Maestro William Intriligator strongly believes in the power of symphonic music to transform lives, to unite communities, and to heal the world.
Intriligator has been the Music Director and Conductor of the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra since 2000. His leadership and musicianship have helped the DSO reach new audiences, attain new artistic heights, diversify programming, partner with many new organizations, and achieve unprecedented success.
During his tenure with the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra, Intriligator has presented many extraordinary productions including five staged operas, four staged ballets, and a staged production of West Side Story. Many will also remember the unique production Star-Crossed Lovers which combined concert, opera, and theater in a staged retelling of Romeo and Juliet.
Other special projects during his tenure include composer festivals (Mozart, Shostakovich, Beethoven), a multi-cultural festival, a multi-media partnership with Bluff Strokes Art Festival, “Voices” concerts in the Millwork District in partnership with artists, performing as oboe soloist with the orchestra, concerts with world-renowned violinist Midori as part of the Midori Residency Program, and accompanying musical prodigy Ethan Bortnick in a concert that became a popular PBS television special, “The Power of Music.”
Intriligator feels strongly that the DSO should promote local and regional composers, performers, and artists. During his tenure, the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra has commissioned and performed over 30 new works by Dubuque-area composers, as well as featured many Tri-State performers as soloists.
This season, the orchestra is commissioning and performing the world premiere of Dubuque-native Michael Gilbertson’s Cello Concerto for Artist-in-Residence cellist Zuill Bailey. The orchestra, Maestro, Gilbertson, and Bailey will record an album of Gilbertson’s music in March.
Regional & National Impact
We share our Maestro with the Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra in Wyoming, where Intriligator is currently in his 18th season as Music Director and Conductor. As a guest conductor, Intriligator has led performances with many distinguished orchestras across the country, including those of Honolulu, Houston, Minnesota, Richmond, Saint Paul, Savannah, Syracuse, and Tulsa. His European conducting debut was in Italy with the Bari Symphony Orchestra; and, after the success of that concert, the orchestra immediately invited him to return and conduct two more concerts.
Intriligator has a wide repertoire, including ballet, Baroque, contemporary music, oratorio, rock and country concerts, and film with live orchestra. As an opera conductor, he has led productions of works by Mozart, Donizetti, Verdi, Bizet, and Puccini, and he was previously Assistant Conductor of the Minnesota Opera. This past summer he was invited to conduct Donizetti’s bel canto opera La Favorita with Concert Opera of Greater Chicago.
Intriligator previously served as Staff Conductor at the Minnesota Orchestra and Assistant Conductor of the Southwest German Radio Orchestra. He was a regular guest conductor of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra for five seasons while living in the Twin Cities, conducting the SPCO in educational concerts, family concerts, regional tours, and concerts of new music.
Originally from Santa Monica, California, Intriligator earned many accolades as an oboist before turning to conducting. He graduated with highest honors in music from Princeton University. He then studied conducting in France with Charles Bruck and in Germany and Austria with Michael Gielen. He earned his masters and doctoral degrees in orchestral conducting at the University of Minnesota.
Intriligator was a conducting fellow at the Aspen Music Festival for two summers and attended the Pierre Monteux School for four summers. He was also a protégée of Christian Thielemann for many years in Germany, Italy, and the U.S.
For more information on our Maestro, including a complete concert schedule, please visit: http://www.williamintriligator.com
