All That Classical Jazz feat. Terrence Wilson, Nashville Symphony: at Schermerhorn Symphony Center (Nashville, TN) Fri. November 30, 2012

All That Classical Jazz feat. Terrence Wilson, Nashville Symphony

SunTrust Classical Series- Bramwell Tovey, guest conductor

Nashville Scene Critic's Pick …

George Gershwin was a composer divided between two worlds. The Brooklyn pianist was a prominent figure on the classical scene while thriving at the heart of the Jazz Age. He was as comfortable in Tin Pan Alley performing alongside Al Jolson as he was studying under Ravel and citing Shostakovich as a major influence. Instead of prioritizing the opposing styles, Gershwin blended his classical background with the current music of his era to invent a groundbreaking catalog of timeless works. Sandwiched between Bramwell Tovey’s Urban Runway and William Walton’s Symphony No. 1 in B-flat minor, Gershwin ultimately proves to be the meat of the bill, with a featured performance of his only concerto. Commissioned by New York Symphony Orchestra’s longtime director Walter Damrosch, Concerto in F was the first piece Gershwin orchestrated entirely by himself, and it successfully straddles the two forms. The piece’s innovative syncopation is complemented by tactful piano work, and ultimately concludes in the relentless grandeur of the third movement, all the while reinforcing a jazz theme that is unmistakably and unapologetically Gershwin at his finest.

—Matt Fox

Schermerhorn Symphony Center

Fri. 11/30/12
Show: 8:00 PM
$39.00 - $109.00
All ages
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Terrence Wilson

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Montclair NJ

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Pianist Terrence Wilson has established a reputation as one of today's most gifted instrumentalists. He has appeared with many prestigious ensembles, including the symphony orchestras of Atlanta, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Washington, DC (National Symphony), San Francisco, St. Louis and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, as well as with the orchestras of Cleveland, Minnesota and Philadelphia. Among the conductors with whom he has worked are Marin Alsop, Christoph Eschenbach, Alan Gilbert, Neeme Jarvi, Yoel Levi, Andrew Litton, Jesus Lopez-Cobos, Robert Spano, Yuri Temirkanov, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski and Gunther Herbig. Mr. Wilson's 09-10 season includes a return engagement with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, and performances with the Indianapolis Symphony, Winston-Salem Symphony, Grand Rapids Symphony, Modesto Symphony, and Brevard Symphony Orchestra. North American recital appearances include the cities of Seattle and Cincinnati. In the 08-09 season, Mr. Wilson gave performances with the orchestras of Eugene, Jacksonville, Pensacola, South Bend, Columbus (GA) and Elgin, as well as with the Alabama Symphony, the Tucson Symphony and the Kalamazoo Symphony. The 2007-08 season included performances of Michael Daugherty's new concerto, Deus ex Machina, with the Syracuse, Rochester and New Jersey Symphonies. Wilson recorded the work on the NAXOS label with the Nashville Symphony conducted by its Music Director, Giancarlo Guerrero to critical acclaim. Mr. Wilson also returned in 07-08 to the Cincinnati Symphony performing the Khachaturian Concerto with Hans Graf conducting. In January/February of 2008 he toured the southeastern U. S. with the Sofia Festival Orchestra. Abroad, Terrence Wilson has played concerti with such ensembles as the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra in Switzerland, the Malaysian Philharmonic, and the Orquestra Sinfonica do Estado de Minas Gerais in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. In 2005, he toured Spain with the Baltimore Symphony with Yuri Temirkanov conducting. He makes his Scottish National Orchestra debut in January 2010, with performances in Glasgow and Aberdeen.

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