A Gershwin Song Book

Wayne Marshall, piano
Making his Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra debut is Wayne Marshall, a prominent pianist, organist, conductor and composer who was named “Artist of the Year” by BBC Music Magazine in 1998.

Wayne Marshall was born in the United Kingdom and, after musical studies there and in Vienna, swiftly established an international reputation as organist and pianist. He is now also in great demand as conductor and duo recitalist. Other musical activities include improvisation, jazz, radio and television presentation and composition. As solo pianist, his repertoire includes the complete works of Gershwin for piano and orchestra to works by Ravel, Bernstein, Stravinsky and Franck. A regular visitor to the BBC Proms, Mr. Marshall has appeared as both organ and piano soloist and made his Proms conducting debut in 1998 with Porgy and Bess (in a Gershwin centenary tribute).

As organ recitalist he draws on an exceptionally large and varied repertoire and has appeared widely throughout the UK, Europe, North America and the Far East. Recent recitals included the inauguration of the new organ in Los Angeles’ new Disney Hall, and a recital at Westminster Abbey. In October 2004 he earned critical acclaim for his performance in the premiere of James MacMillan’s organ concerto, A Scotch Bestiary, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Esa-Pekka Salonen in Disney Hall.

Mr. Marshall maintains a busy conducting schedule with the major orchestras of Europe and Asia. He has shown a particular flair for conducting American musicals and operettas such as Wonderful Town (Austrian Radio Symphony in his Vienna debut and also his Rotterdam Philharmonic debut); Guys & Dolls (also with the Austrian Radio Symphony); Porgy and Bess (Rotterdam Philharmonic) and West Side Story at the Bregenz Festival.

With Kim Criswell, the eminent singing actress, Mr. Marshall has participated in orchestral projects and recitals in Berlin, Hong Kong, Italy and London. He also gives regular violin/piano recitals with Tasmin Little and occasional trumpet/organ and trumpet/piano recitals with Ole Edvard Antonsen. The 2002 Braunschweig Festival presented “Wayne Marshall and Friends,” in which all of these duos appeared, and he returned for a similar project in 2003. He also performs recitals with Willard White.

Wayne Marshall is Organist-in-Residence of Manchester's Bridgewater Hall. In addition to consultation over programming, he is closely involved with the Hall’s audience development, education and outreach programs. In 2004 Mr. Marshall was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Bournemouth University in recognition of his longstanding relationship with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.

Mr. Marshall has recorded for many labels, among them EMI Classics, Virgin Classics, Philips Classics, Delos and Blue Note. Notable releases as conductor/soloist include two highly-praised Gershwin discs with the Aalborg Symphony. His many recordings of piano with orchestra include Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and Second Rhapsody with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra under John Mauceri, and a Bernstein album with Paavo Järvi and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Solo piano releases include I Got Rhythm and Gershwin Song Book (which earned an ECHO/Deutscher Schallplattenpreis award), and releases as organist include solo recital CDs. His most recent releases include his Berlin Philharmonic/Abbado Hindemith Kammermusik No. 7.

From http://www.cincinnatisymphony.org/Musicians/GuestArtists/Marshall.asp

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