John Wilson

Pianist

Marin Symphony

American pianist John Wilson has performed extensively in North America and Europe. As a soloist, he has appeared with the San Francisco Symphony, New World Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of New York, Chamber Orchestra of San Antonio, Napa Valley Symphony Orchestra, and both the New Amsterdam Symphony and Orchestra Camerata Notturna in New York, NY. He made his Marin Symphony debut in April 2024 playing Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 1 with Maestro Daniel Stewart, and is Principal Keyboard with that orchestra. He recently won 1st prize in the 2019 International Respighi Prize Competition.

Wilson has collaborated in chamber music concerts with musicians of the San Francisco Symphony and San Diego Symphony, and has appeared in recital with violinists Joshua Bell and Anthony Marwood, cellist Johannes Moser, and vocalists Audra McDonald, Andrea Bocelli, and Bernadette Peters.

His first solo album, Upon Further Reflection, was released in 2022 and was named a Top 10 Classical Recording by The Arts Fuse magazine.