Maestro Grant Gilman conduct W&M Symphony Orchestra = Unleashed

Phi Beta Kappa Hall  
February 28, 2012 8 PM
Williamsburg, Virginia
Grant Gilman, music director 
PROGRAM:
BARTOK: Piano Concerto No. 3 (1945)
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.4, Op 36 (1878)
Bartok's last composition, the Piano Concerto No. 3, is crisp, clear and exhilarating. W&M's own Anna Kijanowska joins us on the piano for this rollicking show of both virtuosity and inward reflection. Not to be outdone or overshadowed, Tchaikovsky's typical "over the top" style is on full display in his Symphony No. 4. Conceived during the prime of his compositional output, this symphony is Tchaikovsky unleashed, especially at the end when he intends to blow the roof off the auditorium!

WMSO has performed major works by Beethoven, Berlioz, Brahms, Dvorak, Mahler, Bartok, Ravel and Tchaikovsky and offers additional opportunities such as guest artist collaborations, premieres, and tours. In 2002, WMSO took its first international tour to Italy and Sicily. The orchestra's domestic tours include performances at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall in Alexandria, VA (2011) and at the Lang Recital Hall at Swarthmore College, PA (2012). January 2012 marks the beginning of Grant Gilman’s engagement as Director of 
Orchestras at the College of William & Mary. Maestro Gilman also holds the position 
of Associate Music Director with the Round Rock Symphony Orchestra (Texas), and 
is currently finishing his doctoral studies at the University of Cincinnati College‐
Conservatory of Music (CCM), where he is a student Mark Gibson.
Maintaining an active schedule, Maestro Gilman has conducted orchestral and opera 
performances in Cincinnati, Newport News (VA), Norfolk (VA), New York, Baltimore, 
San Antonio, Toms River (NJ), Greensboro, and Newark (NJ). Most notably, he led a 
Nutcracker performance with the Moscow Ballet in Baltimore’s famed Lyric Opera 
House.