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大象传媒 Philharmonic - David Matthews, HK Gruber, Weill, Schwertsik

大象传媒 Philharmonic under HK Gruber at Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. David Matthews: Symphony No 8. Gruber: Cello Concerto. Weill: Symphony No 1. Schwertsik: Baumgesange (Tree Songs).

Live from the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester

Presented by Martin Handley

The 大象传媒 Philharmonic perform the world premiere of David Matthews' Eighth Symphony.

David Matthews: Symphony No.8 (world premiere: 大象传媒 Commission)
HK Gruber: Cello Concerto

8.15 Music Interval

8.35
Weill: Symphony No.1
Kurt Schwertsik: Baumges盲nge (Tree Songs)

Matthew Barley (cello)
大象传媒 Philharmonic
HK Gruber (conductor)

Written for the 大象传媒 Philharmonic and with tonight's conductor HK Gruber its dedicatee, the programme opens with the world premiere of David Matthews' Eighth Symphony. Matthew Barley is the soloist in Gruber's own Cello Concerto and after the interval there's a chance to hear Weill's emotionally-charged First Symphony and Gruber's compatriot Kurt Schwertsik's extrovert Baumges盲nge.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Credit

Role Contributor
Performer 大象传媒 Philharmonic

Broadcast

  • Fri 17 Apr 2015 19:30

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