Saviet teaches Creative Interpretation in New Music in Basel
American violinist Sarah Saviet will become professor of creative interpretation in new music at the Institute of Classical Music at the Basel Academy of Music.
Saviet is a violinist who specializes in performing contemporary music, according to the Basel Academy of Music. She performs as a soloist and chamber musician and is a member of the Saviet/Houston Duo and the Ensemble Mosaik. Her most recent performances include the world premiere of a 90-minute full-length duo by Sarah Hennies at the Donaueschingen Music Days and at hcmf//, as well as concerts at ECLAT Stuttgart, Ultraschall Berlin, the Witten Days for New Chamber Music, Eavesdropping, and the Aldeburgh Festival.
Sarah has been a guest artist at the Berlin University of the Arts, the Hanover University of Music, the University of Huddersfield, the University of Chicago, and the University of California, San Diego. In addition to her artistic activities, she teaches violin at the Darmstadt Summer Courses and holds a teaching position at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts – Music at the Institute for New Music, Composition, and Theory. She will begin teaching in Basel in the fall semester of 2026/27.
