Name Gerhard Gruber | Role Composer | |
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Awards Landeskulturpreis Oberoesterreich, Nestroypreis Music director Cafe Elektric, The City Without Jews, The Moon of Israel Similar People Buster Keaton, Pablo Picasso, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Keith Emerson, Buckminster Fuller | ||
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Gerhard Gruber (born 6 May 1951 in Aigen im Mühlkreis) is an Austrian composer and piano player. As accompanist for silent movies he has become the leading authority in Austria since 1988.
Contents
- Silent movie stummfilm film muet cafe elektric silentmovie music by gerhard gruber part 1
- Silent movie stummfilm film muet cafe elektric music by gerhard gruber part 5
- Performances for Silent Movies out of 450
- Venues
- Theatre Works Selection
- References
He has performed for about 600 different films (Paris, Krasnoyarsk /Siberia, Mexico, Kiew, Odessa 2017, Los Angeles 2012, Mumbai-Pune 2012, Washington-Los Angeles 2011, Delhi-Pune-Goa/India 2011, Tokyo 2006/2007/2008, Hobart/Australia 2007-09, Rotorua/New Zealand 2008/2010, Padova, Motovun Film Festival 2007, Cineconcerts Bordeaux 2005, Filmfestival Pisek/CZ 2008/2011, Filmfestival Uherske Hradiste 2009/2011, Viennale 1999-2004/2012, Munich, Hamburg, Diagonale). He composed the music for Café Elektric.
From 1983 until 2011 Gerhard Gruber was working and performing as a composer and musician for theatre.
He was featured in Ilse Aichinger's Subtexte as "the one who first makes each film possible and, at the same time, unnecessary. Those who have seen his hands move on the illuminated keys might even risk forgetting Chaplin"
Gruber was awarded the Nestroy-Theaterpreis in 2006 and the Bühnenkunstpreis des Landes Oberösterreich in 2008.