Upcoming Appearances and Recent Highlights

Left to Right: Flowers in Vancouver; a Good Luck Charm from the owner of the Hanshin Tigers Baseball Team in Osaka; and a Curtain Call with condutor Daniel Meyer in Lexington, Kentucky.

ROKKO OROSHI !!! TORA WA TSUYOI NE !!!

(From the Winds of Mt. Rokko... the Tigers are strong, ain't they!)

Last December I was invited to meet Mr. Tsuneaki Miyazaki, owner of my favorite baseball team, the Hanshin Tigers of Osaka, Japan. We had a most enjoyable conversation followed by a press conference at which he crowned my head with a Tigers cap (shown above). This image was featured on all of the Japanese daily sports pages the next day. Though the Tigers are having a difficult year so far, surely they will pick up and challenge for the Central League crown again. Ishhouken-mei ganbatte (Let's give it our best) Tigers!!!

HERE'S WHERE I'LL BE PERFORMING NEXT...

   

2009 - 2010

This coming season I will be in residence in the beautiful country of Japan. In addition to concerts in Tokyo and Osaka, I will be travelling from Japan to Taiwan, Australia and New Zealand; further appearances are planned for Korea, Thailand, Singapore and Hong Kong, so stay tuned! I'll also be performing throughout the United States and Canada, and you can find detailed information about those concerts below.

Two major events will mark this season. On November 11 (2009) at 8:00 p.m., I will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of my New York debut with a solo recital at Merkin Hall in Manhattan. This recital will be recorded on DVD and CD, and will include repertoire highlights of my career -- music of Bach-Busoni, Mozart, Bohuslav Martinu, Kouji Taku, Miklós Rózsa, and a collection of favorite foxtrot transcriptions of my own. Please join me for this special occasion!

Now in the works for next summer is a comprehensive recording project of the Piano Concertos of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, many with originally-composed cadenzas by myself. This is the realization of a lifelong dream, and I hope you'll stay tuned as the project develops. We're hoping to release these recordings on video as well as audio, perhaps even in real-time live performance or mp3 files. Keeping up with a changing world!

In the meantime progress continues on three CDs already recorded and now being edited for release: Volumes 2 and 3 of "The Bach-Busoni Edition" and "The Collected Piano Music of Dana Suesse," all on E-1 Entertainment (formerly Koch International). Please check this site or Amazon.com for updates.

September 9, 2009 / Wednesday evening	Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 1 in C major op. 15 (with cadenza by Sara Davis Buechner) Seattle Symphony / Gerard Schwarz, conductor Benaroya Hall, Seattle, Washington
September 18 - 19, 2009 / Friday and Saturday evenings	Gershwin: Second Rhapsody Edmonton Symphony Orchestra / William Eddins, conductor Winspear Centre, Edmonton, Alberta
November 1 and 2, 2009 / Sunday afternoon and Monday evening	Stravinsky: Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments Victoria Symphony / Tania Miller, conductor Victoria BC Canada
November 11, 2009 / Wednesday evening	25th Anniversary Celebration Recital Program:    Three Bach Transcriptions of the Busoni School (by Busoni, Petri & Zadora)    Mozart: Five Klavierstücke KV 312, 355, 400, 540 & 574    Bohuslav Martinu: Fantaisie et Toccata (1940)    Miklós Rózsa: "The Vintner's Daughter" Variations    Kouji Taku: Variations on a Theme of Poulenc    S.D. Buechner: Seven Foxtrots on Popular Melodies of the 1920s Merkin Concert Hall, New York City, New York
November 14, 2009 / Saturday evening	Solo Piano Recital    Same program as November 11 Boise State University, Boise, Idaho
December 11, 2009 / Friday evening 2009年12月11日 (金)	Solo Piano Recital    featuring premiere by Yukiko Nishimura written for Sara Davis Buechner Phoenix Hall, Osaka, Japan 日本 大阪
January 13 and 14, 2010 / Wednesday evening and Thursday afternoon	Solo Piano Recitals    featuring première of Jared Miller's "Instincts" written for Sara Davis Buechner Vernon Performing Arts Centre, Vernon BC Canada
January 15, 2010 / Friday evening	Solo Piano Recital    featuring Jared Miller's "Instincts" Howe Sound Performing Arts Series at St. John's Anglican Church Squamish BC Canada
January 27, 2010 / Wednesday evening 2010年1月27日 (水)	Three Mozart Concertos in one evening! A Celebration of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's 254th Birthday    Piano Concerto in C major KV 503    Piano Concerto in D major "Coronation" KV 537    Piano Concerto in B flat major KV 595    (with cadenzas by Sara Davis Buechner and Akio Yashiro) Tokyo Sinfonia / Robert Ryker, conductor Ohji Hall, Tokyo, Japan 日本 東京
January 28 and 29, 2010 / Thursday and Friday (times tba) 2010年1月28-29日 (木−金)	Masterclasses (in Japanese!) 日本語によるマスタークラス Tokyo International Association of Artists, Tokyo, Japan 日本 東京 please see website: www.tiaa-jp.com/index.html for details as they become available
February 28, 2010 / Sunday afternoon 2010年2月28日 (日)	Piano Recital Izumi Hall Osaka, Japan 日本 大阪
March 1 - 8, 2010	Recital Tour of Taiwan Solo and Duo works with Shih-yu Cheng, pianist more details to be announced soon!
March 13, 2010 / Saturday evening	Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 4 Springfield Symphony Orchestra / Kevin Rhodes, conductor Springfield, Massachusetts
March 15 and 16, 2010 / Monday and Tuesday	Solo Piano Recital and Masterclass University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point Stevens Point, Wisconsin
March 27, 28 and 29, 2010 / Saturday and Monday nights; Sunday afternoon	Gershwin: Concerto in F Monterey Symphony / Max Bragado-Darman, conductor Monterey, California
May 17 - 21 / details to be announced	Solo Piano Recital and Masterclasses University of Auckland, New Zealand
May 23 - 29 / details to be announced	Mozart: Piano Concerto to be announced Melbourne Musicans Chamber Orchestra, Australia / Frank Pam, conductor and solo piano recitals throughout Australia to be announced
May 30 / Sunday afternoon	Solo Piano Recital Recitals Australia Series, Adelaide
and watch for...	New Recordings to be released in 2009 - 2010: The Bach-Busoni Edition, volumes 2 and 3 Collected Solo Piano Music of Dana Suesse Ray Green: An American Original The Piano Concertos of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

