Julian Grabarek

Philadelphia-based Pianist and Conductor Julian Grabarek is a highly sought after collaborator on opera productions nationwide. Mr. Grabarek is a Company Artist at Opera Delaware serving as Resident Coach and Conductor. This fall, he will music direct OD’s chamber productions of Fernanda and Amahl and the Night Visitors and be the assistant conductor for their mainstage production of Don Giovanni. Later in the ’26-’27 season, Mr. Grabarek will also join Opera Philadelphia as a guest coach and harpsichordist for the world premiere of Sitcom by Luke Styles.

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In the ’25–’26 season, Mr. Grabarek joined the music staffs of Des Moines Metro Opera (Associate Conductor, Of Mice and Men), Opera Delaware (Rehearsal Pianist, Andrea Chénier), and San Diego Opera (Vocal Coach, Carmen). He also completed two years as an Adler Fellow with the San Francisco Opera. While at SFO, he worked as a member of the music staff on The Magic Flute, Carmen, Idomeneo, and the widely acclaimed world premiere of Huang Ruo’s The Monkey King.

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Mr. Grabarek currently is on the staff pianist roster at the Curtis Institute of Music and will be a Visiting Lecturer of Vocal Coaching with the University of Michigan, Department of Voice & Opera in 2027. In addition to his work in opera, Mr. Grabarek regularly collaborates on recitals with both vocalists and instrumentalists, performing a wide range of repertoire, with a particular passion for the music of Mozart and Czech composers.