Brett Deubner
Violist Brett Deubner is a sought after internationally acclaimed soloist who has performed with over 90 orchestras on five continents. While redefining the role of “solo artist” he has given the viola a new standing in the world of classical music through his virtuosity, commitment to championing new music and dedication to fostering the next generation’s young artists.
His debut with the Grammy award-winning New Jersey Symphony Orchestra premiering Lalo Schifrin’s Triple Concerto resulted in numerous subsequent engagements throughout the U.S. and abroad. Deubner has received over 50 viola concertos composed and dedicated to him, and he has made 25 CDs on various labels such as Naxos, Orchid, Centaur, Innova, Parma and Albany to critical acclaim and glowing reviews. In 2017, Deubner received the United States Congressional Certificate of Recognition for his commitment to music and education. In 2019, Deubner received a Latin Grammy nomination for “Best Classical CD Recording” for his recording of Houston Dunleavy’s Concerto with the Orquesta de Heredia of Costa Rica. During the 2017 and 2019 seasons, Brett made two tours of China performing in 32 cities throughout the country.
In 2022–2023, Brett Deubner performed 10 viola concertos with orchestras in North and South America as well as Europe. In addition to recording with Brett’s piano partner Allison Brewster Franzetti in a highly acclaimed debut album “Mother Earth,” and Deubner also released his debut “Solo” album featuring works composed for him and was featured in Strings magazine. Most recently Brett collaborated with the Czech Chamber Philharmonic, the Laanesaarte Kammerorkester of Estonia, the Texas Festival Orchestra at Round Top with JoAnn Falletta as well as the BBC Scottish National Symphony in Glasgow, Scotland.
A devoted and passionate chamber music collaborator, Deubner has performed with Pinchas Zukerman, Joseph Kalichstein, Andre Michel-Schub, the Tokyo Quartet, Vermeer Quartet, Colorado Quartet clarinetists Guy Deplus and Alexander Fiterstein, as well as flutists Ransom Wilson and Carol Wincenc. Brett Deubner makes his home in the New York Metropolitan area where he is currently on the string faculty of the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College in New York. He has served on the faculty of the Round Top Festival in Texas for the past 13 seasons. He plays on a viola made for him by Alejandro Bacelar and is endorsed by D’Addario, the world’s largest strings manufacturer, as a solo artist who uses the Kaplan Amo strings exclusively.