David Bowlin, violin & Thomas Sauer, piano
About David Bowlin, violinist
Violinist David Bowlin’s performances of a broad range of repertoire both old and new have brought him across North America, Europe, and Asia, and won him critical acclaim from The New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun-Times, and others. His solo performances include dozens of premieres, including the world premiere of Mahagoni, a violin concerto written for him by Austrian composer Alexandra Hermentin, at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall with the Bulgarian Virtuosi. Awards include first prize in violin at the 2003 Washington International Competition and the 2007 Samuel Baron Prize from Stony Brook University. He has performed live radio broadcasts on WQXR New York, Chicago Public Radio, Vermont Public Radio, WCLV Cleveland, and has been heard in nationwide broadcasts of Performance Today.
About Thomas Sauer, pianist
Pianist Thomas Sauer is highly sought after as soloist, chamber musician, and teacher. Recent appearances include concerto performances with the Quad-City and Tallahassee Symphonies and the Greenwich Village Orchestra; solo performances at Carnegie Hall (Stern Auditorium), Merkin Concert Hall, Rockefeller University, and St. John’s College, Oxford; appearances on Broadway as the pianist in 33 Variations, a play about the composition of Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations; and performances at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society. With his long-time duo partner Colin Carr, Mr. Sauer has appeared at the Wigmore Hall (London), Holywell Music Room (Oxford), the Amsterdam Concertgebouw and Musikgebouw, Bargemusic (New York City), the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston), and Princeton University, among many other venues. Other appearances include recitals with Midori at the Philharmonie in Berlin and the Palais des Beaux Arts in Brussels; performances with members of the Juilliard String Quartet at the Library of Congress; and numerous concerts with the Brentano String Quartet.