The fact that itʼs contemporary music is only a byproduct of that and not the thing thatʼs most exciting. TM: Do you see yourself as a trumpeter who specializes in contemporary music?įorman: My involvement in contemporary music stems from my passion for working with living composers. I was struck by both the strength of his opinions and his gentle manner. How many times in life does one get a chance to play that, he asked me as we searched the massive basement area of the opera house for a practice room to talk. He was happy to be playing Der Rosenkavalier that week. We met after a rehearsal at the German Opera in Berlin. In the 80ʼs, he forged a career as an orchestral player in both Germany and Belgium and has been featured as a soloist with the Berlin Philharmonic, the Czech Philharmonic, and the Austrian Radio Orchestra.įorman is also a passionate educator and has a professorship in Berlin at the Hanns Eisler Music Conservatory. He had been a member of Ensemble Modern for over ten years and has worked closely with such composers as Karlheinz Stockhausen and Luciano Berio, Frank Zappa, and György Ligeti.īorn in New York in 1959, he studied trumpet at the Hartt School of Music in West Hartford, Connecticut. WILLIAM FORMAN is one of the most important trumpet players in contemporary classical music today. Bach), as heard in its Stokowski version in Disneys classic Mickey Mouse movie, Fantasia.īeginning an important musical partnership for Deutsche Grammophon, expect the unexpected from one of the most exciting, energetic and insightful young maestros of our age.WILLIAM FORMAN / Contemporary American Brass in Berlin Plus a selection of popular Stokowski transcriptions, including the famous Toccata and Fugue in D minor (J. This new album focuses on Stravinsky's daring, revolutionary and game-changing ballet score, The Rite of Spring given its American premiere performance by Stokowski and his Philadelphia Orchestra, and a work that reaches its centenary milestone in 2013. Musical showmanship, free-thinking and a populist approach to contemporary music are characteristics of Stokowski's distinguished conducting and recording career. Stokowski spent some of his most important and fruitful years in charge of the orchestra in Philadelphia, in a position that brought him some of his greatest accomplishments. Introducing the international debut Deutsche Grammophon orchestral album from leading French-Canadian conductor Yannick Nezet-Seguin and the distinguished Philadelphia Orchestra.Ī powerful musical tribute to the mighty Leopold Stokowski (1882 1977), 35 years after his death, from the young conductor who now continues his legacy. The works were written during a period of great musical and artistic innovation that saw the horn developed fully as a featured orchestral and solo instrument. Montone contends that horn players are privileged to perform some of the most beautiful music ever written and in this recording, imagined as a recital, she and her colleague, pianist Anna Polonsky explore the connection between Romantic and contemporary horn writing by following a chronological progression that spans 120 years. She was awarded the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2006 and in 1996 was the winner of the Paxman Young Horn Player of the Year Award in London. Montone is on the faculty at Juilliard as well as the Curtis Institute. She has performed as soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Saint Louis, Dallas, National, and the Polish National Radio Symphonies as well as the Warsaw National Philharmonic. Grammy Award winning artist Jennifer Montone is the principal horn of the Philadelphia Orchestra and an internationally acclaimed soloist and chamber musician.