Marc Gruber

“Marc Gruber shows here all the possibilities of the horn, with convincingly varied expression, tonal and dynamic nuances through the use of the mute, and astonishes the audience with his long breath in broad melodic arcs.”

Born in 1993, Marc Gruber discovered the horn at the age of 4. Now, thirty years later, he stands as a model of virtuosic, timeless interpretations and richly nuanced performances.

As a soloist, Marc Gruber has appeared with the Bochumer Symphoniker, Bavarian and Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestras, the Prague Radio Orchestra, the Düsseldorf Symphony and the Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen. With this orchestra, he made his debut recording performing Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante for four solo winds and orchestra. In summer 2018, Marc Gruber made his debut with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin under Antonio Méndez as part of the Debut im Deutschlandfunk Kultur series, performing Glière’s Horn Concerto. In May 2022 he stepped in at German Hornsound for the world premiere of Erkki-Sven Tüür’s Symphony No. 10 Æris for four horns and orchestra in Bochum. He performed Ethyl Smyth’s Concerto for Violin, Horn and Orchestra with the Brucknerorchester and Francesca Dega under Markus Poschner in Linz in 2024/2025 he can be heard in Ankara with the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra and the Magdeburg Philharmonic Orchestra, among others.

Marc Gruber is Solo Horn of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra since April 2016. He previously held the same position with the Beethovenorchester Bonn from 2014-2016, the youngest ever solo horn in the orchestra. He’s toured extensively with orchestras such as the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie and the European Union Youth Orchestra in China, Japan, Korea and all over Europe.

Gruber is a permanent member of the Monet Quintett, which received a scholarship from the German Music Competition 2016 and was awarded a special prize. In 2017, the quintet was a laureate at the Lyon International Chamber Music Competition and has since performed all over Germany and Europe. The musicians released their debut recording on the CAvi-music label, featuring works from Dubugnon, Taffanel, Holst and Françaix. As a chamber musician, Marc Gruber has also performed with renowned ensembles and soloists such as the Schumann Quartett, the Linos Ensemble, the Mannheim String Quartet and hr-Brass at national and international festivals.

In 2016, the horn player won the 2nd prize at the ARD International Music Competition (1st prize was not awarded) and was also awarded the Brüder-Busch Special Prize and the Audience Prize. In 2013, the Mozart Gesellschaft Dortmund appointed him as a scholarship holder. He is prizewinner of the Lions European Music Competition, the South German Chamber Music Competition and was a scholarship holder of the International Music Academy Frankfurt in 2010. He was the first brass player ever to receive the sponsorship award Debut um elf.

Marc Gruber was a young student of Professor Joachim Pöltl in Düsseldorf and then continued studies with Professor Paul van Zelm in Cologne. Further tutelage came from Hermann Baumann, Erich Penzel, Prof. Christian Lampert and Froydis Ree Wekre.

Season 2024/2025 | Photo: Philippe Schwarz | Quote: Nürnberger Zeitung, April 20th 2023
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Atterberg
Horn concerto in A minor op. 28

Gliere
Horn concerto in B-flat major

Haydn
Horn concerto No. 1 in D major

Ligeti
Hamburg concerto

Mozart
Horn concerto No. 2 E-flat major KV 417
Horn concerto No. 3 E-flat major KV 447
Horn concerto No. 4 E-flat major KV 495

Penderecki
Horn concerto

E. Raum
Sherwood Legends

Rosetti/Rößler
Horn concerto No. 2 in E-flat major

Saint-Saens
Morceau de Concert
Romance pour Cor et Orchestre

R. Schumann
Concerto for four horns and orchestra

E. Smyth
Concerto for violin, horn and orchestra

F. Strauss
Horn concerto in E-flat major

R. Strauss
Horn concerto No. 1 E-flat major
Horn concerto No. 2 E-flat major

Telemann
Horn concerto in D major

Lortzing: Orchestral Works
Concert piece for horn and orchestra in E major

WDR Funkhausorchester Köln
Marc Gruber | Horn
Philipp Baader | Trumpet

CPO: cpo 555 626-2 (2024)

Wind Quintets

Richard Dubugnon: French Suite, for Wind Quintet
Paul Taffanel: Wind Quintet in G Minor
Gustav Holst: Wind Quintet in A flat, Op. 14
Jean Françaix: Wind Quintet No. 1

Monet Quintett
Anissa Baniahmad | Flute
Marc Gruber | Horn
Nemorino Scheliga | Clarinet
Johanna Stier | Oboe
Theo Plath | Bassoon

CAvi-music: B08DC6GSCQ (2020)

Carneval

Darius Milhaud: Scaramouche, op. 165b: 1.VIF

with Asya Fateyeva | Saxophone
Monet Quintett
Anissa Baniahmad | Flute
Marc Gruber | Horn
Nemorino Scheliga | Clarinet
Johanna Stier | Oboe
Theo Plath | Bassoon

Berlin Classics: 0301160BC (2019)

Ligeti: Hamburg Concerto (for solo horn and chamber orchestra) – hr-Sinfonieorchester – Alain Altinoglu

Marc Gruber with hr-Sinfonieorchester and Elias Grandy

Marc Gruber plays Dukas and Beethoven

Schumann: Concert piece for 4 horns – hr-Sinfonieorchester – Alain Altinoglu

Marc Gruber – NRW summer concert 2018: Glièrge: concerto for horn und orchestra op. 91 Finale

Marc Gruber – ARD Music Competition Finals 2016

Marc Gruber – ARD Music Competition 2016