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Teaching at New York Conducting Workshop

Performing with violinist Bella Hristova and The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia at Kimmel Center of performing arts Philadelphia

With Danish jazz singer Veronica Mortensen, performing with Danish National Symphony Orchestra at DR Kopenhagen.

Conducting Belgian National Orchestra and soloist Branford Marsalis at BOZAR Brussels

Conducting the world premiere of ISHANGO ORATORIO by Peter Gabriel and Daniel Schell at Grand Manège Concerthall Namur. 

Soprano Ana Naqe recording ‘I loved you’

Violinist Lorenzo Gatto recording ‘Black, White & In Between’ with Young Belgian Strings conducted by Dirk Van de Moortel 

Conducting French singer-songwriter Benjamin Biolay and Orchestre national de Lyon

Conducting the music of Gabriel Yared with l’Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France on ARTE TV

Conducting The Pulse of Joy with Belgian National Orchestra @ BOZAR Brussels

Conducting the music of RONE with Orchestra National de Lyon

Conducting the music of RONE with Orchestre National de Lyon

Conducting The Belgian Guides and flutist Yves Segers at BOZAR Brussels

Conducting Brussels-Philharmonic @ Royal-Operahouse Ghent during-WSA

Conducting Cohen in Symphony with Daan Stuyven, Lady Linn and Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen @ Capitole Gent

Recording the 1st Genshin Impact Anniversary concert with Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen @ Philharmonic Hall

Conducting a covid safe concert with Prima La Musica at Northsea Classics Middelkerke

Rehearsing a TV Christmas concert with soprano Lore Binon and Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen

Conducting Avicci in Concertgebouw Amsterdam with NNO

Conducting his overture The Pulse of Joy, performed by the Noord Nederlands Orkest at the Koninklijk Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

Conducting Ruslan and Ludmila, performed by the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra

With Patrick Doyle and the Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Glasgow, Scotland

Conducting the world premiere of the Disney Pixar production Brave in Concert, with music by Patrick Doyle, performed by the Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Glasgow, Scotland

Conducting Symphony of Unity, performed by the Metropole Academy Orchestra at Tomorrowland, the world’s largest EDM festival 

Conducting Star Wars, performed by London Philharmonia at the Royal Albert Hall, London

Performing with French singer-songwriter Etienne Daho and L’Orchestre National de Lyon at Auditorium Lyon

Belgian clarinet player Annelien Van Wauwe performing Dirk’s War Concerto for clarinet and orchestra, performed by the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra at Petronas Concert Hall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Performing with Belgian soprano Marie-Noëlle de Calataÿ and Prima La Musica in Brussels

Keynote Speaker at Graduation Ceremony Arts & Philosophy. Brussels University VUB, Brussels

Keynote speaker at Deloitte University Brussels

Conducting Prince in Symphony with Noord Nederlands Orkest at Concertgebouw Amsterdam

Conducting Symphonies nos. 1 & 4 by Philip Glass, performed by the Belgian National Orchestra, Brussels

Recording the album Brussels Philharmonic plays Dirk Brossé at Flagey, Brussels

Conducting Amadeus Live, performed by the Brussels Philharmonic at Flagey, Brussels

Recording the music of Turkish composer Altin Rahman with the Brussels Philharmonic at DADA Studios, Brussels

Conducting Patrick Doyle: Shakespeare in Concert at The Estates Theatre (Prague, CZ) with Praga Sinfonietta Orchestra. Fltr: Vaclav Vasek, Guy Roberts, Dirk Brossé, Jessica Boone, Patrick Doyle, Karel Hermanek

At The Estates Theatre (Prague, CZ), standing on the spot where Mozart conducted the premiere of his opera Don Giovanni on 29 October, 1787

Conducting the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra at Doha Concert Hall

Conducting Glass Symphony no. 4, performed by the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra at Dewan Filharmonik Petronas

Conducting Star Wars, performed by The Hague Philharmonic (aka Residentie Orkest) at the Koninklijk Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

Entering The Guinness Book of Records for conducting the world’s largest horn ensemble (402 players) at St Bavo’s Square, Ghent

Conducting the music of John Williams, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall, London

Performing with Hungarian violinist Roby Lakatos and the Gelders Orkest at the Koninklijk Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

