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Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra: The Draughtsman’s Contract

Wynton Marsalis and Michael Nyman

Part of the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra 2025-2026 Season

Add to my Calendar 24-01-2026 19:30 24-01-2026 21:30 36 Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra: The Draughtsman’s Contract Classic Michael Nyman film scores, and Wynton Marsalis’ superbly jazzy trumpet concerto, add up to an evening of sassy cool. Opening with the call of a wild elephant – nature’s first trumpeter – jazz supremo Wynton Marsalis’ Trumpet Concerto is nothing less than a dizzying history of the instrument. Travelling through fanfares and ceremonial music, Louis Armstrong and New Orleans blues, Paris conservatoire-playing and Mexican flaring trumpet, its thirty-five minutes is a feat of classical and jazz, stamina and technical prowess for both soloist and orchestra. The fabulously gifted Nigerian-Scottish trumpeter Aaron Azunda Akugbo is the star of this multifaceted work, promising a performance of virtuosic fireworks and playfulness. And it needs seven different trumpet mutes! An absolute must. In the second half, Brighton Philharmonic presents two classic film scores from one of Britain’s finest – and most multifaceted – living composers and writers, Michael Nyman. His translucent, alchemical suite from Peter Greenaway’s 1991 film Prospero’s Books complements four movements from his 1982 rollicking hit, The Draughtsman’s Contract: jazzy, punchy re-imaginings of Henry Purcell, sounding as fresh (and provocative) as the day they were written. ‘Aaron Azunda Akugbo served up a flute of sparkling champagne, the effervescent brilliance of his playing radiating through the outer movements.’ – Bachtrack Brighton Dome Concert Hall, Brighton and Hove DD/MM/YYYY

Details


Church Street
Brighton and Hove
East Sussex
BN1 1UD
England

Tickets

Prices: £13, £20, £28, £34, £39 / Under 30s from £10 / £1 child tickets / 50% off Low-Income Concessions
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Programme

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Performers

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Programme Note

Classic Michael Nyman film scores, and Wynton Marsalis’ superbly jazzy trumpet concerto, add up to an evening of sassy cool.

Opening with the call of a wild elephant – nature’s first trumpeter – jazz supremo Wynton Marsalis’ Trumpet Concerto is nothing less than a dizzying history of the instrument. Travelling through fanfares and ceremonial music, Louis Armstrong and New Orleans blues, Paris conservatoire-playing and Mexican flaring trumpet, its thirty-five minutes is a feat of classical and jazz, stamina and technical prowess for both soloist and orchestra. The fabulously gifted Nigerian-Scottish trumpeter Aaron Azunda Akugbo is the star of this multifaceted work, promising a performance of virtuosic fireworks and playfulness. And it needs seven different trumpet mutes! An absolute must.

In the second half, Brighton Philharmonic presents two classic film scores from one of Britain’s finest – and most multifaceted – living composers and writers, Michael Nyman. His translucent, alchemical suite from Peter Greenaway’s 1991 film Prospero’s Books complements four movements from his 1982 rollicking hit, The Draughtsman’s Contract: jazzy, punchy re-imaginings of Henry Purcell, sounding as fresh (and provocative) as the day they were written.

‘Aaron Azunda Akugbo served up a flute of sparkling champagne, the effervescent brilliance of his playing radiating through the outer movements.’ – Bachtrack

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