Sarah Ioannides, Music Director of Symphony Tacoma, conductor, producer and curator, connects with audiences and communities by creating innovative and collaborative orchestral projects and programs that are moving and relevant to today’s society.
Ioannides is recognized as one of the most inspiring and creative conductors today. She is active internationally as a guest conductor with orchestras such as the Tonkünstler, Orchestre Nationale de Lyon, Seattle Symphony (Untitled Series), Calgary Philharmonic and Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra. Sarah has recorded world premieres with the Royal Philharmonic, the Malmö Symphony and Nordic Chamber Orchestra.
A coach and mentor for many young musicians and conductors, she is Artistic Director of Cascade Conducting and Composing, and coaches for The Curtis Institute of Music’s Mentor Network. Sarah Ioannides is in demand as guest speaker, presenter and conductor for institutions, organizations, conservatories and universities.
A coach and mentor for many young musicians and conductors, she is Artistic Director of Cascade Conducting and Composing, and coaches for The Curtis Institute of Music’s Mentor Network. Sarah Ioannides is in demand as guest speaker, presenter and conductor for institutions, organizations, conservatories and universities.
“The other big discovery was guest conductor Sarah Ioannides…vigorous, solid, and with an unusually vibrant sonority. Her programming ideas were provocative”
-David Patrick Stearns, Philadelphia Enquirer

What’s New
Florida Orchestra
Florida Orchestra
Rossini: Gazza Ladra | Vaughan Williams Lark Ascending | Beethoven: Symphony No.6 Mvt I. | Respighi: Gli Ucceli (The Birds) Mvt II. | Delius: On Hearing the First Cuckoo In Spring |Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite
Florida Orchestra
Florida Orchestra
Rossini: Gazza Ladra | Vaughan Williams Lark Ascending | Beethoven: Symphony No.6 Mvt I. | Respighi: Gli Ucceli (The Birds) Mvt II. | Delius: On Hearing the First Cuckoo In Spring |Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite
Symphony Tacoma
Symphony Tacoma
Piano, MacKenzie Melemed | Boulanger: D’un Matin du Printemps | Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini | Ravel: La Valse | Strauss: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier
Vancouver Symphony
Vancouver Symphony
Vaughan Williams: Overture to the Wasps | Corigliano: Red Violin | Ravel: Tzigane | Debussy: Prelude A L’Apres midi d’un faune | Respighi Pines of Rome
News: Solo Champions shine on NYBBGB course
The players on the National Youth Band of Great Britain continue to work hard under the baton of guest conductor Sarah Ioannides as they focus on their upcoming concert in Saffron Walden on the weekend…
Concert Review: Repeat curtain calls for National Youth Brass Band
Conductor Sarah Ioannides had to return to the stage time and again to accept the applause following the National Youth Band of Great Britain’s end of course concert at Saffron Walden…
Announcement: The 6th Annual Cascade Conducting Masterclass Concert Series
The 6th Annual Cascade Conducting and Composition Masterclass starts in the last week of June, featuring three final concerts on June 30th and July 1st…