2025
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Sun05Jan2025
Old First Concerts
2 pmOld First Church, Sacramento and Van Ness, San Francisco
Sarah performs works by James Cleghorn in preparation for a recording for the Other Minds label. Cleghorn grew up in San Francisco and wrote a wide variety of piano music in the 1930s to 1950s, was active in the new music circle of Henry Cowell and Lou Harrison (and was responsible for introducing them), and became head of the music department at the San Francisco Public Library. His son Peter Cleghorn gave Sarah the original scores for her upcoming recording.
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Mon06Jan2025Tue07Jan2025
recording music by James Cleghorn
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Sarah records works by James Cleghorn for the Other Minds label. Cleghorn grew up in San Francisco and wrote a wide variety of piano music in the 1930s to 1950s, was active in the new music circle of Henry Cowell and Lou Harrison (and was responsible for introducing them), and became head of the music department at the San Francisco Public Library. His son Peter Cleghorn gave Sarah the original scores for this recording.
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Thu16Jan2025
pre-rehearsal talk
9 amDavies Hall, San Francisco
Before an open rehearsal with the San Francisco Symphony, Sarah speaks about the program: John Adams’ new piano concerto “After the Fall” with pianist Vikingur Olafsson, Charles Ives’ The Unanswered Question, and Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, conducted by David Robertson.
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Wed29Jan2025
Pivot Festival
7:30 pmHerbst Theatre, San Francisco
As part of the Pivot Festival hosted by San Francisco Performances, Sarah joins an ensemble to perform Carla Kihlstedt’s 26 Little Deaths, inspired by Edward Gorey’s The Gashlycrumb Tinies, conducted by Gabriel Kahane.
https://sfperformances.org/performances/2425/pivot-1.html
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Thu06Feb2025
pre-rehearsal talk
9 amDavies Hall, San Francisco
Before an open rehearsal with the San Francisco Symphony, Sarah speaks about the program: Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with soloist Kirill Gerstein, and Mahler’s Seventh Symphony, conducted by Paavo Järvi.
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Sat08Mar2025
Met Live Arts
2pmThe Met 5th Ave - European Paintings 1300–1800
Sarah performs a marathon version of her program The Future Is Female at The Met.
https://engage.metmuseum.org/events/metlivearts/2024-25-season/sarah-cahill-the-future-is-female/
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Fri21Mar2025
Detroit Institute of Arts
Detroit Institute of Arts, by the Diego Rivera mural
Sarah celebrates composer Lou Harrison with a range of his piano music, some unpublished and rarely played, and teams up with percussionist Douglas Perkins and violinist Yvonne Lam for the great Varied Trio, and with Lam for a few movements from the Grand Duo.
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Sun06Apr2025
Backstage Pass with Yefim Bronfman
5 pmHerbst Theatre, San Francisco
Sarah Cahill’s “Backstage Pass” w. Yefim Bronfman in San Francisco
in partnership with Amateur Music Network
Have you ever wondered how artists prepare and create their performances? In this series we break down the barriers of genre and style with performing artists, revealing the secret processes behind their music. This conversation will take place at the conclusion of Mr. Bronfman’s recital at Herbst Theater and is available free to all ticket-holders. To attend the conversation, you must have a ticket to the concert.https://chambermusicsf.org/ -
Wed09Apr2025
Backstage Pass with Marin Alsop and Gabriela Montero
7 pmWattis Room, Davies Hall, San Francisco
Wednesday, April 9 at 7:00pm, Amateur Music Network presents Sarah Cahill’s Backstage Pass with special guest, conductor Marin Alsop. In a live conversation in Davies Symphony Hall’s Wattis Room and streamed online, Cahill and Alsop offer a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the artistic process. Tickets are available for purchase through Amateur Music Network. LEARN MORE