Sarah Cahill, Music History and Literature
Hailed as “a sterling pianist and an intrepid illuminator of the classical avant-garde” by The New York Times, Sarah Cahill has commissioned and premiered over seventy compositions for solo piano. In 2023 Cahill was featured in one of NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts playing selections from her album trilogy The Future is Female.
Program
Robert Helps: Hommage à Rachmaninoff
Maurice Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
Final program details will be announced upon availability.
Featured Artists
Sarah Cahill, piano
Music History and Literature
Sarah Cahill
About SFCM's Piano Department
SFCM pianists study in a focused, energized, and supportive environment. Artist-teachers with a wealth of international performing experience provide close instruction and mentorship to an exclusive group of fewer than 50 students. Performance opportunities within the Conservatory and around San Francisco help prepare students for a career at the highest professional level. Students also have the chance to enter a yearly concerto competition, the winner of which performs with the Conservatory Orchestra. Interdepartmental collaboration, guest artist residencies, and master classes round out a transformative piano education. Recent guest artists include Emanuel Ax, Sergei Babayan, Richard Goode, Stephen Hough, Menahem Pressler, and Shai Wosner.