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Scott Pingel
double bass
Scott Pingel began playing the double bass at age 17, and in 2004, at age 29, he became principal bass of the San Francisco Symphony. Previously, he served as principal bass of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, performed with the Metropolitan Opera, the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood, and the Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra, and served as guest principal with the National Arts Centre Orchestra of Canada. He has performed at the festivals of Bellingham, Spoleto, Verbier, Tanglewood, and Attergau/Salzburgh, and in collaboration with David Finckel and Joseph Silverstein at Music@Menlo. Mr. Pingel's formal education began with James Clute at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, and after he received a B.M. in 1996, he continued under the private tutelage of Peter Lloyd. In 1997 he moved to New York to study with Timothy Cobb on a fellowship at the Manhattan School of Music, where he received a M.M. in orchestral performance in 1999 and a Professional Studies Certificate in 2000. He then spent two years on a fellowship with the New World Symphony. Mr. Pingel lives in San Francisco with his wife, Iris, and their daughter, Hannah.
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