Matthew Brook is known for his honest and open portrayal of characters whether on the opera or concert stage. He leapt to fame with his 2007 Gramophone Award-winning recording of Handel’s Messiah with the Dunedin Consort, followed by equally critically acclaimed recordings of Acis and Galatea and St Matthew Passion. He has appeared as a soloist throughout Europe, Australia, North and South America and the Far East, and has worked with many of the world's leading conductors. He has developed a world-wide reputation for his interpretation of the music of J.S Bach and George Frederic Handel but his musical tastes stretch far beyond this, often performing new commissions.

Other concert repertoire he performs regularly include pieces such as Beethoven Ninth Symphony and Missa Solemnis, Berlioz L’Enfance du Christ, Brahms’ Requiem, Elgar Dream of Gerontius, Haydn Die Schöpfung and Die Jahreszeiten, Mendelssohn Elijah, Tippett A Child of Our Time and Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast.

Matthew has enjoyed long collaborations with conductors including Sir Andrew Davis, Harry Bicket, Bernhard Labadie, Christophe Rousset, John Nelson, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Philippe Herreweghe, John Butt, Harry Christophers, Paul McCreesh and the late Sir Charles Mackerras, Sir Roger Norrington and Richard Hickox. He has also collaborated with Richard Tognetti, Sir Mark Elder, Emmanuelle Haïm, Laurence Equilbey, Maxim Emelyanchev, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla and Christian Curnyn.

Latest News From Matthew

October 9, 2024
New award!

I’m delighted to announce our recording of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas has been honoured with the Premio Abbiati del Disco by the Associazione Nazionale Critici Musicali. This recording has a wonderful cast list and is directed by David Bates and his team at La Nuova Musica. You’ll find it on the Pentatone label. Look it […]

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September 4, 2024
New Season

Welcome to my website. As the air turns that bit chillier here in rural coastal Wales, I return to work after a good rest and time with my family and friends. On my piano in my studio lies a wonderful pile of new music to me. New Bach cantatas to be performed and filmed in […]

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June 25, 2024
Summer 2024

I’m in the middle of a run of appearances with Grange Park Opera.  We are performing Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi.  It’s a comedy, and the audiences are really lapping up this production, directed by Stephen Medcalf. Sir Bryn Terfel is in the title role and I play the posh old Simone, trying to get his hands […]

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