Brett Deubner, one of this generation’s most accomplished violists, has inspired worldwide critical acclaim for his powerful intensity and sumptuous tone. As an experienced soloist, chamber music collaborator and educator, Brett Deubner has made a lasting impression on musical life the world over.

Recent performances include the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra with Ann Manson, the Knoxville Symphony with Lucas Richman, the Filharmonic del Quito with Patricio Aizaga, the New Symphony of Sofia with Rossen Milanov and the National Chamber Orchestra of the Ukraine with Valery Matiukhin.  In 2007 Mr. Deubner recorded the two concertos of Frank Lewin for Albany Records and he premiered and recorded the viola concerto of Trent Johnson in Kiev. Other solo engagements include performances with the North Shore Philharmonic, Bachanalia Chamber Orchestra, the Astoria Symphony, the Bucks County Symphony, the National Symphony Orchestra of Ecuador and Camerata Arkos. 

                   National Chamber Orchestra of Ukraine                        Orquestra Sonfonica del Quito

During the 2008-2009 season Mr. Deubner premiered and recorded Andrew Rudin’s Viola Concerto concerto with Orchestra 2001 at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia. He also performed the world premiere of Amanda Harberg’s “Elegy” for solo viola and string orchestra with the Filharmonica del Quito and  premiered “Tranfiguraciones” for solo viola, flute and orchestra with the Camerata Arkos of which he is the artistic advisor and principal guest conductor.   

During the 2009-2010 season, Brett Deubner performs with the Octava Chamber Orchestra in Seattle, the Desert Symphony in California, the String Orchestra of the Rockies in Montana, the North Shore Philharmonic in Massachusetts, the Central Jersey Philharmonic and Metropolitan Orchestra in New Jersey, the City of Buenos Aires Symphony Orchestra.  Brett Deubner has received 16 viola concertos written especially for him as well as numerous sonatas and works for chamber ensembles.

As an active chamber musician collaborator, Brett Deubner has appeared at the festivals of Caramoor, Heidelberg, Norfolk, Kent-Blossom, Sitka, Juneau Jazz and Classics, Cape May, East Coast Carolina, Bravo in Vail, and the Windham Festival.  He has collaborated with pianist Joseph Kalichstein, Anton Nell, Marcantonio Barone, violinists Paul Rosenthal, Zvi Zeitlin, Nina Beilina, as well as the Colorado, Tokyo, Vermeer quartets and Claremont Trio.

His many recordings include Viola Dreams (Eroica Classic 2006), Transfiguration, works for viola and guitar (Eroica 2006), English Viola Romance(2005), 2 Viola Concertos of Frank Lewin (Albany 2007) as well as commercial recordings with quartet and trios. 

 Brett Deubner serves on the faculty of Temple University's Boyer School of Music and Dance in Philadelphia and has been the Concert Artist in Viola at Kean University since 2004.

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                                                   Recent Reviews:

“Brett Deubner played his role with a full appreciation of the composer’s aims. “
---Tom Purdom, Broad Street Review, May 28, 2009

“..viola soloist Brett Deubner brought needed depth to the more ruminating cadenzas. “
---Daniel Patrick Stearns, The Philadelphia Inquirer May 27, 2009

"It was an extraordinary evening...with a fantastic musical journey to Italy, featuring one of the most incredible musicians in Brett Deubner that I have ever had the honor to collaborate with. It doesn't get any better than that! "
--Karen Pinoci, Music Director/Conductor New Sussex Symphony, NJ May 16, 2009

" Virtuoso and sparkling...both recordings distinguish themselves through technical brilliance."
Klang Punkte, Doblinger Press, Vienna

"With the orchestra members stamping their feet and the standing ovation audience cheering, Brett Deubner wowed us all with his artistry and brilliance."
---Gary S. Fagin, Conductor and Music Director, Bucks County Symphony

"This CD is a must for any fan of the viola and English music!"
Minneapolis Post, review of English Viola Romance CD

“the realization of the sonata by Deubner and Martinez was little less than sublime. Despite the lack of a bravura conclusion the audience arose with tremendous applause and cheers.”
- Alan H. Krueck Representative International Draeseke Society/North America

"The measure of his success can be taken by the fact that having heard the adaptation, I simply cannot imagine the piece with any solo instrument other than Mr. Deubner’s."
---Michael Redmond, Princeton Packet (reviewing Lewin Viola Concertos CD)

“Deubner played...with dynamic virtuosity hitting the center of every note no matter how many there were.”
--New Jersey Star-Ledger after concerto debut with NJ Symphony

“...he had a splendid time with Schubert’s Sonata in A, tackling it with Romantic abandon. The audience applauded at the conclusion of the first movement.”
--St. Louis Post Dispatch

“...extremely sensitive and expressive”
--Classical New Jersey

“There is a burning intensity to Deubner’s playing, and a refreshing variation in the color of his viola tone...”
--New Jersey Star-Ledger

“Brett produces a rich, beautiful tone which his virtuosic technique allows him to maintain even in the fastest and most complex passages. His talent is complemented with the tenacity to obtain perfection. I’d say that during my forty years’ experience in recording studios, working with Brett was among the high points.”
--Frank Lewin, composer of film, theater, and concert music. Professor of music (ret.) at the Yale University School of Music, and at the Columbia University School of the Arts

“His solo viola playing can only be compared to the best violin virtuosos of the day! …the results are profoundly satisfying musical interpretations.”
--Gary Kirkpatrick, pianist of the Verdehr Trio

“... a deeply personal and poignant rendition of the ‘Prelude’ from Bach’s C Major Suite.”
--Classical New Jersey

“In my career as Principal Oboe of the New York Philharmonic, I have had several opportunities to perform Charles Loeffler’s marvelous Rhapsodies for Oboe, Viola and Piano—most recently and most happily with violist Brett Deubner. His ensemble instincts were uncanny. No collaborator in my experience has performed the Loeffler better.”
--Joseph Robinson, Principal Oboe, New York Philharmonic