Conductor/Pianist William Noll is a performance veteran of the major concert halls of the United States and Europe. And, in the spring of 2000, he made his conducting debut in Beijing, for an outstanding sold-out performance of an all-Tchaikovsky program. From Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall in New York to festivals and tours in Italy, Belgium, and now China, Mr. Noll has established excellence in performance standards for almost three decades. He has held positions with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the Atlanta Opera, the Choral Guild of Atlanta, Providence Opera Theatre; and the summer festivals of Aspen, Spoleto and. Brevard. Mr. Noll was yet again invited to conduct the AIMS Festival Orchestra to critical acclaim in Austria this past Summer, featuring a program of French Opera scenes. Last season, he filled in at the last moment for Maestro Jens Nygaard in New York City for three sold-out performances with the Jupiter Symphony Orchestra with works by Haydn, Villa-Lobos and Glazunov. William Noll has also conducted for the New York City Opera, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra at Avery Fisher Hall, the New Mexico Symphony, the Savannah Symphony, and the Opera Orchestra of New York for summer concerts.

    Recently, Mr. Noll re-established his classical piano career by appearing in New York City, as guest soloist, with the Jupiter Symphony Orchestra and conductor Jens Nygaard in performances of the virtuoso work, Concerto #2, by Xaver Scharwenka. He appeared this season as soloist with the Dekalb Symphony in Atlanta in performances of the Piano Concerto by Aaron Copland in honor of the composer’s 100th birthday celebration. As a conductor/pianist Mr. Noll has collaborated with James Levine, Robert Shaw, Zubin Mehta, Julius Rudel, Milton Katims, John Nelson, Eve Queler, Jorge Mester, Christian Badea, and Donald Vorhees, among many others.

    In addition, his catalog of commercial recordings which include classical symphonic and jazz repertoire continues to grow on labels such as Newport Classic, Intersound, Pro-Jazz, Time-Life, and Sony. William Noll also has many TV and radio appearances to his credit. Choral concerts, jazz orchestra specials for PBS, live simulcast performances for national networks, and over six years of hosting “Fanfare,” an Atlanta weekly radio feature.


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Karl Orff's Catulli Carmina
Conducted by William Noll

Grieg's Piano Concerto
Performed by William Noll

Gershwin's Fascinating Rhythm
Performed by The William Noll Jazz Quartet