Brussels Philharmonic & Dirk Brossé
Release Date: 25 September 2020
Label: Antarctica
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 0608917731927
Genres: Classical Orchestral
Description
A Symphonic Journey from Philly to to Utopia contains world premiere recordings of some of the works Dirk Brossé has written over the past 10 years, performed by the Brussels Philharmonic and conducted by the composer.
Dirk Brossé, an internationally acclaimed conductor and composer, is currently Music Director of The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia. He is also professor of composition and conducting at the Royal Conservatory of Music at his hometown Ghent, Belgium.
Dirk Brossé has guest-conducted many major orchestras throughout the world, among them, the London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra and Royal Philharmonic. He a highly- regarded, award-winning composer whose body of some 400 works encompasses concerti, oratorios, lieder, chamber music and symphonic pieces, as well as scores for cinema, television and stage, including the Emmy-nominated score for the BBC/HBO series, Parade's End.
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 and John Malkovich.
Dirk Brossé has been awarded the title Cultural Ambassador of Flanders, the Flemish Parliament's Gold Medal for Merit, the Achille Van Acker Prize, the Joseph Plateau Honorary Award and the Global Thinkers Forum Award for Excellence in Cultural Creativity.
Tracklisting
Svenja Van Driessche & Liebrecht Vanbeckevoort
Antarctica
Roeland Hendrikx, Jan Michiels, Brussels Philharmonic, Il Novecento, Robert Groslot
Mayke Rademakers
Eddy Vanoosthuyse, Zemlinsky Quartet, Ataneres Ensemble
Roeland Hendrikx Ensemble
George De Decker
Four Aces Guitar Quartet
Brussels Philharmonic/Dirk Brosse
Brussels Philharmonic & Dirk Brosse
Brussels Philharmonic; Dirk Brosse
Brussels Philharmonic & Dirk Brosse
Brussels Philharmonic & Dirk Brosse