 

This is only a Partial List. There are more announcements coming soon, so stay tuned!

 

SARA DAVIS BUECHNER AROUND THE WORLD

UNITED STATES

CALIFORNIA:  Music in the Mountains Series, Nevada City, Steinway Society, Saratoga, Cconcerto Performance with San Jose Chamber Orchestra, Concerto performance with Santa Cruz Symphony, KDFC -San Francisco Radio, Point Loma Nazarene University, Hidden Valley Community Concerts CONNECTICUT:  Featured on WSHU - Fairfield, CT, Heritage Valley Concert Series COLORADO:   Concerto performance with Colorado Music Festival - Michael Christie conducting,  HAWAII:  Hilo Theater,  IDAHO:   Cconcerto performance with Boise Idaho Philharmonic, ILLINOIS: Cederhurst Center for the Arts, Mt. Vernon,  College of DuPage - Illinois , Concerto performances with New Philharmonic Orchestra - Kirk Muspratt conducting , Concerto performances with Illinois Symphony - Karen Deal conducting in Bloomington and Springfield Illinois. IOWA:  Waldorf College KANSAS:  University of Kansas - Lawrence, Kansas Public Radio, WKMU - Kansas,   Pittsburgh University  MINNESOTA:  St. Olaf College -Minnesota,   MPR - Minnesota Public Radio  MISSOURI: Featured on KFUO - St Louis MO,  NEBRASKA:  Dundee Crescendo Concert series, Omaha Nebraska, KVNO-FM Radio,   NEW JERSEY: Featured on: WPRB -Princeton, Peddie School Concert series NEW YORK: Concerto performance with Buffalo Philharmonic, The Juilliard School, Jamestown Concert series, Concerto performance at Alice Tully Hall Lincoln Center with Little Orchestra Society, Trinity Church, Jupiter Chamber series, Hofstra University,   Music of the Spheres, Czech Center, Scarborough Concert series, Greenwich Music School, Chamber Music Performances at Merkin Concert Hall, Yamaha Concert series, Concerto performance with Orchard Park Orchestra Symphony -  Buffalo, Rockefeller University ,Featured on WNYC Radio -New York, WQXR Radio - New York, NORTH CAROLINA: Forum Concert Series, Banner Elk  NORTH DAKOTA : University of North Dakota,  Concerto performances with Grand Forks Orchestra, Timm Rolek conducting, OHIO: Featured on: DPR - Dayton Public Radio,  OKLAHOMA: , Featured on  KCSC/KBCW - Oklahoma,    OREGON:  Portland Piano International Festival, Brookings Oregon Concert series, KBPS - Portland Oregon,   University of Portland, Oregon, Portaldn State University, Oregon University,  Oregon Music Teachers Association, PENNSYLVANIA:  Music for Mt. Lebanon Concert series, Pittsburgh, Mart D'angelo Performing Arts Center, Erie UTAH:   Gina Bachauer International Music Festival VERMONT:  Featured on: VPR -Vermont Public Radio VIRGINIA : Featured on WMRA -Virginia Public radio,  WASHINGTON:  Concerto performance with Southwest Symphony Orchestra, Concerto performances with Federal Way Symphony in Seattle - Brain Davenport conducting ,Western Washington University, WASHINGTON D.C.  National Gallery of Art, WGMS - Washington DC  WISCONSIN:  Concerto performance with Sheboygan Symphony

