Richard Riccardi

Accompanist

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Richard Riccardi, has accompanied Joel Grey, Tom Jones, Martha Raye, Mel Torme, Diahann Carroll, Robert Goulet, Wesla Whitfield, Seiji Ozawa, Pinchas Zuckerman, Clark
Terry, and John Dalley of the Guarneri Quartet. He has performed with the San Francisco Symphony, The S.F. Ballet, The S.F. Opera, the California Symphony, and others. He was the associate musical director for the 3rd National Broadway Tour of “Annie”. He is also a frequent pianist for the video games, movies and other media productions produced at Skywalker Studios in Marin County, CA.

 

Richard currently teaches piano and is a staff accompanist and vocal coach at Brevard College and Mars Hill University. When he’s not teaching, he enjoys performing with his wife Sandy in their original comedy cabaret show, ‘An Evening with Sandy and Richard Riccardi’.