Gerard Costes
In the orchestra since 2012
Born in Amposta (Spain) in 1980. At the age of ten began his musical studies at “La Lira Ampostina”. In 2001 moves to Barcelona to study at the High School of Music of Catalonia (ESMUC) with Professor Ricardo Casero, and baroque trombone with Daniel Lassalle.
Afterward in 2004 he got a scholarship to study at Royal College of Music London, where he studied with Professors Lindsay Shilling, Byron Fulcher and Graham Lee, graduated with the highest distinctions.
In 2006 he did postgraduate studies at the Hoschule für Musik Hannover with Professor Jonas Bylund.
During his student period he atended to masterclass with the professors Denis Wick, Christian Lindberg, Joseph Alessi, Jörgen Van Rijen, Stefan Schulz, Eric Crees and Chris Houlding.
From 1998 until 2002 he was member of the National Youth Orchestra of Catalonia.
He was winner of the the internacional competition of Joventuts Musicals Ciutat de Vinaròs, Spain (1999), Herbert Samuel memorial competition RCM London (2006), and Sitges international chamber music competition, Spain (2009).
He has collaborated with various orchestras and chamber music ensembles such as Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatro del Liceu, Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, BCN 216 Contemporanean Music Ensemble , Klangforum Wien, RCM Symphony Orchestra of London, Orchestra de Cadaqués, RTV Orchestra from Spain, Orchestra Ciudad de Granada, Orquesta Sinfónica Ciudad de Oviedo, Orquestra Simfònica del Vallés, Orchestra of Teatre Lliure, Andorra National Chamber Orchestra, Spiramirabilis Orchestra, Barcelona Trombone Quartet, Trombone Ensemble of Hannover, MusicAeterna brass ensemble, Barcelona Brass ensemble and London Brass. Working with various conductors and artists like Teodor Currentzis, Barnard Haitink, Naville Marriner, Eji Oue, Jordi Savall, Fernando Corona (MURCOF), John Cale, among others.
He has participated in various music festivals like Salzburger Festspiele, BBC Proms, Lucerne Festival, Festival de Peralada, Festival Grec (Barcelona), Primavera Sound.
In 2013, he recorded the Hindemith Sonata for trombone and piano included in the CD “Sonatas for….” By the discography Harmonia mundi, with the prestigious pianist Alexander Melnikov.
In 2017 he was selected by the Maestro Christian Lindberg to attend as active participant to the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival Meisterkurse.
As a soloist he has performed concerts in Spain, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, England, and Russia.
And as a teacher has been giving Masterclass in Conservatory of Liceu de Barcelona, Russian National Youth Orchestra, Societat Musical La Lira Ampostina, Societat Musical Unió Filharmonica, Sociedad Musical La Artística de Buñol (Valencia).
Since 2012 he is principal trombone of MusicAeterna Orchestra, under conductor Maestro Teodor Currentzis.
musicAeterna orchestra events
Georg Friedrich Handel (1685–1759)
Prelude
Augelletti, ruscelletti, the aria of Maria Kleopova from the oratorio La resurrezione, HWV 47 (1708)
Zadok the Priest, Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV 258 (1727)
Disserratevi, o porte d’Averno, the aria of Angel from the oratorio La resurrezione, HWV 47 (1708)
Ah! Crudel nel pianto mio, the aria of Armida from the opera Rinaldo, HWV 78 (1711)
Overture to the opera Agrippina, HWV 6 (1709–1710)
As with Rosy Steps the Morn, the aria of Irina from the oratorio Theodora, HWV 68 (1750)
De torrente in via bibet, duet with chorus from the psalm Dixit Dominus, HWV 232 (1707)
Oh, Let the Merry Bells Ring Round, aria with chorus from the oratorio L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55 (1740)
Pena tiranna, the aria of Dardano from the opera Amadigi di Gaula, HWV 11 (1715)
Eternal Source of Light Divine, fragment from the cantata Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74 (1713)
Alla Hornpipe, No. 2 from the orchestral suite
The Water Music No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349 (1716–1717)
He Saw the Lovely Youth, chorus from the oratorio Theodora, HWV 68 (1750)
Piangerò la sorte mia, the aria of Cleopatra from the opera Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17 (1724)
Ah! Stigie larve — Vaghe pupille, the recitative and aria of Orlando from the opera Orlando, HWV 31 (1733)
O Love Divine, thou Source of Fame, chorus from the oratorio Theodora, HWV 68 (1750)
Sing Ye to the Lord, chorus with solo soprano from the oratorio Israel in Egypt, HWV 54 (1739)
Performers:
artists of the Anton Rubinstein Academy
