大象传媒

HK Gruber makes his formal debut at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall in his new role as the 大象传媒 Philharmonic's Composer/Conductor with the UK premiere of his trumpet concerto: 'Busking', performed with soloist H脙楼kan Hardenberger.

He starts his tenure with a programme with a typically 20th Century slant, presenting excerpts from Weill's Threepenny Opera as well as Stravinsky's Symphony in Three Movements alongside his own work. His own music is strongly influenced by jazz and cabaret, and he is fascinated by the wealth of classical repertoire from the last century which he believes to be under-explored. Busking is a three movement concerto for string orchestra in which the soloist plays on three different trumpets, getting the instruments to variously twang, squeak and squawk, depending which mute is used.

Weill - Little Threepenny Music
HK Gruber: Busking (UK Premiere)
Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements

H脙楼kan Hardenberger (trumpet)
大象传媒 Philharmonic
HK Gruber (conductor)

Followed by a focus on sacred music. Ian Skelly is joined by Harry Christophers, conductor of The Sixteen, to explore some of the music featured in the 大象传媒4 series Sacred Music.

Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem (2nd mov, Denn alles Fleisch)
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers (conductor)
CORO COR 16050, Tr 2

Bruckner: Tota Pulchra es, Maria (antiphon)
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers (conductor)
UCJ 4766295, Tr 4

James Macmillan: O bone Jesu
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers (conductor)