MAXIMILIEN BRISSON (Hochschule für Künste Bremen, Germany)
25 November @11.00-12.30 in D-411

No instrument has historically had a closer association with the voice than the trombone. This workshop explores how a trombonist can transcend their modern training and the means by which they can truly imitate the voice, a key that can unlock untold expressive and musical potential.

An alumnus of the Université de Montréal, McGill University, the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague, and the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Switzerland, where he studied early music performance with Catherine Motuz and Charles Toet, Maximilien Brisson has quickly established himself as a leading specialist in historical trombones in both Europe and North America.

He has performed with the Freiburger Barockorchester, Akamus, Concerto Palatino, Quicksilver Baroque, B’Rock Orchestra, the Breathtaking Collective, il Gardellino, Collegium Vocale Gent, Les Cornets Noirs, I Gemelli, Les Traversées Baroques, and the Toronto Consort, among others. He is a member of I Fedeli and Ansambl Responsorium, and a founding member of the Consort laurentien.

He was featured as a soloist at the 2025 International Trombone Festival. A two-time finalist in the York Early Music International Young Artists Competition, he won the Cambridge Early Music Prize in 2026 with his solo project Lagrime.

Maximilien Brisson is a lecturer in Baroque trombone at the University of the Arts Bremen. He regularly teaches at workshops and gives masterclasses across Europe and North America. Also active as a scholar and editor, his current interests include the works of Lodovico Viadana and Andreas Oswald, as well as organological research on historical trombones.