Sarah Saviet
Violin

American violinist Sarah Saviet is based in Berlin and dedicated to the performance of contemporary music. She performs as a soloist and chamber musician and is a member of The Riot Ensemble. Sarah’s recording of Liza Lim’s violin concerto Speak, Be Silent, with the Riot Ensemble was selected as one of New Yorker Magazine’s ‘Best recordings of 2019.’

Sarah recently released her debut solo disc Spun on Coviello Contemporary and other current projects include duo concerts with pianist Joseph Houston. Sarah has held visiting artist positions in the composition departments of the University of the Arts Berlin, Huddersfield University, at Goldsmith University London with the Riot Ensemble, and at Harvard University with ELISION Ensemble. She has given workshops on contemporary violin technique at the Manhattan School of Music University of the Arts Berlin, Peabody Institute, Manhattan School of Music, and Darmstadt Akademie für Tonkunst, and held artist residencies at Aldeburgh Music with composers Lawrence Dunn, Jack Sheen, and artist Rowland Hill.

Sarah performs frequently in festivals such as Ultraschall, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Donaueschinger Musiktage, Gaudeamus Muziekweek, Aldeburgh Festival, Acht Brücken Köln, COMA Festival England, Amsterdam String Quartet Biennale, Lucerne Festival, and Dark Music Days in Iceland. She also guests regularly with ensembles including Ensemble Modern, Musikfabrik, and ELISION. Sarah curates a concert series at km28 in Neukölln, Berlin, and performs regularly with orchestras including the Berlin Philharmonic, Staatskapelle Berlin, Rundfunk Sinfonie Berlin, WDR Sinfonieorchester, and Konzerthaus Berlin.