BRETT DEUBNER, VIOLIST
Brett Deubner, one of this generation’s
most accomplished violists, has inspired worldwide critical acclaim for his powerful intensity
and sumptuous tone. He has performed across the United States, in nine
countries on four continents. As an experienced soloist, chamber music
collaborator and educator, Brett Deubner has made a lasting impression on
musical life the world over.
Recent performances include the New
Jersey Symphony Orchestra, the Knoxville Symphony, the Filharmonic del Quito,
the New Symphony of Sofia and the Kiev Camerata in Ukraine. He has collaborated
with some of today’s leading conductors such as Ann Manson, Lucas Richman,
Patricio Aizaga and Rossen Milanov. Equally at home with Baroque, Renaissance
and Classical styles, Mr. Deubner performs the music of Bach, Telemann,
Purcell, Dowland as well as concerti of Stamitz, Zelter, Hoffmeister, Vivaldi,
Rolla, and Bach.
Brett Deubner’s commitment to extending
the repertoire for the viola is made evident by collaborations some of today’s
greatest composers such as Samuel Adler, Lalo Schifrin, Andrew Rudin, David Del
Tredici and several of this generation’s leading young composers. To date, over
25 viola concerti and numerous solo and chamber works for viola have been
written for Brett Deubner.
As a recitalist and active chamber
musician collaborator, Brett Deubner has appeared at the festivals of Caramoor,
Heidelberg, Norfolk, Kent-Blossom, Sitka, Juneau Jazz and Classics, CapeMay,
East Coast Carolina, Bravo in Vail, and the Windham Festival. He has
collaborated with pianist Joseph Kalichstein, Anton Nell, Marcantonio Barone,
violinists Timothy Fain, Paul Rosenthal, Zvi Zeitlin, Nina Beilina, as well as
the Colorado, Tokyo, Vermeer quartets and Claremont Trio.
His many recordings include concerti as
well as recordings with piano, trio and quartet. Brett Deubner’s debut Cd entitled
English Viola Romance (Eroica Classics 2005) garnered instant praise:
"This CD is a must for any fan of the viola and English music!" Minneapolis
Post, Viola Dreams (Eroica Classic 2006) Brett received rave reviews for his
recording of the 2 Viola Concertos of Frank Lewin with the New Symphony of
Sofia, Bulgaria under the baton of Phildelphia Orchestra resident conductor
Rossen Milanov (Albany 2007), and this past season, Brett’s newest CD recording
festuring Andrew Rudin’s Viola Concerto for Centaur (2010) brought great
reviews and acclaim.
Brett Deubner serves on the faculty of
Temple University's Boyer School of Music and Dance in Philadelphia and during
the summer is on the faculty at the Luzerne Music Center in Upstate New York
and the Round Top Festival Institute in Texas. Brett is the Artistic Director
of the concert series, “Music and More” in New Jersey where he makes his home.
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