted Skreko and a bow by Paul Goh. When not playing the viola, Mitso can be found riding bikes and trains to far-off locations, knitting, 3D printing, or creating videos of himself simultaneously playing many different instruments (and non-instruments) for his YouTube channel “Beanzo”.