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Distinguished Pianist Sara Davis Buechner to perform at Columbia University
Sara Davis Buechner is one of the leading concert pianists of our time, praised
worldwide as a musician of “intelligence, integrity and all-encompassing techni-
cal prowess” (New York Times). Japan’s InTune magazine says: “When it comes to
clarity, flawless tempo selection, phrasing and precise control of timbre, Buechner
has no superior.”
In her twenties, Ms. Buechner was the winner of a bouquet of prizes at the
world’s première piano competitions -- Queen Elisabeth of Belgium, Leeds, Salz-
burg, Sydney and Vienna. She won the Gold Medal at the 1984 Gina Bachauer
International Piano Competition, and was a Bronze Medalist of the 1986
Tschaikowsky International Piano Competition in Moscow.
With an active repertoire of more than 100 piano concertos ranging from A (Al-
beníz) to Z (Zimbalist) -- one of the largest of any concert pianist today -- she has
appeared as soloist with many of the world’s première orchestras. Audiences
throughout North America have applauded Ms. Buechner’s recitals in venues
such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center and the Hollywood
Bowl; and she enjoys wide success throughout Asia where she tours annually.
Sara Davis Buechner’s numerous recordings have received prominent critical
appraisal. Her extensive discography includes music by Bach, Brahms, Busoni,
Dvorák, Mozart, Stravinsky and Turina; Hollywood piano concertos by Bernard
Herrmann and Franz Waxman; rare American music of George Gershwin, Dana
Suesse, Pauline Alpert and Joseph Lamb; and the complete piano music of Mik-
lós Rózsa. Her piano artistry may also be heard on the recent DVD of Carl Dreis-
er’s 1925 silent film “Master of the House,” available through the Criterion Col-
lection.
Dr. Buechner is a Professor of Piano at Temple University in Philadelphia, and
formerly taught at New York University and the University of British Columbia.
She has presented lectures and masterclasses worldwide, is a regular adjudicator
of prominent international piano competitions, and served as chief music editor
for Dover Publications International. In 2022 Sara Davis Buechner marks her 30th
year as a dedicated Yamaha artist.
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.
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