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... recognized Canadian conductors, holding major posts as music director in Canada and the United States. He enjoys an international career as guest conductor, educator, motivational speaker and cultural ambassador.
In Canada, Mr. Brott has developed no less than six Canadian Orchestras: Thunder Bay Symphony, Regina Symphony, Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, CBC Winnipeg, Symphony Nova Scotia, and most notably - The Hamilton Philharmonic, where Mr. Brott was Music Director from 1969 to 1990. He was Artistic Advisor and Founder to the newly created Symphony Nova Scotia from 1984 to 1989.
Internationally, Mr. Brott has served as Assistant Conductor to the New York Philharmonic under Leonard Bernstein, and as Music Director and Conductor for the Royal Ballet, Covent Garden (two years), Northern Sinfonia (five years), and the BBC Welsh Symphony (seven years).
In addition, Mr. Brott has guest-conducted in Mexico, the United States, South America, Central America, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Scandinavia, Japan, Korea, Israel, the Netherlands, and most recently performed Bernstein's Mass, for Pope John Paul II at the Vatican.
Mr. Brott has won prizes in major international competitions: the Pan American Conductors Prize in Mexico, the Liverpool Conductors Competition in Great Britain, and the Dimitri Mitropoulos International Conductors Competition in New York, where he joined the ranks of Seiji Ozawa and Claudio Abbado as a Gold Medal Winner. In 1987, Mr. Brott was awarded Canada's highest civic honour, Officer of the Order of Canada. He was awarded an Honourary Doctorate of Law in 1988 at McMaster University, was made a Knight of Malta in 1990, selected as "International Man of the Year" by the International Biographical Center, in Cambridge England in 1992 and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts of Great Britain in 1996.
Boris Brott has commitment to the development of new audiences and young artists. His programs have received rave reviews, in particular, a series of concerts bringing to life the great classical composers. The National Academy Orchestra, a unique mentor-apprentice program, in which emerging young musicians gain invaluable experience from working with seasoned professionals, stands as the centerpiece of his music festival in Ontario, Canada.
Besides numerous film and radio commitments, Mr. Brott has conducted, produced, and and hosted over 100 television programs on both sides of the Atlantic. He has recorded for CBC, Septre-Mace, Mercury, Pro-Arte Records and Sony Classical where CDs with the late Glenn Gould have recently been released.
Currently, Mr. Brott is Artistic Director of Brott Music Festivals, established in 1988 as Ontario's principal classical music festivals; Conductor and Music Director of the New West Symphony, California, Artistic Director of Symphonia Canada, and Conductor of the McGill Chamber Orchestra in Montreal.
He has developed a corollary career as a motivational speaker giving 35 presentations annually to Fortune 500 companies around the world linking music and business. The speeches centre around the "teamwork" and "creativity" aspects of music and business. A partial list of recent audiences included CEOs of IBM, American Express, American Airlines, Sandoz, Compaq, Intel, General Electric, Phizer, Pharmacia Upjohn, Sun Microsystems, and General Motors.
Guest conducting engagements include appearances with the National Arts Centre Orchestra, the Toronto Symphony, Quebec Symphony, Orchestra London, Canada, Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, Bari Symphony, Italy, Jerusalem Symphony, Israel Chamber Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Holland and London Symphony Orchestra, England.
Testimonials
"Your topic—Orchestral Teaming—was most timely, imparting useful information that I am certain is, today, enhancing the skills of IBM's consultants." – IBM
"A real crowd pleaser…." – Fannie Mae
"Boris, you were terrific…"– IDS Financial Services Inc.
"Bravo…Your performance at our annual convention in Toronto was superb." – Independent Insurance Agents of America
"I can not begin to tell you how well you were received by the entire group." - – Columbia National Inc.
.. further information on Boris Brott
Boris Brott uses music to teach teamwork, communication, innovation and leadership.
Music, Teamwork on Demand: How long does it take to teach a packed audience of non-musicians to play a few bars of from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony? Boris Brott can do it in about 10 minutes. The conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra has created a speech that’s dramatically different and fun. He makes the audience part of his orchestra - passing out electronic tone bars and having them play along with his videotape symphony - proving that in business, as in music, the qualities to succeed are the same: innovation, teamwork and communication.
Leadership and Creativity: Brott draws out the juxtaposition of teamwork and leadership the need for creativity within an organization; the joy of communication and the achievement of success. All are explored through the medium of music. During his presentation, these analogies are enhanced with slides and video. The audience hears of Beethoven's struggle, his quest for perfection...brief passages from some of Beethoven's best known works. Then, it's time to play together.
Award-Winning Conductor: The conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Brott is world renown, garnering rave reviews and Canada’s highest honors - including Officer of the Order of Canada. Studying under the tutelage of Igor Markevitch and Pierre Monteux, Brott won many prizes in international competitions, notably the gold medal in the Dimitri Mitripoulos Conductor’s Competition in New York City, where he became assistant to Leonard Bernstein.
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- The Joy of Communication
- Lighting the Creative Flame
- Teamwork and Leadership
- Breaking New Ground
- Playing Together
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