Dirk Brossé

Category:dirigent, componist, docent, hedendaagse componist, hedendaagse muziek, repertoire
Gent, 18.02.1960
Genre(s):21ste eeuw / hedendaags, 20ste eeuw, filmmuziek

Biography

 

Dirk Brossé, an internationally acclaimed conductor and award winning composer, is currently Music Director of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, and Music Director of the Ghent Film FestivalHe is also professor of composition and conducting at the School of Arts / Royal Conservatory of Music in his hometown Ghent, Belgium.

Dirk Brossé has guest-conducted many top orchestras, all over the world, among them, the London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic, Vancouver Opera, Opéra de Lyon, Hong Kong Chinese Orchestral’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and the Philharmonic Orchestras of Brussels, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Basel, Madrid, Birmingham, Ulster, Liverpool, Glasgow, Stavanger, Goteborg, Prague, Copenhagen, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Seoul, Queensland, St Petersburg, Caracas, Hiroshima, Osaka, Munich, Dublin, Krakow, Budapest, Vancouver, and Los Angeles. In 2008 he made his first appearance at the Royal Albert Hall in London, conducting the London Symphony Orchestra. In 2016 he made his debut at the Carnegie Hall, New York.

Maestro Brossé is also a highly-regarded, award-winning composer, whose body of some 400 works includes concerti, oratorios, lieder, chamber music and symphonic pieces, as well as scores for cinema, television and stage, such as the Emmy-nominated score for the BBC/HBO series, Parade’s End. Other scores include Prince of AfricaDaensSacco & VanzettiTintinRembrandtBen XPauline & Paulette14-18 and Scrooge.

Maestro Brossé’s versatility is evident in the works he has composed for age-old instruments from around the world, an enthusiasm that has led him to champion variety in repertoire and to integrate broad cultural traditions in his programmes for the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia. His Pictures at an Exhibition, inspired by a series of paintings on display in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, was commissioned by the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia in 2015 and had its world premiere in Perelman Hall, followed by a performance in New York City’s Carnegie Hall.

Maestro Brossé is a versatile and creative performer with a keen interest in cinematic music; he is an early advocate of bringing movie scores to orchestral venues. He was chosen by John Williams to conduct the Star Wars in Concert World Tour in 2009, the first world tour of its kind. He is also director of The World Soundtrack Academy at the prestigious Ghent Film Festival.

He has made more than 100 CD recordings and has collaborated with world-class artists such as José Van Dam, Barbara Hendricks, Julia Migenes, Claron McFadden, Julian Lloyd Webber, Sabine Meyer, Alison Balsom, Salvatore Accardo, John Williams, Toots Thielemans, Gabriel Yared, Hans Zimmer, Elmer Bernstein, Emma Thompson, Kenneth Branagh, Randy Crawford, Lisa Gerrard, Mel Brooks, Sinead O’ Connor, Maurice Jarre, Michel Legrand, Youssou N’Dour, Marcel Khalifé, John Malkovich. He has worked with directors Stijn Coninx, Frank Van Laecke, Susanna White and Roland Joffé, and with writers Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Seth Gaaikema and Didier Van Cauwelaert.

Dirk Brossé has been awarded the title Cultural Ambassador of Flanders, the Flemish Parliament’s Gold Medal for Merit, the Achille Van Acker Prizethe Joseph Plateau Honorary Award and the Global Thinkers Forum Award for Excellence in Cultural Creativity.

In 2013 he was elevated to Belgium’s hereditary nobility, with the personal title of Ridder (Sir). He is a member of the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts and, since 2018, also a Fellow in Arts & Humanities at the Brussels University VUB. His Majesty King Filip of Belgium recently awarded Dirk Brossé the Belgian Monarchy’s highest honour: Commander in the Order of Leopold.