With French composer Philippe Sarde at Ghent Film Festival

Conducting the music of Krzysztof Penderecki, performed by the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, in Krakau

With soprano Katrien Baert at Concertgebouw, Brugge

Concert at Ghent Opera, with Prima La Musica and puppet master Luk De Bruyker

Performing Report on the Blind, with Óbudai Danubia Zenekar, narrator John Malkovich and Russian pianist Anastasya Terenkova, BOZAR Brussels

Conducting the music of American composer Carter Burwell, performed by the Brussels Philharmonic at Ghent Film Festival 

Conducting Saint-Saens’ Organ Symphony, performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall London

‘Showing the clock’ while performing Atlas Eclipticalis by John Cage, with L’Orchestre Pasdeloup at La Philharmonie de Paris

Rehearsing with violinist and president of L’Orchestre Pasdeloup Marianne Rivière at La Philharmonie de Paris

Brief Encounter Live in Glasgow, Scotland. Conducting Rachmaninov’s score, performed by pianist Leon McCawley and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Rehearsing Disney in Concert, performed by l’ Orchestra Philharmonique de Strasbourg

Rehearsing with legendary Belgian pianist Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden in Mulhouse, France

Jam session with Mark O’Connor, Adam Vidiksis and Dai Wei in Philadelphia

Flanders Remembers concert at Saint Paul’s Cathedral, London, with the Flanders Symphony Orchestra

Conducting world premiere of Invisible Hands for electric viola and orchestra, by American composer and violist Martha Mooke at the Kimmel Center, Philadelphia

Performing with Lebanese composer and oud player Marcel Khalife and the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra in the Queen Elisabeth Hall, Antwerp

Maestro Brossé conducting the Astana Philharmonic, Kazakhstan

Conducting Charlie Chaplin’s Modern Times, performed by the Brussels Philharmonic at Flagey, Brussels

Conducting the world premiere of symphony # 1 by Belgian composer Kevin Houben. Fltr: Kevin Houben, soprano Ana Naqe, Dirk and oboist Karel Schoofs

Open air concert with singer Natalia and the Belgian National Orchestra in Brussels

Performing the music of – and with – Terence Blanchard, with the Brussels Philharmonic during the World Soundtrack Awards at Ghent Film Festival

Quatre mains with Portugese composer and jazz pianist Mario Laginha

Conducting the music of Gabriel Yared, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra at La Philharmonie, Paris

Dirk conducts his Pictures at an Exhibition at Carnegie Hall, New York, with the Chamber Orchestra of New York

Distortion, a Hymn to Liberty at Merkin Hall, New York

World premiere Pictures at an Exhibition, with the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia at the Kimmel Center

Dirk conducting the Astana Philharmonic in Astana, Kazakhstan

Dirk is a regular guest conductor at the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Debut at Carnegie Hall New York

With his colleague and dear friend Maestro Salvatore Di Vittorio backstage at Carnegie Hall, New York

Conducting the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra and soprano Wioletta Chodowicz at Krakau Festival, Poland

With composer and trumpet player Jeff Beal at Ghent Film Festival

Conducting the music of Ryuichi Sakamoto, performed by the Brussels Philharmonic at the World Soundtrack Awards 2016 at Ghent Film Festival

Inspiring moments with singer Ibernice MacBean

Conducting the music of Russian composer Eduard Artemyev, performed by the Brussels Philharmonic at Flagey, Brussels

The cast of Dirk’s first musical theatre play Inside Out. Fltr: Tae Yoshioka, Sina Rahimi Fetrati, Hanne Schillemans, Dirk, Maya Levy, Matthieu Idmtal, Jessica Peel, Artem Shmahaylo and Anna Canedo

Film maker Jacques Servaes shooting a documentary about the recording of Dirk’s Cello Concerto. Day 1: arrival of cellist Marie Hallynck and Dirk at Air Lyndhurst Studio, London

Recording Dirk’s score for the Dutch film Knielen by director Ben Sombogaart at Galaxy Studios, Mol

Recording for Japanese composer Jun Miyaki at Galaxy Studios Mol

Conducting Prima La Musica and singer Gabriel Rios during Guislain Awards Gala Concert at Ghent Opera House

Conducting the music of American composer Alan Silvestri, performed by the Brussels Philharmonic at Ghent Film Festival

