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Sarah
Piano
Biography
Sarah was born in 1999 in Lugano, Switzerland. After completing her first year of a Bachelor’s degree in classical piano at the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana (Lugano) with Nora Doallo, she moved to London to continue her studies at the prestigious Guildhall School of Music and Drama. After finishing a Bachelor in Music with Honours under the guidance of Peter Bithell, she recently obtained a Master in Piano Accompaniment under the guidance of Bretton Brown.
She performed as a soloist and in many ensembles in venues such as Spazio Fazioli in Milan, Palazzo dei Congressi in Stresa, LAC Lugano, Museum Vincenzo Vela, Milton Court Concert Hall (London), Wesley’s Chapel (London), St. James’s Church (London) and St. Mary’s Church (Wimbledon). She had the pleasure to collaborate with the Swiss Italian Orchestra (OSI), RTS (Swiss Radio and Television), CISA Film Academy and Hans Liviabella, first of the second violins of OSI and member of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe.
She has received awards from national and international competitions such as the Concorso Svizzero di Musica per la Gioventù, the International Music Competition “Città di Stresa” and the National Music Competition “Fondazione Milano”.
Over the years she had the opportunity to receive tuition from internationally acclaimed musicians such as Christopher Elton, Dmitri Alexeev, Irene Veneziano, Ronan O’Hora, Noriko Ogawa, Caroline Palmer, Carole Presland, Evan Rothstein, Simon Blendis, Alessandro Moccia, Saiko Sasaki and the Endellion Quartet.
She has been supported with scholarships from Lyra Foundation and Guildhall School Trust.
Tutoring Approach
"...As each student is different in relation to age, character, background, etc. I strongly believe that the “perfect method” doesn’t exist and when I have to recommend a specific path for a pupil I always try to first understand their personality and their objectives with regard to the instrument. Certainly my personal experience characterised by many changes of professors has helped me a lot in order to develop my own way of thinking related to teaching. The most important values that have been transmitted to me and that I want to deliver to my students consists of believing in themselves, benefit from discipline and patience, always expand their knowledge thanks to their curiosity and to give importance to physical health. As a teacher I feel the responsibility of establishing a good relation with the student, adapting my way of teaching to age, level, experience and different personality of each of them. My goal is to understand what the student's needs are and to meet them by adopting a specific method for each of them to make them feel comfortable. Furthermore I always motivate and encourage the students to make them be aware of all their qualities with which they will be able to express their own inner world and ideas through sounds..."