David Elton and Friends

David Elton is no stranger to either Australian or international audiences. The Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO) Principal Trumpet, virtuosic soloist and esteemed chamber musician brings an engaging program that highlights the range and versatility of his instrument. David is joined in his explorations by three colleagues, each renowned musicians in their own right: SSO Concertmaster Andrew Haveron, SSO Associate Principal Cello Simon Cobcroft and concert pianist and composer Stefan Cassomenos.

The recital’s first half reverse-engineers an evolution of the trumpet as a solo instrument. Australian composer Lachlan Skipworth’s Altiora Peto – a concerto for trumpet and strings arranged by the composer for trumpet and piano trio – showcases the instrument’s  agility and soaring melodic capacity. Moving back in time, the program highlights a pivotal composer-soloist pairing: Austrian composer Johann Nepomuk Hummel, successor to Haydn as Kapellmeister at the Esterházy court, wrote one of the great challenges of the trumpet repertoire for the star soloist Anton Weidinger. The afternoon ends with Kurt Weill’s entertaining Suite from The Threepenny Opera, here arranged by Australian composer James Ledger as a tour de force for trumpet and piano trio.

David Elton | Trumpet
Andrew Haveron | Violin
Simon Cobcroft | Cello
Stefan Cassomenos | Piano

Lachlan Skipworth (b. 1982)
Altiora Peto (arr. Trumpet and Piano Trio) [16']

I. Moderato ritmico – Adagio – Tempo primo
II. Tranquillo
III. Allegro

George Enescu (1881–1955)
Légende for Trumpet and Piano [6']

Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778–1837)
Trumpet Concerto in E (arr. Trumpet and Piano Trio) [17']

I. Allegro con spirito
II. Andante
III. Rondo

INTERVAL

David Sampson (b. 1961)
Memories to Keep Awhile (2014) [20']

Kurt Weill (1900–1950)
Suite from The Threepenny Opera (arr. James Ledger) [24']

I. Overture
II. The Ballad of Mack the Knife
III. Love Song
IV. The ballad of the easy life
V. Polly's Song
VI. Cannon Song