Pianist Jessica Xylina Osborne enjoys an illustrious and diverse career regularly performing with some of the classical music world’s biggest stars, including Hilary Hahn, Ani Kavafian, and Timothy Eddy, among many others. In addition to appearing at some of the world’s top concert halls – including Carnegie Hall, the Seoul Arts Center, and the Kennedy Center – she has had the opportunity to perform at many unique and interesting venues; her favorites include the Walton Gardens in Ischia, Italy, the Louvre Museum in Paris, and the Folly Theater in Kansas City.

Ms. Osborne also pursues ambitious projects that reflect creativity in programming with the goal of bringing awareness to social justice issues. She pairs well-known audience favorites with music being written today and those who have historically been overlooked within the classical music canon, including women, transgendered individuals, and composers of color.

An experienced and enthusiastic pedagogue, Ms. Osborne has been teaching piano for over 20 years. She regularly offers guest masterclasses and recitals at colleges and universities nationwide and was Visiting Assistant Professor of Piano at the Sam Houston State University School of Music during the 2019-2020 school year. She is currently on the piano faculty at the Longy School of Music, Lindeblad School of Music, and Third Street Music School Settlement, and maintains a private studio both in person and online in New York City.

Ms. Osborne received her Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance from the Juilliard School and Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, her Master of Music degree from Rice University, and her Doctorate of Musical Arts from Yale University. Her teachers and mentors include her mother Patricia Osborne, Dr. Marjorie Lee, Seymour Lipkin, Emile Naoumoff, Jon Kimura Parker, and Claude Frank.

A native of San Antonio, Texas, Jessica Xylina Osborne has been playing the piano since she was four years old. She comes from a musical family: her mother was her first teacher, her mother’s father was a self-taught bluegrass guitarist, and his father played the piano as background music for silent movies. In her spare time, she loves reading, yoga, playing with her two very energetic cats, and studying foreign languages.