Arkansas Phil welcomes return of the extraordinany pianist Sara Buechner

The Arkansas Philharmonic & amazing MD Steven Byess welcomes the return of the extraordinary pianist Sara Davis Buechner in an exciting program that features narrative about her rich life and music that has been a signature of her career. This Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 7:00 pm - Thaden School Performing Arts Center.

For booking info contact Carrie Feiner - FeinerEnt@gmail.com/914-725-0200

Sara Davis Buechner is one of the leading concert pianists of our time, a

musician of “intelligence, integrity and all-encompassing technical

prowess” (New York Times), with “sovereign command of the

keyboard” (Los Angeles Times). Japan’s InTune magazine says: “When it

comes to clarity, flawless tempo selection, phrasing and precise control of

timbre, Buechner has no superior.”

She was the Gold Medalist of the 1984 Gina Bachauer International Piano

Competition, and a Bronze Medalist in the 1986 Tschaikowsky

International Piano Competition in Moscow.

With an active repertoire of more than 100 piano concertos ranging from A

(Albeníz) to Z (Zimbalist) -- possibly the largest of any living concert

pianist -- she has been soloist with many of the world’s prominent

orchestras, and given recitals at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center and the

Hollywood Bowl. Ms. Buechner enjoys wide success throughout Asia

where she tours annually.

Sara Davis Buechner is the most prominent transgender musician

appearing on the classical concert stage today, and has been lauded as a

champion of LGBTQ rights. She received the Eleanor Roosevelt Award of

Brandeis University, and is a member of the National Museum of Women

in the Arts.

Dr. Buechner is a Professor of Music at Temple University, has taught and

given master classes at prominent music institutions worldwide, and has

edited important piano collections for Dover Publications. Her own

compositions are published by Muse Press of Tokyo. In 2022 she will mark

her 35th year as a dedicated Yamaha artist.