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
What’s New
Symphony Tacoma
Symphony Tacoma
Horn, Leelanee Sterrett | De Falla: Suite from El Amor Brujo | Strauss: Concerto No.1 | Márquez: Danzón No.2 | Kodály: Dances of Galánta
Symphony Tacoma
Symphony Tacoma
Violin, Kristin Lee | Coleridge-Taylor: Ballade in A minor | Bartók: Violin Concerto No.2 | Elgar: Enigma Variations
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.
Impressionistic gems: Sarah Ioannides and Philippe Quint with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
The Vancouver Symphony concert this weekend at Skyview Concert Hall will feature impressionistic, programmatic music by Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, John Corigliano, Ralph Vaughn Williams, and Ottorino Respighi. Under guest conductor Sarah Ioannides, the orchestra will suggest sounds that might remind you of scenes from nature, cities, exotic cultures, and even ancient Rome…
Concert Review: Rhapsody! – Stunning Opening to Symphony Tacoma Season
It was a big evening, filled with big music…Sarah Ioannides and Symphony Tacoma played with remarkable skill and versatility. It was an exceptional and unforgettable night of music for our community…