Music Director and Conductor of
the Greenwich Symphony since
1975, David Gilbert is acclaimed for
his dynamic performances with
orchestras throughout the United
States, the Far East and Europe. Born
to a family of musicians, he received
his Bachelor's and Master's Degrees
from the Eastman School of Music, and
won first prize in the 1970 Dimitri
Mitropoulos International Conducting Competition.
Assistant conductor of the New York
Philharmonic from 1970 to 1979, he was
principal conductor of the American Ballet Theatre
from 1971 to 1975.
From 1980 to 1982, at China's
invitation, David Gilbert served as
principal guest conductor of the Beijing Central
Philharmonic. The first American musician to hold a
position of prominence in China, Mr.
Gilbert was instrumental in rebuilding
that nation's major symphonic orchestra.
David Gilbert is a faculty
member of the Manhattan School of
Music where he has conducted both symphony and
opera, including several important New York premieres.
CDs of Ned Rorem's ''Miss Julie,''
Benjamin Britten's ''Albert Herring,''
William Mayer's ''A Death in the Family,'' and Scott
Eyerly's ''The House of the Seven Gables'' (world
premiere performance) with the MSM
Opera Department, David Gilbert
conducting, have been released.
His compositions for chamber
ensemble, orchestra, and opera include
his ''Concerto for Trombone, Brass and Orchestra,''
''Ballade Concertante for Tuba and Orchestra,'' and
''Phoenix Madrigal'' for flute and strings.
Mr. Gilbert is music director
of the Bergen (NJ) Philharmonic and
the Senior Concert Orchestra of New York. He resides in
Nutley, New Jersey, with his wife and three children.
