IDAGIO | Gregson: A Song for Chris - Trombone Concerto - Music for Chamber Orchestra

Featuring

Bramwell Tovey
Peter Moore
Timothy Welch
Guy Johnston
BBC Concert Orchestra
Edward Gregson

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Performer Biography

Guy Johnston, the cellist on this album, won the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition in 2000.

Recording & Production

The idea for this album evolved from the connection between the two soloists, Peter Moore and Guy Johnston, both winners of the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Edward Gregson's concertos are deeply influenced by his early experiences hearing piano concertos, particularly the dramatic interaction between soloist and orchestra.

Recording & Production

This recording was made with the assistance of a grant from the Ida Carroll Trust, in association with the Manchester Musical Heritage Trust.

Performer Biography

Peter Moore, the trombonist on this album, won the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition in 2008 at the age of twelve.

Performer Biography

Bramwell Tovey, the conductor for this album, is the Music Director of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and has won a Juno Award in both conducting and composing categories.

Composition History

All of Edward Gregson's concertos were written for a specific performer, which influenced the musical material, though the performers on this recording are not always the original dedicatees.