Dirk Meyer, Music Director
German-American conductor Dirk Meyer is Music Director of the Augusta Symphony (GA), as well as the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra and 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 Paul Huang.
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 recording of orchestral works by Uruguayan-American composer Miguel del Aguila, released on Albany Records. In October 2017 his efforts in the field of innovating the orchestral experience were recognized by the Depot Foundation with their Arts & Culture Initiative Award.
Maestro Meyer is also the author of “Chamber Orchestra and Ensemble Repertoire: A Catalog of Modern Music”. Additionally, he has conducted in countries like South Africa, the Czech Republic, Germany, and Bulgaria. Assistantships have led him to the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, the Vienna State Opera, and the Teatro Real in Madrid.