Tatiana Bikmukhametova, soprano
Yulia Vakula, mezzo-soprano
Ksenia Dorodova, soprano
Diana Nosyreva, soprano
Iveta Simonyan, soprano
Sofia Tsygankova, soprano
Andrey Nemzer, countertenor, soloist and vocal coach of the Anton Rubinstein Academy
musicAeterna Choir and Orchestra
musicAeterna Dance troupe
Music Director and Conductor Teodor Currentzis
Stage Director Elizaveta Moroz
Choirmaster Vitaly Polonsky
Assistant Conductor Evgeny Vorobyov
Production Designer, Costume Designer Sergey Illarionov
Choreographer Valentina Lutsenko
Georg Friedrich Handel (1685–1759)
Prelude
Augelletti, ruscelletti, the aria of Maria Kleopova from the oratorio La resurrezione, HWV 47 (1708)
Zadok the Priest, Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV 258 (1727)
Disserratevi, o porte d’Averno, the aria of Angel from the oratorio La resurrezione, HWV 47 (1708)
Ah! Crudel nel pianto mio, the aria of Armida from the opera Rinaldo, HWV 78 (1711)
Overture to the opera Agrippina, HWV 6 (1709–1710)
As with Rosy Steps the Morn, the aria of Irina from the oratorio Theodora, HWV 68 (1750)
De torrente in via bibet, duet with chorus from the psalm Dixit Dominus, HWV 232 (1707)
Oh, Let the Merry Bells Ring Round, aria with chorus from the oratorio L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55 (1740)
Pena tiranna, the aria of Dardano from the opera Amadigi di Gaula, HWV 11 (1715)
Eternal Source of Light Divine, fragment from the cantata Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74 (1713)
Alla Hornpipe, No. 2 from the orchestral suite
The Water Music No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349 (1716–1717)
He Saw the Lovely Youth, chorus from the oratorio Theodora, HWV 68 (1750)
Piangerò la sorte mia, the aria of Cleopatra from the opera Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17 (1724)
Ah! Stigie larve — Vaghe pupille, the recitative and aria of Orlando from the opera Orlando, HWV 31 (1733)
O Love Divine, thou Source of Fame, chorus from the oratorio Theodora, HWV 68 (1750)
Sing Ye to the Lord, chorus with solo soprano from the oratorio Israel in Egypt, HWV 54 (1739)
Performers:
artists of the Anton Rubinstein Academy
Tatiana Bikmukhametova, soprano
Yulia Vakula, mezzo-soprano
Ksenia Dorodova, soprano
Diana Nosyreva, soprano
Iveta Simonyan, soprano
Sofia Tsygankova, soprano
Andrey Nemzer, countertenor, soloist and vocal coach of the Anton Rubinstein Academy
musicAeterna Choir and Orchestra
musicAeterna Dance troupe
Music Director and Conductor Teodor Currentzis
Stage Director Elizaveta Moroz
Choirmaster Vitaly Polonsky
Assistant Conductor Evgeny Vorobyov
Production Designer, Costume Designer Sergey Illarionov
Choreographer Valentina Lutsenko
Georg Friedrich Handel (1685–1759)
Prelude
Augelletti, ruscelletti, the aria of Maria Kleopova from the oratorio La resurrezione, HWV 47 (1708)
Zadok the Priest, Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV 258 (1727)
Disserratevi, o porte d’Averno, the aria of Angel from the oratorio La resurrezione, HWV 47 (1708)
Ah! Crudel nel pianto mio, the aria of Armida from the opera Rinaldo, HWV 78 (1711)
Overture to the opera Agrippina, HWV 6 (1709–1710)
As with Rosy Steps the Morn, the aria of Irina from the oratorio Theodora, HWV 68 (1750)
De torrente in via bibet, duet with chorus from the psalm Dixit Dominus, HWV 232 (1707)
Oh, Let the Merry Bells Ring Round, aria with chorus from the oratorio L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55 (1740)
Pena tiranna, the aria of Dardano from the opera Amadigi di Gaula, HWV 11 (1715)
Eternal Source of Light Divine, fragment from the cantata Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74 (1713)
Alla Hornpipe, No. 2 from the orchestral suite
The Water Music No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349 (1716–1717)
He Saw the Lovely Youth, chorus from the oratorio Theodora, HWV 68 (1750)
Piangerò la sorte mia, the aria of Cleopatra from the opera Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17 (1724)
Ah! Stigie larve — Vaghe pupille, the recitative and aria of Orlando from the opera Orlando, HWV 31 (1733)
O Love Divine, thou Source of Fame, chorus from the oratorio Theodora, HWV 68 (1750)
Sing Ye to the Lord, chorus with solo soprano from the oratorio Israel in Egypt, HWV 54 (1739)
Performers:
artists of the Anton Rubinstein Academy
Tatiana Bikmukhametova, soprano
Yulia Vakula, mezzo-soprano
Ksenia Dorodova, soprano
Diana Nosyreva, soprano
Iveta Simonyan, soprano
Sofia Tsygankova, soprano
Andrey Nemzer, countertenor, soloist and vocal coach of the Anton Rubinstein Academy
musicAeterna Choir and Orchestra
