STEINWAY TEACHER WORKSHOP
Keys to Virtuosity : A Seminar by Dr. Sara Davis Buechner
Steinway Thailand will be presenting a piano workshop for performers and pedagogues presented by Dr. Sara Davis Buechner, who will be discussing the topics with reference to Alberto Jonás' "Master School of Piano Playing and Virtuosity".
With an active repertoire of more than 100 piano concertos, Dr. Buechner has been a soloist with many of the world’s prominent orchestras, and has given recitals at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center and the Hollywood Bowl. She enjoys wide success throughout Asia where she tours annually.
The "Keys to Virtuosity" Seminar will be conducted at 14.00 hrs at the Steinway & Sons Showroom.
WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS
1. Stretching and dexterity exercises at the beginning of a practice session.
2. Various ways to practice scales and arpeggios.
3. The use of "mirror pattern" for chromatic scale and double note practice.
4. The different ways of playing chords and octaves.
5. Transposition, sight-reading and solfège.
6. How to develop a "practice plan" to help prepare for a performance.
BIOGRAPHY
Sara Davis Buechner is a musician of “intelligence, integrity and all-encompassing technical prowess” (New York Times), with “sovereign command of the keyboard” (Los Angeles Times). Japan’s InTune magazine says: “When it comes to clarity, flawless tempo selection, phrasing and precise control of timbre, Buechner has no superior.”
She was the Gold Medalist of the 1984 Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition, and a Bronze Medalist in the 1986 Tschaikowsky International Piano Competition in Moscow.
With an active repertoire of more than 100 piano concertos ranging from A (Albeníz) to Z (Zimbalist) -- possibly the largest of any living concert pianist -- she has been soloist with many of the world’s prominent orchestras.
Sara Davis Buechner is the most prominent transgender musician appearing on the classical concert stage today. She received the Eleanor Roosevelt Award of Brandeis University, and is a member of the National Museum of Women in the Arts. She often presents talks and workshops to LGBTQIA+ groups, and has received praise for her solo autobiographical theater show “Of Pigs and Pianos,” which premiered at New York City’s TheaterLab in 2021 to rave reviews.
Currently, Dr. Buechner is a Professor of Music at Temple University, has taught and given master classes at prominent music institutions worldwide, and has edited important piano collections for Dover Publications. Her own compositions are published by Muse Press of Tokyo.
LOCATION
Steinway & Sons Showroom
#1F-04 Gaysorn Center, 1 Floor
999 Phloen Chit Rd., Lumpini, Bangkok
Tel: (+66) 65 696 1659