 


 

Selective discography

Dirk Brossé - A Portrait in MusicDirk Brossé - A Portrait in Music (2010)
20th century
Dirk Brossé, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Dirk Brossé, Philharmonisch orkest van de BRT, Fernand Terby, Nieuw Belgisch Kamerorkest
Earth tonesEarth tones (2009)
21st century / contemporary
Arco Baleno, Peter Verhoyen, Dirk Lievens, Kaat De Cock, Stefaan Craeynest, Jan Verheye, Ann-Sofie Vande Ginste, Annelies Boodts (...)
Crazy diamonds - Claron sings BrosséCrazy diamonds - Claron sings Brossé (2009)
21st century / contemporary
Claron McFadden, Dirk Brossé, Brussels Philharmonic, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Dirk Brossé, Dirk Brossé
The circle of natureThe circle of nature (2009)
21st century / contemporary
Viviane Spanoghe, Eddy Vanoosthuyse, Brussels Philharmonic, Dirk Brossé
Angelo BadalamentoAngelo Badalamento (2009)
soundtrack
Brussels Philharmonic, Dirk Brossé
For the record Mychael DannaFor the record Mychael Danna (2008)
soundtrack
Brussels Philharmonic, Mychael Danna, Devotchka, Nicholas Dodd, James Hopkins, Dirk Brossé
De Kavijaks - Originele muziek door Dirk BrosséDe Kavijaks - Originele muziek door Dirk Brossé (2007)
soundtrack
Dirk Brossé, Prima La Musica, Dirk Brossé
Christmas with José Van DamChristmas with José Van Dam (2006)
classical
Dirk Brossé, Vlaams Radio Orkest
Marc MatthysMarc Matthys (2006)
20th century
Marc Matthys, Eddie Daniels, Eddy Vanoosthuyse, Vlaams Radio Orkest, Marc Matthys Trio, I Solisti Da Camera, Koninklijke Muziekkapel van de Gidsen, Marc Matthys (...)
Kuifje - De zonnetempelKuifje - De zonnetempel (2001)
musical
Belgian National Orchestra, Tom Van Landuyt, Henk Poort, Jacqueline Van Quaille, Chris Van den Durpel, Guido Naessens, Frans Van Der Aa, Chris De Moor (...)

Selectieve discografie als componist

Our Nature / Onze NatuurOur Nature / Onze Natuur (2022)
21st century / contemporary
Brussels Philharmonic, Dirk Brossé, Dirk Brossé
Dirk Brossé: Music for stringsDirk Brossé: Music for strings (2022)
21st century / contemporary
Young Belgian Strings, Dirk Brossé, Dirk Van de Moortel
Virtuoso music for solo cello in BelgiumVirtuoso music for solo cello in Belgium (2022)
20th century, 21st century / contemporary, romanticism
Herwig Coryn, Dirk Brossé, Roland Coryn, André Laporte, Lucien Posman, Rudi Tas, Piet Swerts, Luc Van Hove (...)
Dirk Brossé - The Pulse of JoyDirk Brossé - The Pulse of Joy (2021)
21st century / contemporary
Brussels Philharmonic, Dirk Brossé
Dirk Brossé - Guilty pleasuresDirk Brossé - Guilty pleasures (2021)
21st century / contemporary
Eliane Reyes, Dirk Brossé
Dirk Brossé. Cello Concerto for IsabelleDirk Brossé. Cello Concerto for Isabelle (2016)
21st century / contemporary
Dirk Brossé, Dirk Brossé, London Symphony Orchestra, Marie Hallynck
World heritage songs from ChinaWorld heritage songs from China (2015)
classical crossover
Prima La Musica, Dirk Brossé, Dirk Brossé, Qilian Chen
Haiku Cycle OneHaiku Cycle One (2013)
classical, 21st century / contemporary
Dirk Brossé, Hanne Roos, Daniel Blumenthal
Parade's EndParade's End (2012)
Soundtracks/ Musicals, classical
Dirk Brossé, Brussels Philharmonic, Dirk Brossé
Flowers for the bass clarinetFlowers for the bass clarinet (2012)
20th century
Jan Guns, Johan Favoreel, Wilfried Westerlinck, Anastasia Koszushko, York Bowen, Rita Rommes, Alain Craens, Moscou Chamber Soloists (...)

Selectieve discografie als medewerker

Transatlantisch Vriendschapsconcert 2011 (Red Star Line)Transatlantisch Vriendschapsconcert 2011 (Red Star Line) (2011)
classical
Diverse uitvoerders, Dirk Brossé, Franz Anton Hoffmeister, Georg Friedrich Händel, Luigi Boccherini, Bedřich Smetana, John Corigliano
La soledad de America LatinaLa soledad de America Latina (1992)
20th century, World / Ethnic
BRTN Filharmonisch Orkest, Dirk Brossé, Dirk Brossé

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