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Brandon Keith Brown holds an MM in Orchestral Conducting from the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, and a BM in Violin Performance from Northwestern University. He won 3d Prize in the 2012 Sir Georg Solti Competition for Conductors. In April 2013, he made a highly successful European debut with the Badische Staatskapelle, drawing critical remarks as having "...mastered the difficult program with flying colors." Selected by the Vienna Philharmonic as winner of 2011 Ansbacher Fellowship, he was in residence at The Salzburg Festival and conducted Vienna Philharmonic members in the opera camps for young people. Orchestras conducted in concert include the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Badische Staatskapelle, members of the Vienna Philharmonic, Manhattan School of Music Symphony Orchestra, Yakima Chamber Orchestra, the Macon Sinfonia, the Astoria Symphony and the Orchestra Society of Philadelphia. Versatile in opera, Brown was music director for Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte and Puccini's Suor Angelica, and assistant conductor for Britten's Albert Herring.

Brown conducted at The 2010 Castleton Festival in Virginia under the direction of Lorin Maazel and at the 2009 American Academy of Conducting at Aspen, with David Zinman. German debuts next season include the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Neue Philharmonie Westfalen. Please see www.brandonkeithbrown.com for more details.