Ian Scarfe @iscarfe
Piano
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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
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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
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Instruments: Solo Piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Almost full
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Warehouse
Thursday Nights at Monument - Grieg, Ravel, and Philip Glass
Thursday, Feb 13 7:00 PM PST
- Neighborhood: SoMa, SF
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Instruments: solo piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Spots available
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Potluck
Friday, May 16 7:30 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: South Berkeley, Berkeley
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Instruments: Solo Piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $25+ at event
Spots available
Programs
Host one of these programs in your space!
- Musician profile: Ian Scarfe
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Instruments: 9 strings, piano flute clarinet bassoon
- Musicians: Ian Scarfe, Sam Weiser, Stephanie Bibbo, Theo Espy, Stephen Fine, Evan Kahn, Joseph Howe, Gina Gulyas, Jamael Smith, Matthew Boyles, Sam Reider
Past groupmuses (120)
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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
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Instruments: Four Pianists
- Price: $5 to reserve, $25+ at event
Happened over 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
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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
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Instruments: Violin and Piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 2 years ago
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Hidden Mission Churchmuse 2: "Songs My Mother Sang"
Thursday, May 26, 2022 7:00 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Dolores Heights, SF
- Composers: Bach, Handel, Dvorak, Holst, Joan Baez
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Instruments: Voice, violin, piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $25+ at event
Happened over 2 years ago
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405 Shrader presents "Midsummer Moon"
Saturday, May 21, 2022 6:30 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Haight-Ashbury, SF
- Composers: Rebecca Clarke, Amy Beach, Ravel, Grieg
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Instruments: Violin + Piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $25+ at event
Happened over 2 years ago
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Music at Century Club: Zurich Beethoven Trio
Sunday, Apr 17, 2022 2:00 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Cathedral Hill, SF
- Composers: Beethoven, Glinka, de Falla, Gade
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Instruments: Clarinet, Cello, Piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $25+ at event
Happened almost 3 years ago
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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
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Instruments: Viola, Cello, Piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $25+ at event
Happened almost 3 years ago
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Thursday, Mar 3, 2022 7:30 PM PST
- Neighborhood: Mission District, SF
- Composers: Grieg, Piazzolla, Bartok, Mads Tolling
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Instruments: Violin and Piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened almost 3 years ago
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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
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Instruments: Piano Quintet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $15+ at event
Happened over 3 years ago
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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
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Instruments: Solo Piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 4 years ago
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Virtual Livestream
Groupmuse's first livestream show, ever?
Wednesday, Mar 18, 2020 7:30 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: San Francisco
- Composers: Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin
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Instruments: Solo Piano
- Price: Free to reserve, $10+ at event
Happened almost 5 years ago
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Sunday, Mar 1, 2020 5:00 PM PST
- Neighborhood: Marina District, SF
- Composers: Schumann, Beethoven, Cassado, Chopin
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Instruments: Cello and Piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $25+ at event
Happened almost 5 years ago
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Friday, Feb 28, 2020 7:30 PM PST
- Neighborhood: South of Market, San Francisco
- Composers: Shostakovich - Mozart - Wagner
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Instruments: Two Pianos
- Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at event
Happened almost 5 years ago
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Sunday, Feb 23, 2020 2:00 PM PST
- Neighborhood: near Aragon HS, San Mateo
- Composers: Clara Schumann, R Strauss, F Schubert
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Instruments: Soprano, Alto, Piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened almost 5 years ago
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An Early Valentine with Late Romantic Composers
Friday, Feb 7, 2020 7:30 PM PST
- Neighborhood: Marina District, SF
- Composers: Bruch, Fruhling, Piazzolla
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Instruments: Piano, Clarinet, Cello
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened almost 5 years ago
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Saturday, Jan 25, 2020 4:30 PM PST
- Neighborhood: Cow Hollow, SF
- Composers: Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann
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Instruments: Solo Piano, Piano + Soprano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 5 years ago
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"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
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Instruments: String Quartet + Piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 5 years ago
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Brahms and Messiaen collide in Park Slope
Monday, Dec 16, 2019 7:00 PM EST
- Neighborhood: Park Slope
- Composers: Brahms
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Instruments: Piano quartet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 5 years ago
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Ginormous warehouse groupmuse!
Saturday, Nov 23, 2019 7:30 PM PST
- Neighborhood: South of Market, San Francisco
- Composers: Schubert - Mozart - Shostakovich
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Instruments: Piano + Strings
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 5 years ago
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Thursday, Nov 21, 2019 7:00 PM PST
- Neighborhood: Marina District, SF
- Composers: Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert, Webern
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Instruments: Piano + Strings
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 5 years ago