These concerts are the North Carolina Symphony debut of Terrence Wilson.

Acclaimed by the Baltimore Sun as “one of the biggest pianistic talents to have emerged in this country in the last 25 years,” Terrence Wilson has appeared as soloist with the symphony orchestras of Atlanta, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Dallas, Detroit, and St. Louis; the National Symphony Orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra, the Minnesota Orchestra, and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. Abroad, he has played concertos with such ensembles as the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, and Royal Scottish National Orchestra.

Wilson has given recitals at U.S. venues including Lincoln Center and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as well as European venues including the Verbier Festival and the Louvre. Among his festival appearances are Aspen Music Festival, Blossom Music Festival, Tanglewood, Wolf Trap, and an appearance with Grant Park Symphony Orchestra on July 4, 2015 before an audience of over fifteen thousand. He also performs regularly with Ritz Chamber Players.

Wilson has received awards and prizes including the Sony ES Award for Musical Excellence, an Avery Fisher Career Grant, and The Juilliard School’s Petschek Recital Award. He has been featured on broadcasts including NPR’s Performance Today, WQXR radio, public television, and as a guest on late night network television. In 2011, he was nominated for a Grammy for his (world premiere) recording with the Nashville Symphony, conducted by Giancarlo Guerrero, of Michael Daugherty’s Deus ex Machina—written for Wilson in 2007.

Wilson serves on the piano faculty at Bard College Conservatory of Music and at Brevard Music Center in North Carolina and held a teaching residency at Boston University’s Tanglewood Institute.

A native of the Bronx, Wilson is a graduate of The Juilliard School and resides in Montclair, New Jersey.