Helmut Branny

Helmut Branny (born 1957) is a German conductor, double bassist and professor of chamber music at the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden. He is a member of the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, musical director of the Dresdner Kapellsolisten and the Cappella Musica Dresden. With the Kapellsolisten, he has made many recordings, and toured internationally.

Career Branny, born in the Ore Mountains, Bezirk Dresden (then in East Germany), studied double bass at the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber in Dresden with Heinz Herrmann from 1973 to 1979. Subsequently, he was engaged at the Staatskapelle Dresden. With the chamber orchestra, he has given guest performances in Europe and Asia among others. He has performed at the Berlin Philharmonie, Kölner Philharmonie, and at festivals such as the Rheingau Musik Festival, He is also responsible for the musical direction of the Cappella Musica Dresden, founded in 1995.

Branny is a chamber music partner of ensembles including Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Freiburger Barockorchester, Mitteldeutsche Barocksolisten Leipzig and "Les amis de Philippe" in Bremen.

Recordings Recordings of the Kapellsolisten conducted by Branny have included: Jubilate Deo (VEB Deutsche Schallplatten, 1988) Haydn – Konzert für Oboe und Orchester C-Dur (Sächsische Tonträger, 1995?) Haydn – Sinfonie G-Dur Nr. 94 "mit dem Paukenschlag" (Günter Voigt, Jan Vogler, 1996) Mozart – Symphony No. 21, K. 134 (Sächsische Tonträger, 1997) Mit Pauken und Trompeten (Sächsische Tonträger, 1997) Mozart – Sinfonien und Serenaden (B.T.M., 2004) Mit Pauken und Trompeten (B.T.M., 2004) Mozart – Konzert für Flöte, Harfe und Orchester, K 299 (B.T.M., 2004) Mozart – Berühmte Bläserkonzerte (B.T.M., 2004) Zeitgenossen – Musik der Zeit / 28. Dresdner Konzerte (Wolfgang Smitmans, 2007) Jan Vogler – my tunes / 1 (Sony, 2007) Schubert / Mendelssohn Bartholdy / Schumann – Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten (Sony, 2009) Haydn – Symphonies No. 26, 43 & 83 (Sony, 2009) Dennis (Sony, 2009) Jan Vogler – my tunes / 2 (Sony, 2010) , violin (Sony, 2011) Bach / Corelli / Handel / Telemann / Torelli / Vivaldi – Festliches Konzert (ARS Produktion, 2015, of live concert at Villa Hügel, 8 December 2013) Graun / Horneck / Reichenauer / Telemann – Dresdner Fagottkonzerte aus Schranck II (Dresden bassoon concertos from cabinet II) (ARS Produktion, 2016)