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Dirk, Knight Brossé (born 18 February 1960, Ghent) is a Belgian conductor and composer. He has composed over 200 works, including concerti, oratorios, lieder, chamber music and symphonic works. Brossé has also composed extensively for stage, cinema, television. His score for the BBC/HBO series Parade's End (2012) was nominated for an Emmy Award. Dirk Brossé is currently Music Director of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia and of the Ghent Film Festival. John Williams chose him as Principal Conductor of the Star Wars in Concert World Tour. Brossé is also professor of composition and conducting at the Royal Conservatory of Ghent. Dirk Brossé has conducted international orchestras, both at home and abroad. Amongst them, the London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Ph

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  • Dirk Brossé (* 18. Februar 1960 in Gent) ist ein belgischer Komponist und Dirigent. (de)
  • Dirk, Knight Brossé (born 18 February 1960, Ghent) is a Belgian conductor and composer. He has composed over 200 works, including concerti, oratorios, lieder, chamber music and symphonic works. Brossé has also composed extensively for stage, cinema, television. His score for the BBC/HBO series Parade's End (2012) was nominated for an Emmy Award. Dirk Brossé is currently Music Director of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia and of the Ghent Film Festival. John Williams chose him as Principal Conductor of the Star Wars in Concert World Tour. Brossé is also professor of composition and conducting at the Royal Conservatory of Ghent. Dirk Brossé has conducted international orchestras, both at home and abroad. Amongst them, the London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic orchestra, Vancouver Opera, Opéra National de Lyon, BBC Concert Orchestra, Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and the Philharmonic Orchestra of Brussels, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Basel, Madrid, Porto, Birmingham, Ulster, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Seoul, Queensland, St Petersburg, Los Angeles and Boston. In 2008, he made his first appearance at the Royal Albert Hall in London, conducting the London Symphony Orchestra. In 2010, at the request of the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, he wrote The Hallow-e'en Dances. This Halloween-inspired work is especially written for age-old, traditional Chinese instruments. Brossé recently composed Haiku Cycle 1, written for Jessye Norman and based on Haiku by Herman Van Rompuy. He has made more than 70 CD recordings and has collaborated with 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, Hans Zimmer, Elmer Bernstein, Emma Thompson, Kenneth Branagh, Randy Crawford, Lisa Gerrard, Marcel Khalife, Mel Brooks, Maurane, Sinéad O'Connor, Maurice Jarre, Michel Legrand and Youssou N'Dour. Dirk Brossé has worked with directors Stijn Coninx, Frank Van Laecke, Susanna White and Roland Joffé, and with writers Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Seth Gaaikema and Didier Van Cauwelaert.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. In 2010, Dirk Brossé was made an honorary citizen of Destelbergen. In 2013, he was elevated to Belgium's hereditary nobility, with the personal title of Ridder. (en)
  • Cav. Dirk Brossé (Gand, 18 febbraio 1960) è un compositore e direttore d'orchestra belga. Ha composto oltre 200 opere, tra cui concerti, oratori, lieder, musica da camera e opere sinfoniche. Brossé ha anche composto molto per il teatro, il cinema, la televisione. La sua colonna sonora per la serie della BBC/HBO Parade's End (2012) è stato nominato per un Emmy Award. Dirk Brossé è attualmente direttore musicale della Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia e del Festival del cinema di Gand. John Williams lo scelse come direttore principale del tour mondiale di Star Wars in Concert. Brossé è anche professore di composizione e direzione al Conservatorio reale di Gand. Ha diretto orchestre internazionali, sia in patria che all'estero. Tra queste la London Symphony Orchestra, la London Philharmonic Orchestra, la Royal Philharmonic, l'Opera di Vancouver, l'Opéra National de Lyon, la BBC Concert Orchestra, l'Orchestra cinese di Hong Kong, l'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande e le Orchestre Filarmoniche di Bruxelles, Anversa, Rotterdam, Basilea, Madrid, Porto, Birmingham, Ulster, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Seoul, Queensland, San Pietroburgo, Los Angeles e Boston. Nel 2008 ha fatto la sua prima apparizione alla Royal Albert Hall di Londra, dirigendo la London Symphony Orchestra. Nel 2010, su richiesta dell'Orchestra Cinese di Hong Kong, ha scritto The Hallow-e'en Dances. Questo lavoro ispirato a Halloween è stato appositamente scritto per antichi strumenti tradizionali cinesi. Brossé ha recentemente composto Haiku Cycle 1, scritto per Jessye Norman e basato su Haiku di Herman Van Rompuy. (it)
  • ディルク・ブロッセ(Dirk Brossé、1960年2月18日 - )は、ベルギーの指揮者、作曲家。 (ja)
  • Dirk ridder Brossé (Gent, 18 februari 1960) is een Belgisch componist, dirigent. (nl)
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  • Dirk Brossé (* 18. Februar 1960 in Gent) ist ein belgischer Komponist und Dirigent. (de)
  • ディルク・ブロッセ(Dirk Brossé、1960年2月18日 - )は、ベルギーの指揮者、作曲家。 (ja)
  • Dirk ridder Brossé (Gent, 18 februari 1960) is een Belgisch componist, dirigent. (nl)
  • Dirk, Knight Brossé (born 18 February 1960, Ghent) is a Belgian conductor and composer. He has composed over 200 works, including concerti, oratorios, lieder, chamber music and symphonic works. Brossé has also composed extensively for stage, cinema, television. His score for the BBC/HBO series Parade's End (2012) was nominated for an Emmy Award. Dirk Brossé is currently Music Director of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia and of the Ghent Film Festival. John Williams chose him as Principal Conductor of the Star Wars in Concert World Tour. Brossé is also professor of composition and conducting at the Royal Conservatory of Ghent. Dirk Brossé has conducted international orchestras, both at home and abroad. Amongst them, the London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Ph (en)
  • Cav. Dirk Brossé (Gand, 18 febbraio 1960) è un compositore e direttore d'orchestra belga. Ha composto oltre 200 opere, tra cui concerti, oratori, lieder, musica da camera e opere sinfoniche. Brossé ha anche composto molto per il teatro, il cinema, la televisione. La sua colonna sonora per la serie della BBC/HBO Parade's End (2012) è stato nominato per un Emmy Award. Dirk Brossé è attualmente direttore musicale della Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia e del Festival del cinema di Gand. John Williams lo scelse come direttore principale del tour mondiale di Star Wars in Concert. Brossé è anche professore di composizione e direzione al Conservatorio reale di Gand. Ha diretto orchestre internazionali, sia in patria che all'estero. Tra queste la London Symphony Orchestra, la London Philharmonic O (it)
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