Sara Barbagallo

About

Sara is an enthusiastic and passionate musician from Melbourne. Her journey began at age 3 when she commenced violin lessons with the Suzuki method. Her love for music was nurtured during high school where she frequently performed as a soloist with orchestra and completed AMusA exams on Violin and Viola. Sara is currently in her Honours year at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music (University of Melbourne). With guidance from teachers Lisa Grosman, Dr Curt Thompson and Dr Elizabeth Sellars, she has been a recipient of several awards and was Concertmaster of the University’s Symphony and Philharmonic Orchestras. During her time at the conservatorium, she worked with the Australian Chamber Orchestra and Australian String Quartet and has performed in the ANAM Orchestra. In 2023, Sara was invited to perform Mahler’s Ninth Symphony with the Australian World Orchestra as the Academy Player, this was an enriching opportunity for her. Sara is also a dedicated chamber musician, having travelled to Texas for the Mimir Chamber Music Festival, as an Emerging Artist. Here, she studied with the Grammy award-winning, Pacifica Quartet and other accomplished musicians of various American Symphony Orchestras. She regularly enjoys performing in Candlelight Concerts around Victoria with her String Quartet. In the future, Sara hopes to continue developing her love of music as an orchestral, chamber and solo musician.