German conductor DIRK MEYER is Music Director of the Augusta Symphony (GA), as well as the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra and the Lyric Opera of the North in Minnesota.
First Prize Winner of The American Prize in orchestral conducting Meyer has guest conducted many orchestras, including the Toronto and Edmonton Symphony Orchestras in Canada, the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, the Orlando Philharmonic, the Symphony Orchestras of Springfield and Missouri, as well as the Naples Philharmonic and the Florida Orchestra. He has also collaborated with some of today's leading artists, including Jan Lisiecki, Lynn Harrell, Peter Serkin and Christine Brewer.
As a champion for orchestral music he has created many new concert experiences that include multimedia formats, as well as collaborations of all kinds. Among his latest endeavors is the performance and recording of Beethoven's nine symphonies, a collaboration between the Duluth Superior Symphony and Minnesota Public Radio. In October 2017 his efforts in this field were recognized by the Depot Foundation with their Arts & Culture Initiative Award.
Meyer is also the author of Chamber Orchestra and Ensemble Repertoire. A Catalog of Modern Music and has led many world and U.S. premiers, including works by Arvo Pärt, Jonathan Leshnoff, Miguel del Aguila and Joby Talbot.
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10/2/2020 Augusta Symphony, Laquita Mitchell soprano
Montgomery: Strum
Barber: Knoxville Summer of 1915
Mahler: Symphony No.4
10/17/2020 Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, Erin Aldridge violin
Montgomery: Strum
Piazzolla: Las Cuatro Estaciones Portenas
Barber: Adagio for Strings
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings
10/22/2020 Augusta Symphony Digital Concert
Movie Music Pops
10/30/2020 Augusta Symphony
Assad: Impressions
Bach: Concerto for Violin and Oboe, BWV1060
Barber: Adagio for Strings
Albinoni: Trumpet Concerto in Bb
Mozart: A Little Night Music
11/7/2020 Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, Betsy Husby cello
Debussy: Prelude a l’apres midi d’un faun
Haydn: Cello Concerto in C
Pärt: Fratres
Stravinsky: Danses concertantes
12/3/2020 Augusta Symphony Digital Concert
Holiday Pops
12/5/2020 Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra
Bentleyville Holiday Spectacular
1/9/2020 Augusta Symphony, Gilles Vonsattel piano
Beethoven: Prometheus Overture
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.1
Beethoven: Symphony No.3
Chamber Orchestra & Ensemble Repertoire
Chamber Orchestra and Ensemble Repertoire provides conductors, music administrators and librarians with the complete performance information of almost 4000 pieces by more than 1100 composers.
“A must! This wonderful tool comes as a very helpful companion for programming and researching repertoire for chamber orchestra”.
Ludovic Morlot, Conductor