Brett Dean: In spe contra spem, Viola & Cello Concertos and Orchestral Works

Featuring

Enrique Mazzola
Lawrence Power
Hannu Lintu
Elsa Dreisig
Emma Bell
Edward Gardner

Alban Gerhardt
Karina Canellakis
Vladimir Jurowski
Bartosz Glowacki
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Brett Dean

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Performer Biography

Edward Gardner, the Principal Conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra since 2021, was awarded an OBE in 2012 for his services to music.

Performer Biography

Vladimir Jurowski, the London Philharmonic Orchestra's Conductor Emeritus, was appointed a KBE by King Charles III in 2024 for his contributions to music and the arts.

Composition History

The work In spe contra spem, a 'dramatic scena' for two sopranos and orchestra, was commissioned by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and features texts compiled from original letters and speeches by Queen Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots.

Composition History

Brett Dean's opera Hamlet, premiered in 2017 with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, won the 2018 South Bank Sky Arts Award and the International Opera Award for Best New Opera.

Composition History

Brett Dean served as the London Philharmonic Orchestra's Composer-in-Residence from September 2020 to July 2023, during which time the works on this album were recorded live.

Composer Biography

Australian composer Brett Dean spent 14 years as a member of the Berlin Philharmonic's viola section before beginning to compose in 1988.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Much of Brett Dean's music is inspired by literary, political, environmental, or visual stimuli, including compositions influenced by artwork by his wife, Heather Betts.