BBC Philharmonic

Gruber is currently Composer and Conductor in residence with the BBC Philharmonic, conducting several concerts every season since his appointment in 2009. The concerts in Vienna on this tour also feature two of Gruber’s own compositions.

The first concert on 18 March features music by Gruber, Schwertsik and Stravinsky. Opening with Gruber’s Northwind Pictures and Schwertsik’s Nachtmusiken, the concert’s second half features a special performance of Stravinsky’s Oedipus Rex with a stellar cast featuring Ian Bostridge as Oedipus and Angelika Kirchslager as Jocasta as well as Intermusica bass Matthew Best as Tiresias.

The second concert on 19 March also features Ian Bostridge, who will be joined on stage by horn player Stefan Dohr for a performance of Britten’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings. The concert also features Gruber’s Dancing in the Dark, James MacMillan’s The Sacrifice: Three Interludes, and the Overture and Suite: Three Dance Episodes from Bernstein’s On the Town. Bernstein’s Overture to On the Town was only recently discovered in archives and this performance of the piece will mark its Austrian premiere.

Gruber and the BBC Philharmonic also perform together the previous week on 13 March at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester. In preparation for the two concerts in Vienna, the concert will also feature the MacMillan, the Britten and the Stravinsky with the same cast that will be travelling to Austria.

Performances

18 March 2013
Konzerthaus, Vienna

19 March 2013
Konzerthaus, Vienna

The Orchestra will be joined by pianist Rudolf Buchbinder and violinist Vilde Frang, Young EMI Artist of Year in 2010, for two programmes including Rachmaninov’s and Schumann’s first symphonies, Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto and Brahms Piano Concerto No.2. The tour follows a busy spring for the Orchestra who have been at the forefront of the Mahler in Manchester festival, celebrating the 150th anniversary of Mahler’s birth.

Performances

14 May 2010
Wiesbaden Kurhaus

16 May 2010
Mannheim Rosengarten

17 May 2010
Kölner Philharmonie

18 May 2010
Stuttgarter Liederhalle

19 May 2010
Aachen Eurogress

20 May 2010
Philharmonie Essen 

The orchestra and Sinaisky perform at the Great Hall of the People, situated on the edge of Tian'anmen Square, marking the Orchestra and Vassily Sinaisky’s debut performance in China. The varied orchestral programme includes music by Tchaikovsky and Dvořák as well as traditional Chinese works.

Performances

30 December 2008
Beijing National Aquatic Centre, Beijing 

31 December 2008
Great Hall of the People, Beijing 

Under the direction of Gianandrea Noseda, who brought the Orchestra to Japan in 2004, they perform in Japan in seven different venues across four cities including Tokyo and Osaka.

Whilst their inaugural tour of Korea includes concerts in Seoul Arts Center, Tongyeong, Daejeon, Gimhae and Gumi. With Hilary Hahn as soloist, programmes will include Stravinksy's Divertimento from A Fairy's Kiss, Tchaikovsky's Symphony No.6, Sibelius' Violin Concerto and Beethoven's Symphony No.7.

Performances

12 March 2008
Joetsu Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo

13 March 2008
Suntory Hall, Tokyo

14 March 2008
Joetsu Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo

15 March 2008
Festival Hall, Osaka

16 March 2008
Minato Mirai Hall, Yokohama 

18 March 2008
Tokyo Opera City, Tokyo

19 March 2008
Acros Fukuoka Hall, Fukuoka

21 March 2008
Tongyeung Citizen’s Center, Tokgyeung

22 March 2008
Daejeon Culture and Arts Centre, Daejeon

23 March 2008
Gimhae Arts & Sports Center, Gimhae

25 March 2008
Seoul Arts Center, Seoul

26 March 2008
Gumi Art Center, Gumi  

Performances