As a music director and conductor who is committed to diversity, collaboration, innovation and education, Sarah Ioannides invigorates programming and inspires audiences. Praised by the New York Times for her “unquestionable strength and authority”, she is Music Director of Washington State’s Symphony Tacoma. Sarah Ioannides is also the newly appointed Director of Orchestral Activities and Professor of Orchestral Conducting at the School of Fine Arts with Boston University.
Internationally, Sarah Ioannides has conducted on six continents with major orchestras including the Tonkünstler, the Royal Philharmonic, Orchestre Nationale de Lyon, Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Gothenburg Symphony, the Flemish Radio Konzerthausorchester, Bilbao Symphony, and some of the world’s greatest National Youth Orchestras, including the South African National Youth Orchestra, Andalusian Youth Orchestra and the Simón Bolívar Orchestra.
Sarah began her career with the Cincinnati Symphony, appointed Ioannides as the first woman appointed to a full-time conducting position and she has since conducted extensively in the United States including the Buffalo Philharmonic, Charleston Symphony, Florida Orchestra, Hawai’i Symphony, Louisville Orchestra, North Carolina Symphony, Orchestre Symphonique de Québec, Rochester Philharmonic, San Antonio Philharmonic, Seattle Symphony (untitled series) and the Toledo Symphony.
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
Symphony Tacoma
Symphony Tacoma
Piano, Terrence Wilson | Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F | Respighi: Fountains of Rome | Ginastera: Four Dances from Estancia
Boston University Symphony Orchestra
Boston University Symphony Orchestra
Trombone, Kevin A. Virgilio | Verdi: La Forza del Destino Overture | Takemitsu Fantasma/Cantos II | Murphy: Dark Nights, Bright Stars, Vast Universe | Respighi: Fountains of Rome | Ginastera: Dances from Estancia
Dallas Symphony Orchestra's 2024 Women in Classical Music Symposium
Dallas Symphony Orchestra's 2024 Women in Classical Music Symposium
Panel: "Harmony in Motion: Achieving Work Life Balance"
Calgary Philharmonic
Calgary Philharmonic
Piano, Nicholas Namoradze | Murphy: Dark Night, Bright Stars, Vast Universe | Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor | Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherezade
Concert Preview: Boston University Symphony Orchestra
Boston University School of Music presents a concert by the Boston University Symphony Orchestra; featuring conductor Sarah Ioannides.
News: Boston University College of Fine Arts Welcomes Four New Professors
Boston University School of Music welcomes Sarah Ioannides as Associate Professor of Music, Orchestral Conducting and Boston University’s new Director of Orchestral Activities.
Concert Wrap-Up: Symphony Tacoma’s “Portraits”
Symphony Tacoma’s final concert of the season “Portraits,” was a delightful and enriching experience. Under the adept direction of Music Director Sarah Ioannides, the evening showcased classical masterpieces, each performed with a nuanced touch that highlighted the distinct character and emotion of the works.