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'Canada was my salvation in many ways'
Transgender pianist shunned in U.S.,
gets encore in Edmonton
Classical pianist Sara Davis Buechner played with some of the most prestigious orchestras in the United States, winning praise from presidents and capturing awards that pointed to a promising career as one of the best in the world.
But back then, she was a man named David.
When Buechner came out publicly as a transgender woman in 1998, the musician risked it all, lost it all and has been working over the past decade in Canada to get it back again.
"Canada was my salvation in many ways," said Buechner, 54, before a recent concert in Montreal. She is to play in Edmonton on Monday, part of a packed schedule that matches the 60 concerts a year she performed during the height of her career as a man.
But there is no more New York Philharmonic. No American Symphony in Carnegie Hall.
"It seemed like the skies were certainly open to a lot of big orchestras and that all just closed down. It was just gone," recalled Buechner.
After coming out, she was shut out of the conservative concert scene in the U.S. and, despite earning some money teaching children piano lessons, was on the verge of becoming homeless.
So she moved north.
"The conductors and presenters in Canada were much more open, because they hadn't really known me," Buechner said. "They judged me on the music itself."
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Transgender pianist shunned in U.S.,
gets encore in Edmonton
Classical pianist Sara Davis Buechner played with some of the most prestigious orchestras in the United States, winning praise from presidents and capturing awards that pointed to a promising career as one of the best in the world.
But back then, she was a man named David.
When Buechner came out publicly as a transgender woman in 1998, the musician risked it all, lost it all and has been working over the past decade in Canada to get it back again.
"Canada was my salvation in many ways," said Buechner, 54, before a recent concert in Montreal. She is to play in Edmonton on Monday, part of a packed schedule that matches the 60 concerts a year she performed during the height of her career as a man.
But there is no more New York Philharmonic. No American Symphony in Carnegie Hall.
"It seemed like the skies were certainly open to a lot of big orchestras and that all just closed down. It was just gone," recalled Buechner.
After coming out, she was shut out of the conservative concert scene in the U.S. and, despite earning some money teaching children piano lessons, was on the verge of becoming homeless.
So she moved north.
"The conductors and presenters in Canada were much more open, because they hadn't really known me," Buechner said. "They judged me on the music itself."
READ MORE HERE
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But is this fair?.
[h=1]Transgender sprinters finish 1st, 2nd at Connecticut girls indoor track championships[/h]
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[h=1]Transgender sprinters finish 1st, 2nd at Connecticut girls indoor track championships[/h]
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