The world premiere of Distortion, a Hymn to Liberty by Prima la Musica at Flagey, Brussels. Fltr: Sioen, Jef Neve, Dirk, Hanne Roos, Dirk Van Vaerenberg and Hannelore Stubbe

Attending the premiere of Distortion, a Hymn to Liberty. Fltr: President of the Flemish Parliament Jan Peumans, Flemish Minister-President Geert Bourgeois, Jef Neve, Flemish Minister Joke Schauvlieghe, Dirk Brossé and Sioen

Dirk on highway billboards around Philadelphia

Flemish Minister-President Geert Bourgeois visiting the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia. Fltr: Ignat Solzhenitsyn, Geert Bourgeois, Daisy Van den Hooff-Mertens, Dirk, Susan McDonald and Ken Jarin

With Governor Rendell and Maestro Ignat Solzhenitsyn celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia

Preparing a concert in Porto with Portugese fado singers Cristina Branco and Camané

Rehearsing Dirk’s music with Orchestre Pasdeloup at La Philharmonie de Paris

Conducting Casablanca with a live orchestra at Royal Opera House Covent Garden, London

With Martina Gedeck at Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich

With Martina Gedeck and BR producer Matthias Keller at Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich

The Miners’ Hymns by Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson, with Belgian Brass at C-mine Beringen, Belgium. Fltr: Manu Mellaerts, Dirk, Luc Ponnet and Jóhann Jóhannsson

World premiere of Haiku Cycle One, with Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen and soprano Lore Binon at BOZAR, Brussels

Recording Olympic Fanfare and Hymn with the Belgian Brass Ensemble

Recording ‘Musical 14-18’ with the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra at Galaxy Studios, Mol

Belgian Prince Laurent attending the World Soundtrack Awards 2014

Clara Cleymans & Helmut Lotti performing Un homme et une femme by French composer Francis Lai, with the Brussels Philharmonic at Ghent Film Festival

With French composer Francis Lai at Ghent Film Festival

Belgian cellist Marie Hallynck performing Dirk’s Cello Concerto (aka Concerto for Isabelle) with the Belgian National Orchestra at de Bijloke, Ghent

With American singer-songwriter Burt Bacharach

With Korean pianist HJ Lim in Philadelphia

With Russian/American cellist Nina Kotova and American composer Jonathan Leshnoff
at Perlman Theatre Philadelphia

Recording the album World Heritage songs from China with Prima La Musica and Chinese opera singer Qilian Chen

World Soundtrack Awards 2013. Fltr: Turkish composer Rahman Atlin, singer Ibernice Macbean, Dirk, Italian composer Riz Ortolani and French composer Alexandre Desplat

Protected by musketeers from theatre group Lazarus, Dirk feels safe while conducting Malcolm Arnold’s The Three Musketeers, performed by the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra

With director Roland Joffé at Air Lyndhirst Studios, London, recording Dirk’s score for Roland’s film The Lovers

Christmas concert at BOZAR Brussels, with the Belgian National Orchestra, Belgian soprano Ilse Eerens, American baritone Stephen Salters and Indian sitar player Roopa Penesar

Conducting the music of ‘Georges Delerue’ with l’ Orchestre National de Lille at Flagey Brussels

Performing the music of Slumdog Millionaire with Indian sitar player Roopa Penesar and the Limburg Symfonie Orkest in Maastricht, the Netherlands

Conducting the European Union Youth Orchestra at Konzerthaus Berlin

Handing over the baton to American composer James Newton Howard at Ghent Film Festival

Performing Beethoven’s Violin Concerto at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, with Belgian violinist Lorenzo Gatto and the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia concertmaster Miho Saigusa 

Canadian opera singer Kirsten MacKinnon recording Dirk Brossé’s I Loved You, with the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, conducted by Maestro Brossé

Conducting Star Wars in Concert at the Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles

Conducting Star Wars in Concert at the Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles. Fltr: Star Wars actor Anthony Daniels (C3PO), John Williams, Dirk, concertmaster Katia Popov

Conducting Star Wars in Concert at the Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles

Appointment as Music Director of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia was a big step in Dirk’s artistic career. A picture from the official welcome speech by Philadelphia’s mayor Michael Nutter

Welcome to Philadelphia: Dirk throws first pitch at Phillies game

Conducting Star Wars in Concert, performed by the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra at the O2 Arena, London

