Pianist

Sara Davis Buechner is a multi-award-winning, internationally beloved pianist of “intelligence, integrity, and all-encompassing technical prowess” (New York Times). And Beethoven’s Piano Concertos are a dizzying feat, a cultural touchstone, and a sweeping journey from cheerful charm to roaring, revolutionary power. Now, this superstar pianist returns to perform one of the greatest works in the entire piano repertoire – the beautiful, thrilling “Emperor” Concerto. Experience her jaw-dropping skill live in Symphony Nova Scotia’s performance of the pinnacle of Beethoven’s works for piano.

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Sara Davis Buechner Plays Beethoven's "Emperor"

Dalhousie University

In this Masterworks Series finale, the CSO travels through time and across the globe with music heavily infused with folk dances and sounds masterfully merged with orchestrated composition. Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto, Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 7, and Novelettes No. 3 & 4 by Samuel Coleridge Taylor.

Dvorak’s Symphony No. 7

Gaillard Center

ONN presents a program that honors the powerful legacy of LGBTQ+ composers whose voices have shaped the classical music canon. Leonard Bernstein’s The Age of Anxiety, a symphony in name and a piano concerto in spirit, traces a soul’s search for meaning in a fractured world. Inspired by W.H. Auden’s Pulitzer prize-winning poem, the music journeys through introspection, disillusionment, and, ultimately, hope — with the solo piano as its restless, poetic voice. ONN welcomes the return of dazzling piano soloist Sara Davis Buechner in her fourth appearance with ONN. The orchestra is featured in the powerful Symphony No. 5 in E Minor of Piotr Tchaikovsky, a deeply emotional journey that weaves darkness and hope, struggle and triumph. Often interpreted as a reflection of Tchaikovsky’s inner turmoil and longing, the symphony builds to a triumphant finale — a powerful reminder of resilience through art. ONN celebrates these two remarkable composers, acknowledging their courage in living authentically in times when their identities were often marginalized.

Pianist

Sara Davis Buechner

Events

Upcoming events

16 - 17 May, 2026

BY NATURE: Resilience and Triumph · Orchestra Nova Northwest

Past events

Nov 6, 2025

Sara Davis Buechner Plays Beethoven's "Emperor" · Symphony Nova Scotia

19 - 20 Apr, 2024

Dvorak’s Symphony No. 7 · Charleston Symphony

Future and recently performed repertoire

Piano in Symphony No. 2 by Bernstein

Orchestra Nova Northwest

Piano in Symphony No. 5 by Tchaikovsky

Orchestra Nova Northwest

Piano in Piano Concerto No. 5 by Beethoven

Symphony Nova Scotia

Piano in Piano Concerto in A minor by Grieg

Charleston Symphony

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