Bio
Download PDFBrett Deubner, one of this generations 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 todays 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 Deubners commitment to extending the repertoire for the viola is made evident by collaborations some of todays greatest composers such as Samuel Adler, Lalo Schifrin, Andrew Rudin, David Del Tredici and several of this generations leading young composers. To date, over 25 viola concerti and numerous solo and chamber works for viola have been written for Brett Deubner.
The 2011-2012 season will keep Brett busy as he performs with orchestras in North and South America and Australia. In Melbourne he will premiere Houston Dunleavys concerto for viola and winds with the Grainger Wind Symphony. In Montana Brett will return to solo with the Missoula Symphony where he will premiere Charles Nichols viola concerto and in California Brett appears with the Olympia Philharmonic Society in the premiere of Amanda Harbergs viola concerto. In recital Brett will make appearances in Philadelphia, New Jersey, Delaware, Los Angeles, Quito, Sydney, and Paris. The 2012-2013 season will be equally exciting for Brett as performances take him to Omaha, Texas, New Jersey, Colorado, Germany, Ukraine and Ecuador.
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 Deubners 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, Bretts newest CD recording festuring Andrew Rudins 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.
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 todays 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 Deubners commitment to extending the repertoire for the viola is made evident by collaborations some of todays greatest composers such as Samuel Adler, Lalo Schifrin, Andrew Rudin, David Del Tredici and several of this generations leading young composers. To date, over 25 viola concerti and numerous solo and chamber works for viola have been written for Brett Deubner.
The 2011-2012 season will keep Brett busy as he performs with orchestras in North and South America and Australia. In Melbourne he will premiere Houston Dunleavys concerto for viola and winds with the Grainger Wind Symphony. In Montana Brett will return to solo with the Missoula Symphony where he will premiere Charles Nichols viola concerto and in California Brett appears with the Olympia Philharmonic Society in the premiere of Amanda Harbergs viola concerto. In recital Brett will make appearances in Philadelphia, New Jersey, Delaware, Los Angeles, Quito, Sydney, and Paris. The 2012-2013 season will be equally exciting for Brett as performances take him to Omaha, Texas, New Jersey, Colorado, Germany, Ukraine and Ecuador.
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 Deubners 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, Bretts newest CD recording festuring Andrew Rudins 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.
