Sarah Koo Freeman

Sarah Koo Freeman serves as a Lecturer specializing in Cello and Chamber Music within the Instrumental Performance - Strings area at the University of California, Irvine's Department of Music.

Her educational background includes:

• Master of Music from The Juilliard School
• Bachelor of Music from The Juilliard School

Ms. Koo Freeman is recognized for her dual career as both a performing artist and educator. Her teaching approach integrates professional performance experience with technical instruction, emphasizing musical interpretation and ensemble skills. As an active cellist, she maintains performance standards that inform her pedagogical methods and expectations for students pursuing string performance careers.

Her notable professional recognition includes:

• William Schumann Award recipient at The Juilliard School

Ms. Koo Freeman has extensive professional performance experience that enhances her teaching. She previously served as Assistant Principal Cellist of the Phoenix Symphony and toured Europe with the Symfonica Arturo Toscanini under Maestro Lorin Maazel. Her outreach work with the New York Philharmonic demonstrates her commitment to music education beyond the university setting. She has performed at prestigious venues including Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall (2000 New York debut), Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall, and Avery Fischer Hall.

Her professional development includes chamber music studies with Gil Shaham, Joseph Kalichstein, Peter Salaff, Jerome Lowenthal, and Jonathan Feldman, and solo studies with Gilda Barston, Richard Hirschl, Darrett Adkins, and Ardyth Alton.