Great Rotary Meetings - George Hanson
Posted by Scott Vaughan
George Hanson, Tucson Symphony Music Director and Conductor, in his 14th season as TSO's multi-talented music director and passionate spokesman, has helped establish the profile of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra as the flagship organization in Tucson's cultural life.
Since his arrival in 1996, Mr. Hanson has led the TSO to international recognition. TSO's first recording, released in 2008, reached No. 2 on U.S. Classical charts, and was lauded by critics around the globe. Stereophile Magazine praised the orchestra's "chamber-music-like interaction" with pianist Alain Lefevre in Andre Matthieu's Piano Concerto No. 4, "a work demanding-- and here receiving- utmost virtuosity and musicality." In an editorial, the Arizona Daily Star proclaimed, "TSO recording proves Tucson has a gem."
In seven years as General Music Director of the Wuppertal Symphony and Opera in Germany, Mr. Hanson oversaw nearly 50 opera productions and made six recordings with the orchestra. He has joined TSO's musicians as solo pianist, conducting concertos from the keyboard. The Arizona Daily Star called his performance of Mozart "an impressive display."
In seven years as General Music Director of the Wuppertal Symphony and Opera in Germany, Mr. Hanson oversaw nearly 50 opera productions and made six recordings with the orchestra. He has joined TSO's musicians as solo pianist, conducting concertos from the keyboard. The Arizona Daily Star called his performance of Mozart "an impressive display."
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