About Sixth Station Trio

Sixth Station Trio was founded in 2015 by a Born and raised in San Francisco, Katelyn Tan began her musical studies at the age of 10. She completed her Bachelor's of Music at the University of the Pacific in 2017 and Masters of Music at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in 2020. She currently works as a rehearsal pianist for the San Francisco Ballet Company and School, where she is also a faculty member. She is also a staff accompanist for the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and has appeared as a guest lecturer. In the past, Katelyn has been a rehearsal pianist for companies including San Francisco Opera, Alonzo King LINES Ballet, San Francisco Girls Chorus, Smuin Ballet, Berkeley Ballet Theater, and the American Conservatory Theater. When Katelyn is not performing, she enjoys studying music software, arranging music for the trio, composing lofi beats, and playing video games.  

Anju Goto is a violinist and violist based in the Bay Area. He completed his undergraduate degree at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in 2020 and has studied Viola at the USC Thornton School of Music in Viola Performance under Yura Lee. Anju was a member of the San Francisco Youth Orchestra from 2015 to 2020, serving as the principal violist during the 2019-2020 season. Besides classical music, he is also interested in a wide variety of genres, such as Baroque performance with period instruments, taking Technology and Applied Composition classes at SFCM, and joining the Pop Strings Ensemble at Thornton.  Anju also plays regularly with Ensemble Mik Nawooj, The Berkeley Playhouse, and has participated as an Emerging Artist at the Mendocino Music Festival.

Federico Strand Ramirez is a Bay Area cellist and native San Franciscan. He began learning cello at the age of 11, and obtained a Bachelor's of Music and Advanced Certificate degree from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and a Master of Music degree from the Mannes School of Music in NYC. Federico is a cellist for the Berkeley Ballet Theater and has performed with ensembles such as the The Berkeley Playhouse, Sacramento Philharmonic, the Mendocino Orchestra, and Ensemble Mik Nawooj. He has performed chamber music with SF Ballet's Concertmaster Cordula Merks, and piano soloist Lara Downes, and also recorded for Lisa Bielawa's "Broadcast From Home", featured in The Library of Congress. Federico has attended several music festivals, such as Yellow Barn, Bowdoin, and Napa Valley’s Blackburn Academy.  When not performing, Federico teaches cello privately and through the San Francisco Symphony's Mentors in Music program.