CANADA

Concerto performance with Calgary Philharmonic,  Concerto performance with CBC Radio Orchestra - Yannick Nezet Seguin conducting, Concerto performance with Orchestra London - Mario Bernardi conducting,  Concerto performance with McGill Chamber Orchestra , Burlington, ON Concerto performances - Boris Brott conducting,  Concerto performance with Montreal Chamber Orchestra - Wanda Kaluzny conducting, Concerto performance with Victoria Symphony - Tania Miller conducting,   Concerto performance with Edmonton Symphony - Bill Eddins conducting, University of Toronto - Hart House, Guelph Spring Festival, Hornby Music Festival, Gabriola Island,   Brockville - Ontario,  Canadian University - Alberta,   Chilliwack Arts Council, Galiano Concerto Society, Qualicum Beach,   Prince Rupert Concert Association, McGill University - Montreal , Abbotsford Valley Concert series,  Campbell River,  Concerto performance with Orchestra Toronto, Concerto performance with Hamilton Philharmonic Symphony, Kelowna Community Concert series, CBC- Westcoast Performance, Coast Recital series, Serenata Concert series - London Ontario, Aeolian Hall - Ontario, Nakusp, Nelwon, Grand Forks Concerts, Performances for Womens Club of Winnipeg, Masterclass University of Manitoba, Queen Charlotte Island, THE Cellar Series

EUROPE

CZECH REPUBLIC: Concerto performance in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic  (Filled in for ailing pianist on 24 hours notice!),   GERMANY: Featured on NCPR -US Online Radio

THE FAR EAST

AUSTRALIA: Featured on ABC - Australia, WDR Radio,  JAPAN: Akatsuki-Shi Syougai Gakushu Center Hall- Osaka,  PHILIPPINES: Concerto performance with Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra - Eugene Castillo conducting

       

2007

September 26: Recital in Qualicum Beach BC / October 12, 13 and 15: Bach-Busoni Concerto in D minor with the Vancouver Symphony, Bramwell Tovey conducting (recorded for Koch International) / October 26: Recital with pianist Jane Coop at Bargemusic, New York City / October 27: Recital with pianist Jane Coop at Yamaha Center, New York City / October 28: Recital with pianist Jane Coop at Brooklyn Friends of Chamber Music / October 29: Recital and Master Class at Rowan University, Glassboro NJ / October 31: Recital and Master Class at Montclair State University, Montclair NJ / November 2: Recital and Master Class at Brock University, Ontario / November 9: Recital Broadcast on KHFM Radio, New Mexico / November 10: Recital in Corrales, New Mexico / November 17: Falla "Noches en las Jardinias de Espana" with Calgary Philharmonic / December: Concerts and Master Classes throughout Japan

2008

January 12: Recital in Nelson BC / January 15: Recital in Trail BC / January 19: Recital in Coquitlam BC / February 3: Recitals in Redmond, Oregon / February 10: Recital in Palm Springs, California / February 22: Schumann Piano Concerto with Lexington Philharmonic / February 29: Recitals and Master Class at the University of Calgary / March 2: Recital with Film at Festival Place, Sherwood, Alberta / March 30: Recital on Pacific Spirit Series at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC / April 5: Recital at Seattle Town Hall / April 23: Cabaret Evening at the Cellar Jazz Club, Vancouver / April 25 and 26: Recital and Master Class at Greenwich House School of Music, New York City / May 1: Master Class at New York University / May 2: Recital at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City