Paul Dyer is one of Australia’s
leading specialists in period
performing styles.
He founded the Australian
Brandenburg Orchestra in
1990 as a natural outcome of
his experience as a performer
and teacher of baroque and
classical music, and has
been the Orchestra’s Artistic
Director since that time.
Having completed
postgraduate studies in solo
performance with Bob van
Asperen at the Royal
Conservatory in The Hague,
Paul performed with many
major European orchestras
and undertook ensemble
direction and orchestral
studies with Sigiswald Kuijken
and Frans Brüggen.
Paul has a busy schedule
appearing as a soloist,
continuo player and
conductor with many major
ensembles, including the
Sydney Symphony Orchestra,
The Queensland Orchestra,
Australia Ensemble,
Australian Chamber
Orchestra, Opera Australia,
The Australian Youth
Orchestra, the Malaysian
Philharmonic Orchestra and
the Pacific Baroque
Orchestra, Vancouver.
In 1995 he received a
Churchill Fellowship and has
won numerous awards for his
CD recordings with the
Australian Brandenburg
Orchestra, including the 1998
and 2001 ARIA Awards for
Best Classical Recording.
Paul was recently awarded
the Australian Centenary
Medal for his services to
Australian society and the
advancement of music.
