HK Gruber
b. 1943
Austrian
Summary
HK Gruber defies categorisation as quickly as cultural experts can attempt to label him. Neo-Romantic, neo-tonal, neo-expressionist, neo-Viennese: none of these labels fit him – rather, he is a sensitive (and thoroughly accomplished) composer who responds to every musical stimulus he encounters, whether sophisticated or unsophisticated, twelve-tone or seven-tone, bitter or sweet, and who cannot be tempted into making any statement with a contrived musical accent.
(Paul Driver)
Biography
HK Gruber defies categorisation as quickly as cultural experts can attempt to label him. Neo-Romantic, neo-tonal, neo-expressionist, neo-Viennese: none of these labels fit him – rather, he is a sensitive (and thoroughly accomplished) composer who responds to every musical stimulus he encounters, whether sophisticated or unsophisticated, twelve-tone or seven-tone, bitter or sweet, and who cannot be tempted into making any statement with a contrived musical accent.
(Paul Driver)