Ian Scarfe @iscarfe

Piano

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San Francisco, CA
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Ian Scarfe @iscarfe

Piano

About

Hello! I am Ian. I've played over 100 Groupmuses! They are one of my favorite kinds of performances... mixing the casual atmosphere of a house party with the classical elegance of whatever piano repertoire is currently in my fingers.

My career as a performer takes me all over the place. I tour regularly across the U.S. and Europe, make guest teaching appearances all over, and enjoy musical performances in big fancy venues and smaller casual spaces. I play lots of solo piano music, but I am also a regular collaborator with duo partners, chamber music groups, and large ensembles as well.

A big part of my appeal to audiences is the way that I take time during programs to talk to the audience about the music. I'll share stories about the composers, their history and context, and offer little "listening guides" about the music we are hearing.

I am the director of the Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival, and attended Willamette U and the SF Conservatory, if all that matters to you.

Music

Bach, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Gershwin, Barber, John Adams, Florence Price, Amy Beach, Schoenberg, Webern, Berg, Debussy, Ravel, Faure...

Videos

Upcoming groupmuses

Programs

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Past groupmuses (114)

  • Massivemuse

    Music at The Century Club: Conversations and Variations

    Sunday, Mar 20, 2022 2:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Cathedral Hill, SF
    • Composers: Brahms, Britten, Shaw, Beethoven
    • Instruments: Viola, Cello, Piano
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $25+ at event

    Happened over 2 years ago

  • Hidden Mission Church- muse

    Thursday, Mar 3, 2022 7:30 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: Mission District, SF
    • Composers: Grieg, Piazzolla, Bartok, Mads Tolling
    • Instruments: Violin and Piano
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 2 years ago

  • Virtual Premiere

    Festival Rolland 2021: Dvořák Piano Quintet with Ian Scarfe and the Sierra Quartet

    Saturday, Oct 23, 2021 3:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: San Francisco
    • Composers: Dvořák
    • Instruments: Piano Quintet
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $15+ at event

    Happened about 3 years ago

  • Virtual Masterclass

    A Deeper Dive with Pianist Ian Scarfe - Music of Chopin, Liszt, Bartók, and Barber

    Thursday, Oct 29, 2020 6:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: San Francisco
    • Composers: Chopin, Liszt, Bartók, Barber
    • Instruments: Solo Piano
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 4 years ago

  • Virtual Livestream

    Groupmuse's first livestream show, ever?

    Wednesday, Mar 18, 2020 7:30 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: San Francisco
    • Composers: Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin
    • Instruments: Solo Piano
    • Price: Free to reserve, $10+ at event

    Happened over 4 years ago

  • Shifting Balance

    Sunday, Mar 1, 2020 5:00 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: Marina District, SF
    • Composers: Schumann, Beethoven, Cassado, Chopin
    • Instruments: Cello and Piano
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $25+ at event

    Happened over 4 years ago

  • Two-piano extravaganza!

    Friday, Feb 28, 2020 7:30 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: South of Market, San Francisco
    • Composers: Shostakovich - Mozart - Wagner
    • Instruments: Two Pianos
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at event

    Happened over 4 years ago

  • For the Love of Lieder

    Sunday, Feb 23, 2020 2:00 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: near Aragon HS, San Mateo
    • Composers: Clara Schumann, R Strauss, F Schubert
    • Instruments: Soprano, Alto, Piano
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 4 years ago

  • An Early Valentine with Late Romantic Composers

    Friday, Feb 7, 2020 7:30 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: Marina District, SF
    • Composers: Bruch, Fruhling, Piazzolla
    • Instruments: Piano, Clarinet, Cello
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 4 years ago

  • Rollover Beethoven

    Saturday, Jan 25, 2020 4:30 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: Cow Hollow, SF
    • Composers: Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann
    • Instruments: Solo Piano, Piano + Soprano
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 5 years ago

  • "Beethoven's last words": the Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival

    Saturday, Jan 11, 2020 7:30 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: South of Market, San Francisco
    • Composers: BEETHOVEN'S LAST WORDS
    • Instruments: String Quartet + Piano
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 5 years ago

  • Brahms and Messiaen collide in Park Slope

    Monday, Dec 16, 2019 7:00 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Park Slope
    • Composers: Brahms
    • Instruments: Piano quartet
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 5 years ago

  • Ginormous warehouse groupmuse!

    Saturday, Nov 23, 2019 7:30 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: South of Market, San Francisco
    • Composers: Schubert - Mozart - Shostakovich
    • Instruments: Piano + Strings
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 5 years ago

  • Vienna comes to Bay St.

    Thursday, Nov 21, 2019 7:00 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: Marina District, SF
    • Composers: Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert, Webern
    • Instruments: Piano + Strings
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 5 years ago

  • Spindlewood Chamber Music Society #9 - Birthday edition!

    Sunday, Nov 17, 2019 6:00 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: Woodside Green, Camarillo
    • Composers: Brahms, Mozart, Piazzolla
    • Instruments: Violin and Piano
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 5 years ago

  • Classical in Culver City #8

    Saturday, Nov 16, 2019 7:30 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: Blanco - Culver Crest, Culver City
    • Composers: Mozart, Brahms, Piazzolla, Vivaldi
    • Instruments: Violin + Piano
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 5 years ago

  • Fall concert brought to you by "N" and "S"

    Sunday, Nov 10, 2019 5:30 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: Cow Hollow, SF
    • Composers: Brahms, Mozart, Piazzolla, Schubert
    • Instruments: Violin and Piano
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 5 years ago

  • Ginormous warehouse groupmuse: World War II music

    Sunday, Oct 13, 2019 7:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: South of Market, San Francisco
    • Composers: Aaron Copland + Dmitri Shostakovich
    • Instruments: Piano, Violin, Cello
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 5 years ago

  • Massivemuse

    A Trinity Alps Massivemuse

    Friday, Aug 2, 2019 7:30 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Western Addition, SF
    • Composers: Mozart, Mendelssohn, Montgomery
    • Instruments: String octet, piano, soprano
    • Price: $25 tickets ($20 for Supermusers)

    Happened about 5 years ago

  • Ginormous groupmuse! Wild. Exotic. Classical. Contemporary.

    Saturday, May 11, 2019 7:30 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: South of Market, San Francisco
    • Composers: Beethoven, Debussy, Mendelssohn
    • Instruments: Cello, Piano
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 5 years ago