Sarah Saviet
Violin Tutor
Born in the United States. Violinist Sarah Saviet specializes in contemporary music. In addition to her international appearances as a soloist, she commissions and performs as a member of the Saviet/Houston Duo and ensemble mosaik.
In 2023, she released her debut solo album “SPUN” (Coviello Contemporary) which presents music by Lisa Streich, Evan Johnson, Lawrence Dunn, Liza Lim and Arne Gieshoff and was nominated for the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik. Other notable solo recordings appear on another timbre, All That Dust and HCR/NMC. In 2024, the Saviet/Houston Duo released “a clearing”, an album of co-composed music for violin and piano (Marginal Frequency).
Important musical collaborators include Elaine Mitchener, Rebecca Saunders, Soosan Lolavar, Catherine Lamb, Bryn Harrison, Arne Gieshoff and Liza Lim.
Sarah has been a visiting artist and taught masterclasses at University for the Arts Berlin, Hochschule für Musik Hannover, Hochschule für Musik Leipzig, Manhattan School of Music, Harvard University, UC San Diego, Lucerne Festival Academy and held artist residencies at Britten Pears Arts.
In 2025, Sarah Saviet leads the Violin Studio of the Darmstadt Summer Course for the first time.