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Inspired at the age of three by musical education TV programs, Sarah Martin, originally from Dallas, Texas, began studying the violin at age five. She attended Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, during which time she studied with University of North Texas professor Julia Bushkova. She received a Bachelor of Music at Oberlin Conservatory in Violin Performance, where she studied with Greg Fulkerson, and a Bachelor of Arts at Oberlin College in Psychology. She also received her Master’s degree in Violin Performance at Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music, where she studied with Chicago Symphony violinist, Blair Milton.
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As an avid orchestral and chamber musician, Sarah has participated in several international orchestral tours and music festivals, including many in Europe, the United States, Asia and South America. She has performed in world-renowned concert halls such as Royal Albert Hall in London, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Rudolfinum in Prague, National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, and the Philharmonie in Berlin just to name a few.
Sarah has received a Downbeat award and has won the Grand Prize for the Chamber Music International Competition. She has played with Stevie Wonder and she was invited to share the same stage as Erykah Badu and Prince during Super Bowl XLV weekend. In 2012, Sarah was honored with the three-year fellowship with Chicago Sinfonietta and Grant Park Orchestra. After finishing her fellowship, she performed as a freelance classical musician throughout the Illinois and Chicago area, taught as a violin instructor, worked as a studio recording musician, and also pursued her interests in non-classical genres by performing in several bands.
In 2016, she moved to Berlin, Germany to continue her music career in Europe, where she now enjoys freelancing in orchestral, chamber, opera, and contemporary ensembles, as well as performing and experimenting in non-classical collaborations with fellow artists. She has performed chamber music internationally as a Lincoln Center Stage musician, has led several orchestras as Co-Concertmaster, Assistant Concertmaster, and Concertmaster, and regularly plays with Chineke! Orchestra in London.
Aside from traditional classical avenues, Sarah also works in other industries such as fashion, film/TV/video games, studio sessions, and musical theater. She has appeared in the film 'Tár' and performed on film soundtracks such as 'Wakanda Forever' and 'The Little Mermaid', just to name a few. Most recently, she had the honor of leading Queen Charlotte's Global Women's Orchestra as Concertmaster, working with Alicia Keys, and recording and performing a rendition of “If I Ain’t Got You" to celebrate the release of 'Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story'. Sarah has worked with several fashion houses, including Gucci, Moncler, and Louis Vuitton, composing and/or performing music for fashion films, commercials, and live events. She was awarded with the Best Music 2022 award from Fashion Film Festival Milano for her composition and performance in Moncler's 'A Night At the Museum'.
In the musical theater world, she was a Principal violinist for 'Hamilton' in Hamburg, Germany, which premiered in 2022 and closed in 2023. Sarah hopes to continue exploring the theatre world on West End in London.
She is currently performing in Adele's 10 concert residency in Munich, Germany.
Sarah has received a Downbeat award and has won the Grand Prize for the Chamber Music International Competition. She has played with Stevie Wonder and she was invited to share the same stage as Erykah Badu and Prince during Super Bowl XLV weekend. In 2012, Sarah was honored with the three-year fellowship with Chicago Sinfonietta and Grant Park Orchestra. After finishing her fellowship, she performed as a freelance classical musician throughout the Illinois and Chicago area, taught as a violin instructor, worked as a studio recording musician, and also pursued her interests in non-classical genres by performing in several bands.
In 2016, she moved to Berlin, Germany to continue her music career in Europe, where she now enjoys freelancing in orchestral, chamber, opera, and contemporary ensembles, as well as performing and experimenting in non-classical collaborations with fellow artists. She has performed chamber music internationally as a Lincoln Center Stage musician, has led several orchestras as Co-Concertmaster, Assistant Concertmaster, and Concertmaster, and regularly plays with Chineke! Orchestra in London.
Aside from traditional classical avenues, Sarah also works in other industries such as fashion, film/TV/video games, studio sessions, and musical theater. She has appeared in the film 'Tár' and performed on film soundtracks such as 'Wakanda Forever' and 'The Little Mermaid', just to name a few. Most recently, she had the honor of leading Queen Charlotte's Global Women's Orchestra as Concertmaster, working with Alicia Keys, and recording and performing a rendition of “If I Ain’t Got You" to celebrate the release of 'Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story'. Sarah has worked with several fashion houses, including Gucci, Moncler, and Louis Vuitton, composing and/or performing music for fashion films, commercials, and live events. She was awarded with the Best Music 2022 award from Fashion Film Festival Milano for her composition and performance in Moncler's 'A Night At the Museum'.
In the musical theater world, she was a Principal violinist for 'Hamilton' in Hamburg, Germany, which premiered in 2022 and closed in 2023. Sarah hopes to continue exploring the theatre world on West End in London.
She is currently performing in Adele's 10 concert residency in Munich, Germany.