Artist Bio
Scott Pingel has been the Principal Bass of the San Francisco Symphony since 2004. He has appeared numerous times with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and at the Music@Menlo, Mostly Mozart, and Music in the Vineyards festivals. Versatile in a variety of styles, Pingel has performed at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, in jazz clubs from New York to Stockholm, and his solo work with the iconic heavy metal band, Metallica, was seen by millions worldwide and hailed as “show stopping” by Rolling Stone. He has taught master classes throughout North America, Asia, and Europe and was among the first bassists selected to teach for Tonebase, the preeminent online music learning platform. He is currently a faculty member of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, California.
