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), Florida Orchestra and Quebec City Symphony. 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
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Symphony Tacoma
Symphony Tacoma
Piano, Ronaldo Rolim | Andrée: Intermezzo | Liszt: Piano Concerto No.2 | Beethoven Symphony No.5
Berlin Concert Hall Orchestra
Berlin Concert Hall Orchestra
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherezade | Gudaidulina: Fairytale Poem
Berlin Concert Hall Orchestra
Berlin Concert Hall Orchestra
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherezade | Gudaidulina: Fairytale Poem
Newsletter: Wishes for a Healthy 2024 & Looking back to Precious moments in 2023…
The January Newsletter is out now – 2023 Symphony Tacoma highlights, Guest conducting recap, and precious moments..
News: 2023 4BR Conductor of the Year Nomination
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…
Concert Review: Looking to What Comes Next with Kelly Hall-Tompkins and Symphony Tacoma
Symphony Tacoma, led by conductor Sarah Ioannides, gave a dazzling performance of their Classics II concert, titled American Fusion. The featured soloist for the evening was the violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins, whose take on the Concerto was full of character, humor, brazenness and sentimentality.