Shirley Brill is one of the most accomplished clarinetists of our day ... She is blessed with a beautiful sound, sensitive musicality and a deep understanding for structure.
— Daniel Barenboim
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NEWS

BIOGRAPHY

 
 
Shirley Brill delivers a brilliant performance at the Kölner Philharmonie… Her Virtuosity doesn’t sweat, it presents itself with distinguished elegance.
— Kölner Stadt - Anzeiger, Jan. 2016
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ENGLISH
 

Shirley Brill's career was launched with a performance as a soloist with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta. She has since performed with various international orchestras, such as the Deutsches Symphonie Orchester at the Berliner Philharmonie, the Hamburger Symphoniker conducted by Jeffrey Tate, the Symphony Orchestra of the National Theater of Prague at the Kölner Philharmonie, the Chamber Orchestra of Geneva, the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra and the Münchner Symphoniker at the Philharmonie im Gasteig.

Ms. Brill is the winner of the Geneva International Competition in Switzerland, the Markneukirchen International Competition in Germany as well as a special prize recipient at the International ARD Competition in Munich. 

Shirley Brill has performed at international music festivals such as the BBC Proms in England, the Radio France Festival in Montpellier, the Schubertiade in Austria, the Davos Festival in Switzerland and the Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival in Israel. In Germany, she gave performances at the Schleswig-Holstein Festival, the Rheingau Festival, the Heidelberger Frühling and at the Mecklenburg Vorpommern Festival.

Ms. Brill has collaborated with such artists as Daniel Barenboim, Sabine Meyer, Emmanuel Pahud, Janine Jansen, Tabea Zimmermann, the Jerusalem String Quartet, the Fauré Piano Quartet and Trio di Clarone. She regularly performs with pianist Jonathan Aner, playing in such prestigious halls as the Carnegie Hall in New York, Tonhalle Zürich, Oriental Art Center in Shanghai and the Beethoven-Haus in Bonn. 

After studying in Israel with Mr. Yitzhak Katzap, Ms. Brill continued her studies at the Musikhochschule Lübeck in Germany with Prof. Sabine Meyer and at the New England Conservatory in Boston with Mr. Richard Stoltzman.

Shirley Brill was a guest professor at the Academy of Music “Hanns Eisler” in Berlin, a faculty member at the Barenboim-Said Akademie and Professor of Clarinet at the Hochschule für Musik Saar in Saarbrücken, Germany. Since October 2021 Ms. Brill has been appointed Professor of Clarinet at the Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg in Germany.

 
DEUTSCH
 

Shirley Brill begann ihre solistische Karriere mit dem Israel Philharmonic Orchestra unter der Leitung von Zubin Mehta. Seither konzertierte sie mit zahlreichen internationalen Orchestern, wie dem Orchestre de Chambre de Genève, Nationalen Symphonieorchester des Polnischen Rundfunks, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra und den Hamburger Symphonikern. Ihr Berliner Debüt feierte Shirley Brill in der renommierten Reihe von Deutschlandfunk Kultur mit dem Deutschen Symphonie Orchester in der Berliner Philharmonie.

Shirley Brill ist Siegerin des Concours de Genève und erhielt einen Sonderpreis beim ARD-Musikwettbewerb.

Regelmäßig ist Shirley Brill zu Gast bei internationalen Musikfestivals wie den BBC Proms, Schleswig-Holstein Musikfestival, Davos Festival de Radio France et Montpellier, Schubertiade in Österreich, Heidelberger Frühling und beim Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival in Israel. Zu ihren musikalischen Partnern gehören Daniel Barenboim, Sabine Meyer, Emmanuel Pahud, Janine Jansen, Tabea Zimmermann, das Jerusalem String Quartet, Fauré Klavierquartett und das Atos Trio. Mit ihrem Klavierpartner Jonathan Aner konzertierte sie in der Berliner Philharmonie, Carnegie Hall, in Asien, Australien und in ihrem Heimatland Israel.

Shirley Brill war Soloklarinettistin beim West-Eastern Divan Orchestra unter Daniel Barenboim und spielte beim Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra sowie beim Mahler Chamber Orchestra.

Ihre Ausbildung erhielte sie in Israel, in Deutschland an der Musikhochschule Lübeck sowie in Boston an der New England Conservatory. Neben ihrer solistischen Tätigkeit bekleidet Shirley Brill eine Professur an der Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg.

 
 

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CONCERTS

 
 
Brill’s velvety sound is ideal for Brahms’s autumnal sonatas, radiating a nostalgic glow tinged with sadness, memorably offset by her skilful transcription of Janáček’s haunting violin sonata.
— BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2017
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MEDIA

 
 
Hat man jemals ein derart gutes, flexibles, warmes und zugleich schlankes Klarinettenspiel gehört?
— Berliner Zeitung, June 2017
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ROOTS - Pieces in Folk Style

Schubert: Der Hirt auf dem Felsen D 965 (The Shepherd on the Rock)
with Julia Kleiter, soprano - Michael Gees, piano

Frühling: Trio Op. 40 with Jonathan Aner, piano - Claudio Bohòrquez, cello

Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du temps - III. Abîme des oiseaux

Prokofiev: Sonata Op. 94 - IV. Allegro con brio
Polish Radio Orchestra / Alexander Humala

Schubert: Octet D. 803 with Quatuor Terpsycordes and Jasen Atansov, bassoon - Zora Slokar, horn - Sebastian Schick, double bass

 
 
 

Making of Françaix & Prokofiev CD

DISCOGRAPHY

 
 
Brill’s tone is reedy and intensely expressive, and she can whittle it down to the merest whisper.
— Gramophone, Dec. 2017
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THANKS

 
 
Jeder Ton klingt kostbar: Shirley Brill spielt die Brahms-Sonaten mit rundem, klangschönem Klarinettenton und in hörbarer Harmonie mit ihrem Klavierpartner Jonathan Aner
— Concerti, September 2017
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I would like to take this opportunity and thank some very special people who support and
encourage my music making:

My teachers:

  • Yitzhak Katzap, the man who introduced me to the clarinet and the world of music. Yitzhak was not only my first teacher - he has become a close friend and mentor for life. 
     

  • Sabine Meyer who inspired my way to a warm sound, tonal elegance and musical maturity.
     

  • Richard Stoltzman who opened my eyes to boundless fantasy, brave experimentation and constant innovation.

My Clarinet Maker Seggelke Klarinetten:

  • Jochen Seggelke who is always there for me, keeping my instruments in top shape. It is a real treat to play on the bassett, boxwood and mopane clarinets he has made for me.

Special Thanks:

  • My gratitude goes to Koichiro Hattori and Clement Spiess with whom I have had a special connection from the very first moment. They accompany me for several years in different media productions with great care to every last detail.

 

CONTACT

 
She played the Mozart Concerto in the reconstructed version for Bassett-Clarinet and impressed with an enormous utilisation of the low register, as well as with the freshness of her interpretation.
— Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Feb. 2016
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Shirley Brill
Email: shirley.brill@gmail.com

 

GERMANY

Konzertbüro Andreas Braun
Sülzgürtel 86
D- 50937 Köln
Germany

Tel: +49 221 9 420 430
Fax: +49 221 9 420 4319

Andreas Braun
braun@konzertbuero-braun.de

www.konzertbuero-braun.de

 

JAPAN

Ai-International Corp.
Kayabacho Tower 1806
1-21-1 Shinkawa Chuo-ku
104-0033 Tokyo
JAPAN
Tel: +81 3 6228 3732
Mobile: +81 80 13 42 49 75

Ms. Kotomi Yamazaki
yamazaki@ai-international.co.jp 


 

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