

His performances have been described as “most intimate and emotional”, “mesmerizing” and “out of this world” and his personable and entertaining style has made him an audience favorite. Over the course of his career Meyer has earned an outstanding reputation with musicians, audiences and critics, alike.

In 2012 Meyer was named the winner of The American Prize in orchestral conducting. Meyer has also collaborated with some of today’s leading artists, including Jan Lisiecki, Lynn Harrell, Peter Serkin and Christine Brewer. Other recent engagements have been with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra in Canada, the New Bedford (MA) and East Texas Symphony Orchestras, as well as the Sarasota Orchestra in Florida. He has guest conducted many orchestras throughout the United States, including the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, Symphoria in Syracuse, the Orlando Philharmonic, the Springfield Symphony Orchestra in Massachusetts, the Naples Philharmonic and The Florida Orchestra. Having received much of his training in European opera houses, Meyer is also passionate about opera also holds the position of Music Director with the Lyric Opera of the North. German conductor DIRK MEYER is Music Director of the Augusta Symphony in Georgia and the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra (DSSO) in Minnesota.
