Sara Gabalawi @sarathecellist

Cello

New York, NY
@saragabalawi
6 Played at 6 groupmuses!

Sara Gabalawi @sarathecellist

Cello

About

Sara Gabalawi was born in Philadelphia and has performed in twenty-one countries and twenty-four American states. She earned her Bachelor of Music degree from the Peabody Conservatory and a degree in Humanities from the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland (USA) with "High Honors". Sara then moved to Europe where she graduated with a performance diploma from the Conservatorium van Amsterdam (The Netherlands), followed by a Master of Arts degree ("cum laude") and a Postgraduate degree both from the Royal Conservatory of Brussels (Belgium). Sara has performed with numerous notable ensembles in the USA and Europe such as the Ensemble Intercontemporain in Paris, Opera Philadelphia, The Tucson Symphony (AZ), the Residentie Orkest in The Hague (NL), and the Rotterdam Philharmonic (NL). With the Brussels Contemporary Ensemble, Sara was in residence at the Sichuan Conservatory of Music in Chengdu, China in 2019 where she was a guest professor and performed numerous concerts.

Music

An dedicated educator, Sara has been teaching cello and piano privately for over ten years. She also teaches at the Thurnauer School of Music at the JCC in Tenafly, NJ, at the Hoff-Barthelson School in Scarsdale, and previously taught with the Harmony Program in New York City as the cello teacher at schools in the Bronx.

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Upcoming groupmuses

  • Bach to Bach: Cello Duets

    Saturday, May 2 7:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Columbus Circle
    • Instruments: Cello duo
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $40+ at event

    Spots available

Programs

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Past groupmuses (5)

  • Living room

    Bach to Bach: An Evening of Duets

    Thursday, Apr 10, 2025 7:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Carroll Gardens
    • Instruments: Cello duo
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 1 year ago

  • Bach to Bach: Cello Duos at Ordinary Mind Zendo

    Thursday, Feb 13, 2025 7:30 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Upper West Side, NYC
    • Instruments: Cello duo
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $15+ at event

    Happened about 1 year ago

  • Living room

    UWS Muse

    Saturday, Jan 25, 2025 7:30 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Upper West Side
    • Instruments: Cello duo
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $25+ at event

    Happened about 1 year ago

  • Salon

    Cello Duos in the Thomas Van Dyke Gallery

    Sunday, Dec 8, 2024 6:00 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Sunset Park
    • Composers: J.S. Bach
    • Instruments: Cello duo
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 1 year ago

  • Living room

    Bach in Brooklyn

    Saturday, Nov 9, 2024 5:00 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Williamsburg
    • Instruments: Cello duo
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 1 year ago