Dylan Sauerwald is a distinctive historical keyboardist and conductor. At the keyboard, he has been praised for his “fleet fingers” and “sophisticated playing,” (Capriccio), and as a conductor, his productions have been called “heart-wrenching and self-reflecting” (OperaWire). Mr. Sauerwald has performed in venues from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art to Taipei's National Recital Hall, and his playing is featured in the BBC historical drama Poldark.
As a recording artist, Mr. Sauerwald can be heard on the New Focus, Coro, and Urtext labels, as soloist and continuo player on the harpsichord, organ, fortepiano, and lautenwerck. Standout recordings include the world premiere of David Funck's 1677 collection Stricturae Viola-di Gambicae, as well as appearances at the fortepiano with the Handel & Haydn Society in a disc of Haydn's orchestral works, and as harpsichord soloist in Manuel de Falla's Retablo del Maese Pedro with Unitas Ensemble.
A champion of early opera, he has led productions of rarely-performed works acclaimed as “refined and flexible,” (Boston Globe) “fearless,” (Voce di Meche) and “a remarkable musical experience” (OperaWire). He is in demand as a guest conductor, appearing with Des Moines Metro Opera, MIRYAM ensemble, Dorian Baroque, the Cantanti Project, Ensemble Musica Humana, and others.
Mr. Sauerwald directs Polyphemus, an early music collective, and is Director of Music at Green’s Farms Church in Westport, CT. He can be heard performing with the Handel & Haydn Society, Emmanuel Music, Lorelei Ensemble, Trinity Bach Vespers, Three Notch’d Road, Dorian Baroque, The Weckmann Project, Ensemble Musica Humana, and many others. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree in early keyboard performance from McGill University and a Master of Music degree from Boston University.
