Robert Brossé and Liliane Valcke with their firstborn son Dirk Remi Gustaaf Brossé
Dirk as a toddler with his loving mother Liliane
As a young child, already musically active with a little drum
Portrait
Interested in science
Playing the trumpet for the family
Playing in the soccer team KFC Heusden
Singing in the Saint – Barbara Men’s Choir in Heusden
Graduation Day at the music school in Heusden
Playing with his father and younger brother in the local windband (Kon. Oude Gemeente Harmonie Heusden)
Playing in the brass ensemble of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Ghent
Dirk Brossé at 17
Jamming with violinist Guido Schiffer and bass player Maarten Weyler at Jazz Summerclass, Destelheide – Dworp
Dirk plays with The Lazy River Big Band. At the piano Marc Matthys, his later friend for life
Dirk Brossé at 19
Concert tour in America with Antwerp Youth Orchestra -(Jeugd en Muziek orkest Antwerpen)
With Raf Caramin and Ivo Hendricks at the Blue Lake International Music Camp, Interlochen Center for the Arts Michigan
Flying to America…
Selected as trumpet player in the World Youth Orchestra – Jeunesses Musicales. Performing Brahms Double concerto op. 102, at the Philharmonie Berlin with violinist Yehudi Menuhin and cellist Felix Schmidt. Orchestra conducted by Spanish Maestro Cristóbal Halffter
Inspiring moment, chatting with one of the greatest violinists of all time, Yehudi Menuhin
Appointed Music Director and principal conductor of the Brussels International Youth Orchestra. Conducting first public concert
Enjoying the sun at the peaceful and beautiful Lincoln Center in New York
First collaboration with composer and pianist Peter Ritzen
Musica Barocca per Tromba e Organo, release of the first album as a trumpet player
4 conductors taking a break during conducting masterclasses at Nice Summer Academy, France with Maestro Pierre Dervaux
Release first album as a composer
Manuscript of Dirk’s first recorded symphonic work 7 Inch Framed
Release of Dirks first soundtrack for the film Springen
The Brossé Family (fltr: Angelique, Danny, Sandra, Robert, Liliane, Dirk, Lucrèce)
Dirk is giving a masterclass conducting to American actor Mel Brooks at Ghent Film Festival
Conducting the Belgian National Youth Orchestra J&M in Japan
Dirk proudly presents his score for the silent movie Visages d’Enfants by Jacques Feyder (1925)
The national breakthrough as a composer came with his soundtrack for the film Boerenpsalm by Belgian film director Roland Verhavert. Here you see Dirk playing accordion at the filmset
Debut concert at Royal Concertgebouw Amsterdam, conducting Belgian National Youth Orchestra Jeunesses Musicales
With Japanese conducting mentor Hiroyuki Iwaki
Coverpage of Dirk’s score for the most successful Belgian film ever Koko Flanel. With some never shared information on the Main Theme
Dirk loves to chat and discuss musical issues with fellow composers. Here with Luc Brewaeys, Claude Coppens and Boudewijn Buckings
Conducting the world premiere of his symphonic poem La Soledad de America Latina at the world exhibition in Seville, Spain
Manuscript of Dirk’s filmscore for the ‘Academy Award’ nominated film Daens by Stijn Coninx
With Belgian director Stijn Coninx at the film set of Daens
Collaboration with American singer Randy Crawford. They have their birthday on the same day
Recording the soundtrack for the Academy nominated film Daens by Belgian director Stijn Coninx. The score for Daens was the first international succes for Dirk Brossé. The movie and the music are a milestone in the history the Belgian cinema
Manuscript of Dirk’s symphony no. 1 Artesia
The first large scale concert, conducting at the Heizel in Brussel for the 50th memorial anniversary of D-Day
First collaboration with Frank Van Laecke for the musical Sacco and Vanzetti. This first endeavor was the beginning for a lifetime of friendship and artistic symbiose, resulting in many collaborations until today
The first concert in Latin America. Conducting the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra at Teatro Teresa Carreño in Caracas, Venezuela
Recording the album ‘The London Philharmonic orchestra plays Brossé’ at Henry Wood Hall, London
Conducting his first symphony Artesia with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
Conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Concertgebouw Amsterdam
Meeting with Ennio Morricone at Ghent Film Festival
Conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall London
Dirk’s sketches for his 2nd violin concerto Sophia
The new millennium started for Dirk Brossé with a bang. He was appointed Music Director and conductor of the official inauguration concert of the EURO in Brussels. This concert was broadcasted all over the world
Dirks first encounter with Africa was in 2002. His collaboration with the African Children’s Choir turned into a magic concert with Belgian National Orchestra at BOZAR Brussels, featuring Ibernice MacBean, Jean Bosco Safari and Jemimah Nasanga
Time for leasure with his partner Claire Tillekaerts. Enjoying a breathtaking view at the Grand Canyon in Arizona
Conducting London Symphony Orchestra while fighting with Darth Vater at Barbican Center London
