Guest Pianist with the Charlotte Symphony Sara Buechner is making history

Guest Pianist with the Charlotte Symphony Sara Davis Buechner is making history

Pianist Sara Davis Buechner is used to being the first. She’s played all over the world and in all 50 states. Typically, for the host orchestra, she’s the first transgender guest artist they’ve accompanied. She’ll be first again when she takes the stage Feb. 11 and 12 with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra.

Buechner (Byook-ner), who lives in Philadelphia and is from Baltimore, has been on CSO’s radar for a while. “We didn’t intentionally seek her out because she’s a transgender artist,” said Carrie Graham, the symphony’s director of artistic planning. “But we are … welcoming to individuals who identify as transgender, and we’re thrilled to present her. There’s so much more to her than just that facet of her identity.”

Sara performs the Clara Schumann Piano Concerto.  Orchestra President and CEO David Fisk said, “This is one of those pieces that has been neglected in the repertoire, and it’s well worth hearing. It’s wonderful writing and an astonishing accomplishment. Clara was probably as gifted a child prodigy as Mozart was.” She was, unfortunately, suppressed by the by the times. Composing was just not encouraged (for women).”

Buechner inspires fans everywhere she goes, too. She’s a role model for some before she even plays a single note. Buechner — a professor at Temple University — added, “Clara Schumann must’ve developed into one of the titanic virtuosos of her time because her piano concerto is an enormously difficult piece.” “It comes down to us now in the 21 st century as an incredibly striking piece that deserves to be played and known better,” Buechner said.

For booking information contact:  Carrie Feiner Concert Mgmt at. FeinerEnt@gmail.com

www.saradavisbuechner.com/. 914-725-0200

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