Michelle Caimotto

Piccolo

Joined the orchestra: 1997

Portrait of Michelle Caimotto

Michelle Caimotto is the piccoloist of the California Symphony, principal flutist of the Festival Opera and West Bay Opera orchestras, and a section member of the Symphony Silicon Valley. Highly sought after as an extra and substitute musician, Ms. Caimotto has performed in every chair of the section in the San Francisco Symphony, Opera, and Ballet Orchestras. She has toured extensively and recorded with the San Francisco Symphony, including on the Grammy Award winning Mahler Symphony #8.  She is on the faculties of California State University East Bay, and Mills College.

Favorite composer

Bach, Mozart, Brahms, Schubert, Dvorak, Bartok, Prokofiev, too many to just choose one!