Hugh Brunt

Hugh Brunt (born 1986) is a British conductor who holds the positions of co-Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the London Contemporary Orchestra.[1][2]

Career

Brunt first came to attention of composer Paul Patterson while still a schoolboy.[3] Brunt attended New College, Oxford where he was a choral scholar.[3] Brunt was one of the founders of the London Contemporary Orchestra in 2008, along with violist Robert Ames.[4] Brunt and Ames had been friends from university.[5] He conducted Shiva Feshareki's "TTKonzert" which was nominated for a British Composer Award in 2010.[6] Brunt conducted Jonny Greenwood’s soundtrack to Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2012 film The Master.[7] He has also collaborated with artists including Imogen Heap,[8] Ron Arad,[9] Belle & Sebastian and Foals.[10]

Critical reception

In a positive review of a 2010 LCO concert, Geoff Brown of The Times wrote that "Brunt's conducting of every bar, from the opening buzzing bass line to the sudden consonant end assertive, was graceful, just like the music. Wonderful."[11]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.lcorchestra.co.uk/about/whos-who/
  2. ↑ Dammann, Guy (4 March 2012). "London Contemporary Orchestra/Brunt – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  3. 1 2 Hewett, Ivan (6 May 2010). "New Faces". The Daily Telegraph. p. 26.
  4. ↑ Costa, Maddy (1 December 2011). "When pop meets Prokofiev". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  5. ↑ Fisher, Neil (12 June 2012). "Simon Ambrose: passion will out". The Times. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  6. ↑ "Hear and Now: British Composer Awards 2010". BBC. 27 November 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  7. ↑ http://www.nonesuch.com/albums/the-master-soundtrack
  8. ↑ Millward, Rachel (24 February 2012). "Imogen Heap - The Seashell and The Clergyman: an introduction". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  9. ↑ http://www.roundhouse.org.uk/whats-on/productions/london-contemporary-orchestra-0
  10. ↑ Costa, Maddy (1 December 2011). "When pop meets Prokofiev". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  11. ↑ Brown, Geoff (30 June 2010). "London Contemporary Orchestra/Brunt: Concert". The Times. p. 48.


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