Upcoming events

• Sauter's arrangement of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue  will be performed in Seoul on 28 February 2026 by Hyojoo Lee, piano,  Sangmee Huh & Haesung Choe, violins, Minkyung Sung, viola, Soyun Kim, cello and Jungmin Cho, double bass. Details and reservation here.

• Sauter's arrangement of Haydn's Concerto in D major  Hob XVIII:11  will be performed at the Ehrbar Saal in Vienna on 6 July 2026 by Alan Ping and the Bozsodi Quartet. Read the venue's Early 2026 Program.

Latest News

• Sauter's arrangement of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue  was performed in Bangkok on 21 February 2026 by Wasin Prasertlap, piano, Thanatat Sriaranyakul & Nipakorn Limcharoen, violins, Miti Wisuthumporn & Phattarapoj Sawangchaeng, violas, Panyaphat Wongwechwiwat & Teerakiat Kerdlarp, cellos, and Prawwanitsita Neesanant, doublebass. Details here. 

"Many versions of this song have been arranged, including the piano and string small orchestra version by Louis Sauter, which guest pianist Wasin Prasertlap will perform with the bros today. However, the author still can't quite figure out... Without the wind and percussion instruments, how could we “perform jazz” and convey the boisterous sounds of a big city in the style of this song?

Understanding occurred when the final note of the song ended, and the seven musicians flicked their bows in perfect synchronization with the pianist's hand, followed by thunderous applause from the audience. We may not need to convey the boisterous sounds in the same way as the original, but we can create them in a new way, based on the instruments we have. Because if the arranger and performers can maintain the “essence” or “heart” of the song, including the emotion and atmosphere, the audience will not feel that anything is missing. The author is unsure whether it was an added interpretation by the musicians, but felt that the differences in sound from each group of instruments were clearly audible, as if they intentionally displayed extreme contrasts to show how this diverse difference could come together to create such a wonderfully beautiful song. This song was very fun to play, very jazzy, and all the different sounds blended together seamlessly. This may be the result of the “duality in energy” of Wasin and the seven-member bromance. 😆" Criticism in the Offing on Facebook (translated by Google)

• Sauter's three Miniatures for Flute (Prélude, Scherzando and Intermèdes) were performed by Iwona Glinka.

• Sauter's arrangement of Poulenc's Concerto for Two Pianos  was performed in Kawagoe, Saitama on 24 January 2026 by Yuki Nakajima & Takayuki Kunitani, pianos,  Yoko Miyano & Rumi Sakamoto, violins, Kosuke Umehara, viola, Momoko Sakata, cello and Naho Tada, double bass. Details here. Read the program.

New Recordings

New album from Phasma Music

• New Music for Solo Piano 2, released  on  15 September 2025 by Phasma Music, includes Sauter's Chasm.

New Works

• Arrangement of Sauter's Suite cosmique II for string quartet.

• Arrangement of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue for piano trio.