With Star Wars director George Lucas and Steve Cohen at the O2 Arena, London

With French actress Juliette Binoche and composer Gabriel Yared at Beiteddine Music Festival, Lebanon

Conducting Concierto de Liege by Cuban composer Leo Brouwer, performed by the Brussels Philharmonic at De Bijloke, Ghent, with Yves Storms and Leo Brouwer

Recording for Disney in Philadelphia

Latvian violinist Vineta Sareika performing Dirk’s violin concerto Sophia with the Belgian National Orchestra at De Bijloke, Ghent

Conducting the Christmas concert, performed by American soprano Julia Migenes and l’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande at the Victoria Hall, Geneva

Conducting Follow the Songlines, performed by the Orquestra Nacional do Porto, Portugal, at Casa de Musica with David Linx, Mário Laginha, Maria João and Diederik Wissels

Rehearsing with British singer David McAlmont at Opera House Ghent

Recording TV special with Belgian bass-baritone Jose Van Dam and the Brussels Philharmonic at Flagey, Brussels

Conducting singers Ivan Rebroff, Barbara Hendrickx and José Van Dam at Solistes au Domaine, Brussels

Back in 2004 with Belgian harpist Anneleen Lenaerts performing Danses sacree et profane by Debussy with the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra. Nowadays, Anneleen is principal harpist in the Vienna Philharmonic

Performing The Circle of Nature at Concertgebouw Brugge with Prima La Musica, Indian Choir and soloists Eddy Vanoosthuyse, clarinet, and Tom Landschoot, cello 

With Indian sitar Legend Jagdeep Singh

Having fun with with Raymond van het Groenewoud and the Brussels Philharmonic during the song Twee Meisjes op het Strand (Two Girls on the Beach)

Conducting Africa’s Heartbeat with the Belgian National Orchestra and African Children’s Choir at BOZAR, Brussels. Featuring Ibernice MacBean, Jean Bosco Safari and Jemimah Nasanga

Rehearsing the musical fairy tale The Prince of Africa with vocalist Jemimah Nasanga in Cape Town, South Africa

Recording the music of Final Fantasy by American composer Elliot Goldenthal with the London Symphony Orchestra

Conducting the KBS Orchestra in Seoul, Korea

Conducting the first ever Hans Zimmer in Concert at Ghent Film Festival 

Conducting Camerata St. Petersburg at the Great Philharmonic Hall in Saint Petersburg

World premiere Dirk Brossé’s Juanelo Oratorio at Kuipke, Ghent, with the Brussels Philharmonic, the Flemish Radio Choir and singers Anne Cambier, Derrek Lee Ragin, Guy De Mey and Dirk Snellings

Toots Thielemans and Marc Matthys recording Dirk’s Broken Dream at Marconi Studio, Brussels

Hungarian violinist Marta Abraham recording Black, White & In Between with the London Philharmonic Orchestra

Recording sessions with American soprano Claron McFadden and the London Philharmonic Orchestra

Chick Correa and Dirk during recording sessions with the London Philharmonic Orchestra

Conducting Oscar for Amnesty with the Osaka Municipal Band in Japan

Conducting Volgograd Philharmonic Orchestra. Post-concert chat with music director Edward Serov

Celebrating 11 July (Day of the Flemish Community) in Bruges, Belgium. Concert featuring soloists Della Bossiers, Liesbeth List, Jan De Wilde and Dirk Van Esbroeck

Recording the Landuyt Cycle with American soprano Claron McFadden and writer Elie Saegeman

Presenting the Lifetime Achievement Award to American composer Carl Davis at Ghent Film Festival

Performing with Dutch flutist Berdien Steinberg

Conducting 6 year old violinist Yossef Ivanov during his very first public concert with the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra. 13 years later he will become laureate of the Queen Elisabeth Competition

Conducting Belgian National Youth Orchestra Jeunesses Musicales in Japan

Playing piano at Stoclet Palace, Brussels, for Annie Stoclet

Recording session with Francis Goya for the music of Boerenpsalm

With Belgian jazz legend Toots Thielemans and the Brussels International Youth Orchestra in Liège, conducting the world premiere of Concerto for Harmonica by Roland Schoelinck

Rehearsing with Belgian jazz legend Toots Thielemans at BOZAR, Brussels

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