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
March 2023
Curtis Institute of Music
Curtis Institute of Music
Curtis Symphony Orchestra | Kernis: Earth | Kernis: Goblin Market
April 2023
Hamilton Philharmonic
Hamilton Philharmonic
Soprano, Alexandra Smither | Beethoven: Egmont Overture | Schubert: Ave Maria (solo soprano and strings) | Zosha di Castri: Dear Life (solo soprano and orchestra) | Schubert: Symphony No. 9
Symphony Tacoma
Symphony Tacoma
Percussion, Arx Duo | Bartok: Roumanian Dances | Nick di Berardino: Double Percussion Concerto (World Premiere) | Beethoven: Symphony No.7
May 2023
Symphony Tacoma
Symphony Tacoma
Bandoneon & Piano, Claudio Constantini | Constantini: Concerto for Bandoneon & Orchestra (US Premiere) | Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue | Price: Ethiopia’s Shadow in America | Gershwin: American in Paris
Concert Preview: Symphony Tacoma Brings World Premiere Of ‘Tacoma Method’
A compelling opera based on the expulsion of Chinese residents from Tacoma in 1885 will make its world premiere at the Pantages Theater on Feb. 25. As part of Symphony Tacoma’s regular subscription series, February’s concert, titled “Reconciliation,” will include excerpts from “Tacoma Method”…
Concert Preview: Symphony Tacoma’s ‘Reconciliation’ Features World Premiere by Local Composer
Symphony Tacoma’s February concert presents selections from Tacoma Method, a new opera by Dr. Gregory Youtz, along with celebrated works by Britten and Brahms. The concert will take place on Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 7:30 pm in Tacoma’s Pantages Theater.
Review: Why classic music’s ‘culture of fear’ is much worse than Tár
“There is and has been manipulation in the industry; powerplay, unfairness, expectations,
abuse – maybe even worse than the movie shows…I think [it’s] unfair to portray this of a woman
conductor…”