Ian Scarfe @iscarfe
Piano
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119 | Played at 119 groupmuses! |
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.
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"The virtuosic Spanish 'four-hands' program, interspersed with pieces for solo piano, was an exceptional musical experience."
- Jenefer B., past guest at The Four Hands of Ian and Chelsea Play Swaggering Sexy Spanish Dances
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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
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Salon
Fire and Grace - Baroque meets trad. Irish! ☘️🎻
Sunday, Jan 19 2:00 PM PST
- Neighborhood: Cathedral Hill, SF
- Instruments: Violin, Guitar, Irish Vocalist
- Price: $5 to reserve, $25+ at event
Spots available
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Living room
Napa and Great Music...What Could Be Better?
Saturday, Feb 8 5:30 PM PST
- Neighborhood: near Vintage High
- Instruments: Solo Piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Spots available
Programs
Host one of these programs in your space!
- Musician profile: Ian Scarfe
- Composers: Chopin, Debussy, Beach, Barber
- Instruments: Solo Piano
Musical Excursions - Kid-Friendly!
- Musician profile: Ian Scarfe
- Instruments: solo piano
SFCO performs Beethoven and Brahms
- Musician profile: Ian Scarfe
- Instruments: Violin, Viola, Cello, Piano
- Musicians: Ian Scarfe, Benjamin Simon, Antoine van Dongen, Samsun van Loon
- Musician profile: Ian Scarfe
- Instruments: Violin, Cello, Piano
- Musicians: Ian Scarfe, James Jaffe, James Keene
- Musician profile: Ian Scarfe
- Instruments: Piano, Piano 4-hands, Violin
- Musicians: Ian Scarfe, James Keene, Elektra Schmidt
- Musician profile: Ian Scarfe
- Instruments: 4 Hand Piano Duo
- Musicians: Ian Scarfe, Chelsea Wong
Past groupmuses (117)
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Salon
Gershwin’s “An American in Paris” in a Historic Clubhouse
Sunday, Oct 22, 2023 2:00 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Cathedral Hill, SF
- Instruments: clarinet, violin, piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 1 year ago
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Living room
Jessica, John, and Ian’s Music Room Groupmuse — Berkeley Northside
Saturday, Oct 14, 2023 4:00 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Northside, Berkeley
- Instruments: solo piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 1 year ago
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Massivemuse Warehouse
Classical to Klezmer ~ A Massivemuse at Monument
Friday, Oct 13, 2023 7:30 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: SoMa, SF
- Instruments: Clarinet, Violin, Piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 1 year ago
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Studio
Easy like Sunday evening at the World's Smallest Opera House
Sunday, Sep 10, 2023 7:30 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Lower Nob Hill (TL Heights)
- Composers: Chopin, Debussy, Beach, Barber
- Instruments: Solo Piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 1 year ago
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Backstage Pass ~ Trinity Alps Festival @ Monument SF
Friday, Aug 4, 2023 7:00 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: SoMa, SF
- Composers: Schumann, Beethoven, Satie, Esmail
- Instruments: Piano, Violin, Cello
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 1 year ago
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Chamber Music at the Darling House - featuring Ian Scarfe, pianist
Friday, Jun 23, 2023 7:15 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Parnassus Heights, SF
- Composers: Amy Beach, Beethoven, Chopin
- Instruments: Solo Piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 1 year ago
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Dinner and a Show: Romantic Piano Works in Diamond Heights
Saturday, Jun 17, 2023 5:00 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Diamond Heights, SF
- Composers: Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, Barber
- Instruments: Solo Piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $30+ at event
Happened over 1 year ago
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Saturday, May 13, 2023 3:45 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Mission District, SF
- Composers: Fauré, Debussy, Ravel
- Instruments: Voice, piano, string quartet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 1 year ago
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Sunday, Apr 30, 2023 6:00 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Oakland Ave - Harrison St, Oakland
- Composers: Schumann, Beethoven, Bruch
- Instruments: Clarinet, Cello, Piano
- Price: $25 tickets ($20 for Supermusers)
Happened over 1 year ago
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Classical Piano/Violin Duo in a West Village Townhouse
Sunday, Apr 2, 2023 3:00 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: West Village
- Composers: Brahms, Beach, Clarke, Barber
- Instruments: Violin + Piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 1 year ago
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Romantic Piano/Violin Duo on UES
Saturday, Apr 1, 2023 7:00 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Lenox Hill
- Composers: Brahms, Liszt, Amy Beach, Rebecca Clarke
- Instruments: Piano, Violin
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 1 year ago
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Classical to Klezmer at The Sound Room!
Sunday, Mar 19, 2023 6:30 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Oakland Ave - Harrison St, Oakland
- Composers: Mozart, Debussy, Beach, Clark, Watson
- Instruments: Violin, Clarinet, Piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $25+ at event
Happened almost 2 years ago
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Echoes of Dance: Classical / Romantic / Impressionist / Tango
Sunday, Mar 5, 2023 2:00 PM PST
- Neighborhood: Cathedral Hill, SF
- Composers: Dvorak, Chopin, Piazzolla, Messiaen
- Instruments: Violin, Piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened almost 2 years ago
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Centuries of Sound - Chamber Music for Strings, Piano and Voice
Sunday, Feb 5, 2023 2:00 PM PST
- Neighborhood: Cathedral Hill, SF
- Composers: Schumann, Beach, Clarke, Dohnanyi
- Instruments: Piano, String Trio, Voice
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened almost 2 years ago
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The Presidio Trio - Centuries of Sound
Sunday, Dec 4, 2022 2:00 PM PST
- Neighborhood: Cathedral Hill, SF
- Composers: Haydn, Schumann, Dvorak, Philip Glass
- Instruments: Violin, Cello, Piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $25+ at event
Happened about 2 years ago
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A Holiday Prelude in Napa Valley
Sunday, Nov 20, 2022 4:00 PM PST
- Neighborhood: near Vintage High
- Composers: Haydn, Schumann, Dvorak, Glass
- Instruments: Piano, Violin, Cello
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 2 years ago
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Centuries of Sound: Fire & Grace
Sunday, Nov 6, 2022 2:00 PM PST
- Neighborhood: Cathedral Hill, SF
- Composers: Vivaldi, Bach, De Falla, trad. Spanish
- Instruments: Violin, Guitar, Piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $25+ at event
Happened about 2 years ago
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Centuries of Sound: Piano Extravaganza
Sunday, Sep 25, 2022 2:00 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Cathedral Hill, SF
- Composers: Ravel, Chopin, Armer, Beach, Chew
- Instruments: Four Pianists
- Price: $5 to reserve, $25+ at event
Happened about 2 years ago
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Massivemuse
Centuries of Sound: Massivemuse at the Century Club
Sunday, May 29, 2022 2:00 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Cathedral Hill, SF
- Composers: Mendelssohn, Grieg, Beach, Halvorsen
- Instruments: Violin, Cello, Piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $25+ at event
Happened over 2 years ago
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The perfect Napa "pairing".. Great musicians with avid music lovers (and perhaps a little wine)
Saturday, May 28, 2022 3:00 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: near Vintage High
- Composers: Grieg, Bach, Barber, Beach, Schumann
- Instruments: Violin and Piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 2 years ago