German conductor DIRK MEYER is Music Director of the Augusta Symphony in Georgia and the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra (DSSO) in Minnesota. 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.

Meyer has guest conducted many orchestras throughout the United States, including the Phoenix Symphony, Symphoria, the Orlando Philharmonic, the Springfield Symphony, the Naples Philharmonic and The Florida Orchestra. Other engagements include the Toronto Symphony and the Edmonton Symphony in Canada, the New Bedford (MA) and East Texas Symphonies, as well as the Sarasota Orchestra in Florida. Meyer is first prize winner of The American Prize in orchestral conducting and was awarded the Arts & Culture Initiative Award by the Depot Foundation in Minnesota in 2017.

Meyer’s performances have been described as "mesmerizing" and "out of this world." As a champion of orchestral music Meyer brings classical music to new audiences, creating concert experiences that range from multimedia performances, to collaborations of all kinds. Most recently Meyer created The Beethoven Project, a collaboration with Minnesota Public Radio, which features the recording of Beethoven’s nine symphonies. With the Augusta Symphony Meyer is currently recording five previously unrecorded works by Uruguayan-American composer Miguel del Aguila, in collaboration with peermusic Classical.

Maestro Meyer is the author of “Chamber Orchestra and Ensemble Repertoire. A Catalog of Modern Music”. Abroad Meyer has conducted in countries like South Africa, the Czech Republic and Germany. He also led performances at the Plovdiv Opera in Bulgaria. Prior to his current appointments Meyer served as Associate Conductor of the Sarasota Orchestra, as well as assistant conductor with the Traverse Symphony, and the Missouri Symphony Orchestra.

Meyer has studied with teachers like Neeme Järvi and Jorma Panula and assisted at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein (Germany), as well as at the Vienna State Opera (Austria) and the Teatro Real in Madrid (Spain). He holds Doctor of Musical Arts and Masters degrees in orchestral conducting from Michigan State University, as well as Bachelor’s Degrees from the Folkwang Conservatory in Germany (music) and the University Duisburg-Essen (philosophy).