Bard College Conservatory of Music Presents

Faculty Recital: Raman Ramakrishnan, cello, and Thomas Sauer, piano  

Free and open to the public.

Bard Conservatory faculty member Raman Ramakrishnan performed across North America, Europe, India, Japan, and in Hong Kong while a member of the Horszowski Trio.  In addition to solo recitals in New York, Boston, Seattle, and Washington, D.C., he has performed chamber music at Caramoor, at Bargemusic, with the Chicago Chamber Musicians, and at the Aspen, Bard, Charlottesville, Four Seasons, Kingston, Lincolnshire (UK), Marlboro, Mehli Mehta (India), Oklahoma Mozart, and Vail Music Festivals. He has toured with Musicians from Marlboro and has performed, as guest principal cellist, with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. As a guest member of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble, he has performed in New Delhi and Agra, India and in Cairo, Egypt. He has served on the faculties of the Taconic and Norfolk Chamber Music Festivals, as well as at Columbia University. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in physics from Harvard University and a Master’s degree in music from The Juilliard School. His principal teachers have been Fred Sherry, Andrés Díaz, and André Emelianoff.

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. Mr. Sauer regularly performs  the music of today both as soloist and chamber musician and in recent seasons has premiered works by Philippe Bodin, Robert Cuckson, Sebastian Currier, Keith Fitch, David Loeb, Donald Martino, David Tcimpidis, and Richard Wilson. 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.

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Download: February 4 Recital Program .pdf

For more information, call 845-758-6822, e-mail [email protected],
or visit https://bard.edu/conservatory.

Time: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm EST/GMT-5

Location: Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space

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