Thomas Sauer, piano
Pianist Thomas Sauer performs regularly as soloist, chamber musician, and recital partner. His large and varied repertoire encompasses Bach to the present day. Audiences and critics alike praise his playing for its clarity, expressivity, and assured stylistic sense. Some of Mr. Sauer’s recent solo appearances include performances of concertos with the Quad City and Tallahassee symphony orchestras, and recitals at Mannes School of Music, Merkin Concert Hall, Rockefeller University, St. John’s College, Oxford, and Vassar College. With his long-time duo partner, cellist Colin Carr, Mr. Sauer has appeared at the Wigmore Hall (London), Holywell Music Room (Oxford), Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw and Muziekgebouw, Bargemusic (New York City), and the Gardner Museum (Boston). Other duo recitals include ones with violinists Midori (Philharmonie Berlin, Brussels' Palais des Beaux-Arts) and Jennifer Koh (Kennedy Center, Kimmel Center). Among Mr. Sauer’s chamber music appearances are performances at the chamber music societies of Lincoln Center and Philadelphia; with members of the Juilliard Quartet at the Library of Congress; and with the Brentano Quartet. Mr. Sauer has performed at many of the leading festivals in the United States and abroad, including Marlboro, Caramoor, Music@Menlo, Chamber Music Northwest, and Taos; as well as Lake District Summer Music (England) and Festival Consonances (France). He has premiered works by Robert Cuckson, Sebastian Currier, Donald Martino, Nathan Shields, Suzanne Sorkin, and Richard Wilson, among many others. A committed teacher at Mannes and Vassar colleges, Mr. Sauer was the founder and director of the Mannes Beethoven Institute, a highly regarded summer program that ran in New York for 15 seasons.