Thomas Sauer, piano

Thomas Sauer

American pianist Thomas Sauer performs regularly as soloist, chamber musician, and recital partner.  His large and varied repertoire encompasses Bach to the present day and includes both staples and neglected masterworks.  Audiences and critics alike praise his playing for its clarity, expressivity, and assured stylistic sense. His varied discography includes recordings of Beethoven and Haydn piano sonatas for MSR Classics; the complete cello and piano works of Beethoven and Mendelssohn with Colin Carr on Cello Classics; a disc of Hindemith sonatas with violist Misha Amory (Musical Heritage Society); and many more. A committed teacher, with students at Mannes College, Vassar College, and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, Mr. Sauer is the founder and director of the Mannes Beethoven Institute, a highly-regarded week-long summer training program in New York.  A graduate of the Curtis Institute, Mannes College of Music and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, his major teachers included Jorge Bolet, Edward Aldwell, and Carl Schachter.