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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Massivemuse Warehouse
Trinity Alps Chamber Music Fest presents AMERICAN SPRING
Saturday, Apr 6 7:30 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: SoMa, SF
- Composers: Aaron Copland, Sam Reider
- Instruments: 9 strings, piano flute clarinet bassoon
- Price: $5 to reserve, $25+ at event
Spots available
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Massivemuse Salon
Trinity Alps Chamber Music Fest presents AMERICAN SPRING
Sunday, Apr 7 3:00 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Cathedral Hill, SF
- Composers: Aaron Copland, Sam Reider
- Instruments: 9 strings, piano flute clarinet bassoon
- Price: $5 to reserve, $25+ at event
Spots available
Programs
Host one of these programs in your space!
Grieg to Gershwin with Mads Tolling
- Musician profile: Ian Scarfe
- Instruments: Violin + Piano
- Musicians: Ian Scarfe, Mads Tolling
California Classical!
- Musician profile: Ian Scarfe
- Instruments: violin and piano
- Musicians: Ian Scarfe, Philip Brezina
Travels with Chopin
- Musician profile: Ian Scarfe
- Instruments: Clarinet, Piano
- Musicians: Ian Scarfe, Matthew Boyles
Wave chamber collective
- Musician profile: Ian Scarfe
- Instruments: Piano and strings
- Musicians: Ian Scarfe, Christina Simpson, Sam Weiser
Ian Scarfe
- Musician profile: View player profile
- Composers: Rebecca Clarke, Amy Beach, Ravel, Grieg
- Instruments: Violin + Piano
Past groupmuses (106)
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Spindlewood Chamber Music Society - Zurich Beethoven Trio Edition
Friday, Apr 5, 2019 7:30 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Woodside Green, Camarillo
- Composers: Beethoven, Piazzolla, Milhaud, Debussy
- Instruments: Piano, Clarinet, Violin, Cello
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened almost 5 years ago
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Sunday Evening Chamber Music in the Marina
Sunday, Mar 31, 2019 6:30 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Marina District, SF
- Composers: Beethoven, Bruch, Faure, Debussy
- Instruments: Clarinet, Cello, Piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened almost 5 years ago
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Beethoven and Tango in Culver City
Sunday, Mar 24, 2019 7:00 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Blanco - Culver Crest, Culver City
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 5 years ago
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Beethoven and Tango in a Ginormous Artspace
Friday, Mar 22, 2019 7:30 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: South of Market, San Francisco
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 5 years ago
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Welcome back Ian!
Tuesday, Mar 19, 2019 7:00 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Kensington, CA
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 5 years ago
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Violins in the Night: Gypsy Songs and Airs
Thursday, Feb 14, 2019 6:30 PM PST
- Neighborhood: Marina District, SF
- Composers: Dvorak, Lehar, De Falla, Saint-Saens
- Instruments: Mezzo-soprano, Violin, Piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 5 years ago
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Enophiles for Vinifera
Saturday, Feb 2, 2019 1:30 PM PST
- Neighborhood: Coombsville
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 5 years ago
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3rd Annual Fillmore St GroupMuse!
Friday, Jan 25, 2019 7:00 PM PST
- Neighborhood: Cow Hollow, SF
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 5 years ago
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Musing in the new year
Sunday, Jan 20, 2019 6:00 PM PST
- Neighborhood: Marina District, SF
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 5 years ago
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Midwinter Montclair Beethoven
Sunday, Jan 13, 2019 2:00 PM PST
- Neighborhood: Montclair, Oakland
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 5 years ago
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Trinity Alps Beethoven Bash
Saturday, Jan 12, 2019 7:00 PM PST
- Neighborhood: South of Market, San Francisco
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 5 years ago
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Th Butter House groupmuse
Friday, Nov 23, 2018 4:00 PM PST
- Neighborhood: Burlingame Village, Burlingame
- Composers: Mozart, Kyle Hovatter, Eric Choate
- Instruments: Soprano, Piano, Instrument TBD!
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 5 years ago
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“A Little Sunday Night Music - Nocturnes and ‘Songs to the Moon’”
Sunday, Nov 18, 2018 6:30 PM PST
- Neighborhood: Marina District, SF
- Composers: Chopin, Fauré, Debussy, Jake Heggie
- Instruments: Soprano, Cello, Piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 5 years ago
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Massivemuse
A Massivemuse for the End of Time: Messiaen at Monument
Friday, Oct 19, 2018 7:30 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: South of Market, SF
- Composers: Olivier Messiaen
- Instruments: Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Piano
- Price: $20 tickets ($15 for Supermusers)
Happened over 5 years ago
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An Anniversary Groupmuse!
Saturday, Oct 13, 2018 7:30 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Birdland, Sunnyvale
- Composers: Beethoven, Brahms, Dvorak, Piazzolla
- Instruments: Piano trio
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 5 years ago
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The Vinifera Trio plays music for violin, clarinet, and piano
Sunday, May 6, 2018 7:00 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Southwest Berkeley, Berkeley
- Composers: Glinka, Brahms
- Instruments: Clarinet, Cello, Piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened almost 6 years ago
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Saturday Groupmuse - see the city sparkle from the hill
Saturday, May 5, 2018 7:00 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Glen Park, SF
- Composers: Brahms, Weber, Spohr, Heggie, Benavides
- Instruments: Piano, Clarinet, Soprano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened almost 6 years ago
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VINFERA DOUBLE-HEADA PT. 2
Saturday, Apr 28, 2018 5:00 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Uptown Oakland, Oakland
- Composers: Beethoven, Brahms
- Instruments: Cello, Piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened almost 6 years ago
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VINIFERA DOUBLE-HEADA PT. 1
Saturday, Apr 28, 2018 1:30 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Rockridge/North Oakland
- Composers: Beethoven, Bates, Gershwin
- Instruments: Cello, Piano, Violin, Clarinet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened almost 6 years ago
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Ginormous secret artspace Groupmuse
Friday, Apr 20, 2018 8:00 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: South of Market, San Francisco
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened almost 6 years ago