Sae Hashimoto (sa-eh ha-shee-moh-toh) is a Japanese-born percussionist whose multifaceted career extends beyond barriers of genre and classification. Her unique approach to performance is cultivated by her intensive classical training and a decade of freelance experience in NYC performing symphonic, baroque, contemporary, and avant-garde music. In 2021 Sae joined Yarn/Wire, a NYC-based piano/percussion quartet that has pioneered the creative practice of new and experimental music for the over a decade. As an orchestral musician, she has appeared as guest timpanist with the New York Philharmonic, New York City Ballet, Princeton Symphony, and on Broadway’s production of Sweeney Todd. Since 2016, she has worked extensively with John Zorn, and has premiered more than a dozen of his works for the vibraphone at venues all around the U.S. and Europe. She holds a bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Juilliard School, where she studied with Daniel Druckman and Markus Rhoten of the New York Philharmonic.
