Sarah Strohm stands out as one of the most promising violists of her generation: captivating with her dynamic and expressive playing, she “shines with her stage presence” and “her rich and sustained tone” (Crescendo Magazine).

Born in Geneva in 2005, Sarah received her first lessons from Noémie Bialobroda and is now continuing her studies in Jean Sulem’s class at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris.

Her participation in numerous international competitions from a young age has earned her recognition on several occasions. In 2025, she won joint first prize at the Geneva Competition (as well as the audience prize, the OSR musicians’ prize, the Société des Arts prize and several other special prizes). Her palmares also includes second prize at the Johannes Brahms Competition (2021) and the prize for the best interpretation of Oskar Nedbal’s piece, as well as an honourable mention at the Oskar Nedbal International Viola Competition (2023). She was also awarded 1st prize in the Aims Foundation competition for soloist with symphony orchestra (2019). At national level, she won 1st prize in the Valiant Forum competition as part of the Murten Classics festival (2023) and is also a multiple winner of the Swiss Youth Music Competition (2016; 2018; 2022; 2024).

Alongside her studies, Sarah regularly takes part in top-level international academies such as the Verbier Festival Soloists Academy, the Seiji Ozawa International Academy, the Gstaad String Academy, the IMS Prussia Cove masterclasses, the Lac Leman Music Masterclasses, the Keshet Eilon String Mastercourse, the Geneva International String Academy and the Kronberg Academy Workshops. She has thus been able to perfect her skills with renowned artists such as Ettore Causa, Nobuko Imai, Tatjana Masurenko, Lawrence Power, Thomas Riebl, Antoine Tamestit and Tabea Zimmermann.

Her 2026 season promises to be rich in events: she will make her debut at the Radio France Montpellier and Lavaux Classic festivals, and at the Estivales de musique en Médoc. Furthermore, she will perform at the Viola Congress in Paris, Générations France Musique and the Concerts d’été à Saint-Germain. 

In recent years, she has performed at festivals such as the Vevey Spring Classic 2025, the Puplinge Classique 2025 festival, the Murten Classics Festival 2024 and the Herbst in der Helferei Festival 2022 alongside established musicians such as Corina Belcea, Peter Bruns, Veronika Eberle, Paul Handschke, Garth Knox, Svetlana Makarova, Joël Marosi, Sergey Ostrovsky, Maxim Rysanov, Antje Weithaas, Robin Wilson and Sarina Zickgraf.

Her previous appearances as a soloist include Telemann’s viola concerto with the Boho Strings, Hoffmeister’s viola concerto with the Collegium Musicum Basel, Bruch’s double concerto for viola and clarinet, Bruch’s Romance, and Hummel’s Potpourri for viola and orchestra. She has had the opportunity to perform in venues such as the Tonhalle in Zurich, the Victoria Hall (Geneva), the Bar-Uryan Concert Hall (Israel), the Salle Del Castillo (Vevey) and the Salle Franz Liszt (Geneva). 

Sarah plays a beautiful viola by Lorenzo Storioni, generously loaned to her by a private patron via the Atelier Pierre Barthel (Paris).