Conducting an open air concert during ‘Gentse Feesten’ in his lovely hometown Ghent
Dirk was selected by John Williams to conduct the Star Wars in Concert World Tour. Travelling all over the US in the hotelbus of the Rolling Stones was very hard…
With Star Wars actor R2D2 (Anthony Daniels) at O2 Arena London
Conducting the music of Gabriel Yared with the Budapest Concert Orchestra (MAV Symphony Orchestra) at the Beiteddine Festival in Lebanon
Conducting the world premiere of the The Hallow-e’en Dances with the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra in Hong Kong
Manuscript of Dirk’s composition The Hallow-e’en Dances, written for the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra
Recording his violin concerto Echoes of silent Voices with Leonard Schreiber and the London Symphony Orchestra
Appointed Music Director of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia
America unrolls the red carpet for Maestro Brossé. Cartoon by Karl Meersman in Trends, referring to Dirk’s appointment in Philadelphia
John Williams attending Star Wars in Concert @ Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles
Star Wars in Concert @ Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles
World premiere of Haiku Cycle 1 at European Parliament, Brussels. With European President and Haiku poet Herman Van Rompuy and American pianist Daniel Blumenthal
Creative cast of the BBC/HBO series Parade’s End, featuring Benedict Cumberbatch and Rebecca Hall. The music Dirk composed was nominated for an Emmy Award
Conducting the TV trailer Sing for Climate, an initiative by Nic Balthazar to raise awareness about the risks and effects of climate change
With Jessye Norman @ Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia Gala
In 2013 Dirk received the ‘Award for Excellence in Cultural Creativity’ of the Global Thinkers Forum
Recording with South African Opera singer Pumeza Matshikiza and the African Children’s Choir at Abbey Road Studios, London
Ghent-based artist Octave Landuyt was one of Dirk’s first supporters. They remained friends for life
In 2013 Dirk was elevated to Belgium’s hereditary nobility, with the personal title of Ridder (Sir). Dirk receiving letters patent of nobility from H.R.H. King Filip of Belgium and H.R.H. Queen Mathilde
Coat of arms of Sir Dirk Brossé
World premiere of the film ‘Brossé, a Destiny in Music’ at Ghent Film Festival. A portrait of composer and conductor Dirk Brossé by Jacques Servaes
Recording Dirk’s score for the hit musical 14-18, produced by Studio 100. Dirk with writer Allard Blom, stage director Frank Van Laecke and singer Free Souffriau at Galaxy Studios, Mol
Recording his Cello Concerto (aka Concerto for Isabelle) with cellist Marie Hallynck and the London Symphony Orchestra at Air Lyndhurst Studio, London
Conducting his Cello Concerto (aka Concerto for Isabelle), performed by Lviv Academic Orchestra at Kiev Opera House
The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia celebrating three generations of Maestros. Fltr: Dirk Brossé, Marc Mostovoy and Ignat Solzhenitsyn
Dirk conducts the New York premiere of his violin concerto Black, White and in Between at Carnegie Hall, New York. Dirk with Italian violinist Irene Abrigo and the Chamber Orchestra of New York
With Roman Polanski and Alexandre Desplat. Conducting Scoring for Polanski, performed by the National Polish Radio Orchestra at Krakau Film Festival
With Noble Prize winner Sir Paul Nurse, talking about Dirk’s new composition DNA in Music
Conducting the New York premiere of his work Pictures at an Exhibition, performed by the Chamber Orchestra of New York at Carnegie Hall.
Conducting Distortion, a Hymn to Liberty, performed by the Chamber Orchestra New York at the United Nations Head Quarters, New York. Dirk having a great time with soprano Hanne Roos, pianist Jef Neve and singer Sioen
CD release The Genius of Film Music, recorded by London Philharmonic Orchestra
Replacing and conducting John Williams at the Royal Albert Hall London with the London Symphony Orchestra
In Kuala Lumpur, conducting the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Dirk is considered as the numero uno in conducting cross over projects. Here with the Metropole Academy Orchestra at Tomorrowland, the largest EDM festival in the world
Conducting Gabriel Yared’s 70th birthday concert in Beirut, Lebanon. With soulmates and friends for life Marcel Khalife, Rami Khalife and Gabriel Yared
Conducting ‘Avicii in Concert’ with Noord Nederlands Orkest in Royal Concertgebouw Amsterdam
World premiere ‘Daens The Musical 2.0’
Celebrating 60th birthday with some close friends
March 13: complete lock down thanks to Covid 19. Time for introspection, meditation and composition
Conducting a farewell concert for Angela Merkel @ BOZAR Brussels
Conducting the 1ste Genshin Impact anniversary concert for 40 million fans
My 11th season as Music Director of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia
Conducting the album MULTITUDE by Stromae with Belgian National Orchestra at Studio DADA Brussels
Celebrating ‘40 years in Music’ with Brussels Philharmonic at De Bijloke Gent
Dirk and Claire receiving the ‘Gulden Spoor Award’ at Gent city hall
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