Following studies in Australia, Brett Dean travelled to Germany in 1985 and became a member of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra as viola player * In addition to orchestral career gave performances as soloist including numerous first performances * In 1988 began composing, initially as an arranger * Worked in improvisation for radio and film projects in Australia * Became established as a composer in his own right through worldwide performances of the ballet One of a Kind (Nederlands Dans Theater, choreographer Jiri Kylian) and by the clarinet concerto Ariel’s Music, which won an award from the UNESCO International Rostrum of Composers * Paintings from his partner Heather Betts have initiated numerous compositions * Since 2000 has lived in Australia as freelance composer * Leading interpreters of Dean’s music include Sir Simon Rattle, Markus Stenz, Simone Young, Frank Peter Zimmermann and Daniel Harding
Looking Ahead: new work The Last Days of Socrates for the Berlin Radio Choir, WP with Berlin Philarmonic conducted by Sir Simon Rattle (Apr 2013); portrait concert in Munich Pinakothek der Moderne (Jun); festival features in Lockenhaus (July) and Grafenegg (Aug)
"...a voice of fertile imagination, originality and expressive subtlety." — Chicago Tribune
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