Acknowledged for his “sense of style and sophistication” by Opera News, noted as “an amazingly versatile conductor” by The Boston Globe, praised for conducting with “admiral command” by The New York Times, and KUSC calls him “one of the most adventurous conductors in the world today”. Gil Rose is a musician helping to shape the future of classical music. Over the past two decades, Mr. Rose has built a reputation as one of the country’s most inventive and versatile conductors before the public.
His dynamic performances on both the symphonic and operatic stages as well as over 100 recordings have garnered international critical praise.
BMOP/Odyssey Opera's recording of John Corigliano & Mark Adamo's "The Lord of Cries" nominated for GRAMMYs
Read... the recording offers a superb sampling of the composer's artistry and stylistic approach, especially when the material's delivered with so much enthusiasm by Rose, the BMOP, and the soloists.
- Textura on Joan Tower's Piano Concerto (Homage to Beethoven), January 2024
Marc-André Hamelin, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, and conductor Gil Rose give a dashing performance on this release (BMOP/sound), which also includes three other Tower concertos. Of those, “Red Maple,” for bassoon and strings, shows how delicate and imaginative Tower’s textural palette can be.
– David Weininger, Boston Globe on Joan Tower's Piano Concerto (Homage to Beethoven), December 2023
This album from the dependable Boston Modern Orchestra Project, an orchestra devoted to contemporary music, spotlights four terrific concertos with expert soloists.
– Tom Huizenga, NPR on Joan Tower's Piano Concerto (Homage to Beethoven), December 2023