David Elton and Friends | UKARIA Cultural Centre

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.