Pianist and Opera Coach William Hobbs works at many of the world’s major opera houses including the Opéra National de Paris, the Salzburg Festival, San Francisco Opera, Chicago Lyric Opera, Seattle Opera, Washington Opera and the Opéra de Monte-Carlo as repetiteur and conductor.

He currently serves on the Faculty at Montclair State University in New Jersey. Previous teaching and coaching engagements include the Aspen Opera Theater Center of the Aspen Music Festival, and CoOperative at Westminster Choir College, and on the coaching staff of the Juilliard School of Music.

He curates the Chamber Music Etcetera series at Etcetera Etcetera Restaurant on West 44th Street in New York City. The series presents concerts by world-class performers in programs that present an eclectic mix of chamber music, vocal music, and music for solo instruments, featuring well-known repertoire alongside new discoveries.

His debut CD featuring music by Christos Hatzis and Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji is due for release in 2021.