musicAeterna Dance troupe
Music Director and Conductor Teodor Currentzis
Stage Director Elizaveta Moroz
Choirmaster Vitaly Polonsky
Assistant Conductor Evgeny Vorobyov
Production Designer, Costume Designer Sergey Illarionov
Choreographer Valentina Lutsenko
Georg Friedrich Handel (1685–1759)
Prelude
Augelletti, ruscelletti, the aria of Maria Kleopova from the oratorio La resurrezione, HWV 47 (1708)
Zadok the Priest, Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV 258 (1727)
Disserratevi, o porte d’Averno, the aria of Angel from the oratorio La resurrezione, HWV 47 (1708)
Ah! Crudel nel pianto mio, the aria of Armida from the opera Rinaldo, HWV 78 (1711)
Overture to the opera Agrippina, HWV 6 (1709–1710)
As with Rosy Steps the Morn, the aria of Irina from the oratorio Theodora, HWV 68 (1750)
De torrente in via bibet, duet with chorus from the psalm Dixit Dominus, HWV 232 (1707)
Oh, Let the Merry Bells Ring Round, aria with chorus from the oratorio L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55 (1740)
Pena tiranna, the aria of Dardano from the opera Amadigi di Gaula, HWV 11 (1715)
Eternal Source of Light Divine, fragment from the cantata Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74 (1713)
Alla Hornpipe, No. 2 from the orchestral suite
The Water Music No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349 (1716–1717)
He Saw the Lovely Youth, chorus from the oratorio Theodora, HWV 68 (1750)
Piangerò la sorte mia, the aria of Cleopatra from the opera Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17 (1724)
Ah! Stigie larve — Vaghe pupille, the recitative and aria of Orlando from the opera Orlando, HWV 31 (1733)
O Love Divine, thou Source of Fame, chorus from the oratorio Theodora, HWV 68 (1750)
Sing Ye to the Lord, chorus with solo soprano from the oratorio Israel in Egypt, HWV 54 (1739)
Performers:
artists of the Anton Rubinstein Academy
Tatiana Bikmukhametova, soprano
Yulia Vakula, mezzo-soprano
Ksenia Dorodova, soprano
Diana Nosyreva, soprano
Iveta Simonyan, soprano
Sofia Tsygankova, soprano
Andrey Nemzer, countertenor, soloist and vocal coach of the Anton Rubinstein Academy
musicAeterna Choir and Orchestra
musicAeterna Dance troupe
Music Director and Conductor Teodor Currentzis
Stage Director Elizaveta Moroz
Choirmaster Vitaly Polonsky
Assistant Conductor Evgeny Vorobyov
Production Designer, Costume Designer Sergey Illarionov
Choreographer Valentina Lutsenko
Georg Friedrich Handel (1685–1759)
Prelude
Augelletti, ruscelletti, the aria of Maria Kleopova from the oratorio La resurrezione, HWV 47 (1708)
Zadok the Priest, Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV 258 (1727)
Disserratevi, o porte d’Averno, the aria of Angel from the oratorio La resurrezione, HWV 47 (1708)
Ah! Crudel nel pianto mio, the aria of Armida from the opera Rinaldo, HWV 78 (1711)
Overture to the opera Agrippina, HWV 6 (1709–1710)
As with Rosy Steps the Morn, the aria of Irina from the oratorio Theodora, HWV 68 (1750)
De torrente in via bibet, duet with chorus from the psalm Dixit Dominus, HWV 232 (1707)
Oh, Let the Merry Bells Ring Round, aria with chorus from the oratorio L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55 (1740)
Pena tiranna, the aria of Dardano from the opera Amadigi di Gaula, HWV 11 (1715)
Eternal Source of Light Divine, fragment from the cantata Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74 (1713)
Alla Hornpipe, No. 2 from the orchestral suite
The Water Music No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349 (1716–1717)
He Saw the Lovely Youth, chorus from the oratorio Theodora, HWV 68 (1750)
Piangerò la sorte mia, the aria of Cleopatra from the opera Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17 (1724)
Ah! Stigie larve — Vaghe pupille, the recitative and aria of Orlando from the opera Orlando, HWV 31 (1733)
O Love Divine, thou Source of Fame, chorus from the oratorio Theodora, HWV 68 (1750)
Sing Ye to the Lord, chorus with solo soprano from the oratorio Israel in Egypt, HWV 54 (1739)
Performers:
artists of the Anton Rubinstein Academy
Tatiana Bikmukhametova, soprano
Yulia Vakula, mezzo-soprano
Ksenia Dorodova, soprano
Diana Nosyreva, soprano
Iveta Simonyan, soprano
Sofia Tsygankova, soprano
Andrey Nemzer, countertenor, soloist and vocal coach of the Anton Rubinstein Academy
musicAeterna Choir and Orchestra
musicAeterna Dance troupe
Music Director and Conductor Teodor Currentzis
Stage Director Elizaveta Moroz
Choirmaster Vitaly Polonsky
Assistant Conductor Evgeny Vorobyov
Production Designer, Costume Designer Sergey Illarionov
Choreographer Valentina Lutsenko