Brett Dean
b. 1961
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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 and Markus Stenz
Works by Brett Dean include:
Carlo (1997) for strings, sampler and tape
Beggars and Angels (1999) for large orchestra
Pastoral Symphony (2001) for chamber orchestra
Viola Concerto (2004)
Looking Ahead: FP of Polysomnography in Lucerne (Sep) and of Songs of Joy in Liverpool (Oct); continung work on his operatic adaptation of Peter Carey’s Bliss for Opera Australia
"... an original voice and an expert sense of dramatic timing, to which the audience responded enthusiastically" — Daily Telegraph
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