American pianist Chris Reynolds has made a name for himself as both a soloist and a collaborator. His performances have been hailed by Opera News as “exquisite,” and played with “jaw-dropping virtuosity.” In addition to being a C.V. Starr Doctoral Fellow at The Juilliard School, he recently began his third and final season at the Lyric Opera of Chicago as ensemble pianist for the Ryan Opera Center where this season he serves as assistant conductor Proximity, a commissioned triptych of operas by Caroline Shaw, John Luther Adams, and Daniel Bernard Roumain. Last season he served as assistant conductor for Sir David McVicar's new production of Verdi's Macbeth, conducted by Enrique Mazzola and starring Craig Colclough and Sondra Radvanovsky, as well as Barry Kosky’s production of Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, conducted by Karen Kamensek. Last season also included performances with L.A.Opera, Santa Fe Opera, the Dame Myra Hess Recital Series, and the New York Festival of Song. Prior to his time in Chicago, he completed the initial run of Intimate Apparel, a new opera by Ricky Ian Gordon and Lynn Nottage at the Lincoln Center Theater. He has performed at Bayreuth, Carnegie Hall, and Tanglewood as well as collaborated with WQXR, the Kyoto Summer Music Festival, and National Sawdust.