Wayne Marshall (classical musician)
Wayne Marshall OBE | |
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 Wayne Marshall in 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 13 January 1961 Oldham, Lancashire |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Pianist, organist, conductor |
| Instruments | Piano, organ |
| Website | waynemarshall.com |
Wayne Ea Marshall OBE (born 13 January 1961, Oldham, Lancashire) is a British pianist, organist, and conductor.
Biography
Marshall was born to parents originally from
Hochschule für Musik
in Vienna from 1983-1984.
As an organist, Marshall has served as organist and associate artist of the
Brno Philharmonic Orchestra at Špilberk Festival, Brno
, in 2006.As a conductor, Marshall has held such posts as principal guest conductor of the
Marshall conducted the first concert of the Chineke! Orchestra, Europe's first professional black and ethnic minority orchestra, at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London in September 2015.[6] His work with contemporary music has included conducting the European premiere of John Harbison's opera The Great Gatsby at the Semperoper, Dresden on 6 December 2015.Honours and awards
In 2004, Marshall received an Honorary Doctorate from Bournemouth University. He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Music in 2010. In October 2016, he was one of the recipients of the Barbados Golden Jubilee Award, for his services to music.
Marshall was appointed
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2021 New Year Honours for services to music.[7]
Selected discography
- Show Boat(1988)
- The Virtuoso Organist (1990)
- Gershwin: Second Rhapsody; Piano Concerto in F; Porgy & Bess Symphonic Suite (1995)
- Gershwin: Rhapsody in blue; I got rhythm; An American in Paris (1995)
- Gershwin: Songbook & Improvisations (1997)
- I Got Rhythm: Wayne Marshall Plays Gershwin (1997)
- The Most Unforgettable Organ Classics Ever (1998)
- Symphonie (1998)
- Wayne Marshall Plays Bach, Liszt, Brahms (1998)
- Grainger: Works for Piano (1999)
- Swing It! (1999)
- Organ Improvisations (1999)
- Two of a Kind (2000)
- Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris; Piano Concerto; Porgy & Bess (2002)
- Organ Works; Organ Transcriptions (2003)
- Popular Pieces for Trumpet and Organ (2005)
- Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Concerto in F; Porgy and Bess Suite (2005)
- Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Piano Concerto; An American in Paris; Porgy and Bess Suite (2005)
- Wedding Favourites (2005)
- James Macmillan: A Scotch Bestiary; Piano Concerto No. 2 (2006)
- Blues (2006)
- George Gershwin: Concerto in F; Variations on 'I Got Rhythm'; Song Improvisations (2010)
- Rhapsody in Swing (2012)
- John Rutter: The Piano Collection (2020)
References
- ^ Christopher Wood (27 April 2001). "No wrong notes". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ Tim Ashley (4 August 2008). "Wayne Marshall; BBCSSO/Runnicles". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ Tim Ashley (2 August 2010). "Proms 20 and 21: Wayne Marshall; OAE/Rattle". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "Wayne Marshall appointed Chief Conductor of WDR Rundfunkorchester from 2014/15" (Press release). Askonas Holt. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "Der englische Allroundmusiker verlässt das WDR Funkhausorchester". WDR 3 TonArt. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ George Hall (14 September 2015). "Chineke! Orchestra/Marshall review – the beginning of something culturally inspiring". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "No. 63218". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2020. p. N12.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wayne Marshall.
- Official website of Wayne Marshall
- Wayne Marshall page at AllMusic
- Agencia Camera agency page on Wayne Marshall
- William J. Zick, 'Wayne Marshall, Black British Organist, Has 21 CDS & Is Conductor of Verdi Orchestra in Milan'. Africlassical Blog, 31 March 2010
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