Sara Davis Buechner, piano
When:
Saturday, February 11, 2023
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM CT
Where: Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, Galvin Recital Hall, 70 Arts Circle, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Cost: $30 for the general public and $10 for students with valid ID
Contact:
Concert Management Office
(847) 467-4000
Group: Bienen School of Music Concerts and Events
Category: Fine Arts
Description:
Part of the Skyline Piano Artist Series
Sara Davis Buechner, piano
Lauded for her “intelligence, integrity and all-encompassing technical prowess” (New York Times) and “thoughtful artistry in the full service of music” (Washington Post), Sara Davis Buechner is a recitalist, chamber musician, and soloist who has performed with top orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, and Philadelphia Orchestra; and in such venues as Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and the Hollywood Bowl. Buechner has earned top prizes at premiere international piano competitions, and was a Bronze Medalist of the 1986 Tschaikowsky Competition in Moscow and the Gold Medalist of the 1984 Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition. A proud transgender woman, Buechner also appears as a speaker and performer at important LGBTQ events and has contributed interviews and articles about her own experience to numerous media outlets worldwide.
W. A. Mozart, Fantasia No. 3 in D Minor, K. 397
W. A. Mozart, Sonata in D Major, K. 284 (“Dürnitz”)
Johannes Brahms, Two Rhapsodies, Op. 79
Joaquín Turina, Bailete (Suite de danzas del siglo XIX), Op. 79
Federico Longas, Five Spanish Pieces