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Philippe Graffin
12+ albums
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Philippe Graffin (born 1964) is a French violinist and recording artist. He was born in Romilly-sur-Seine, France. He was a student of the late Joseph Gingold and Philippe Hirschhorn and has established a particular reputation for his interpretations of his native repertoire as well for his interest in rare and contemporary works. He rediscovered original settings of classics such as Chausson's Poème and Ravel's Tzigane and has also championed the forgotten violin concertos of Gabriel Fauré and the concerto by English composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. Philippe has shared the stage with some of the greatest musicians of our time: Lord Menuhin, M. Rostropovich, Martha Argerich, and Sergiu Comissiona. He regularly partners with cellists Gary Hoffman and Truls Mork; pianists Pascal Devoyon, Steven Kovacevich, Claire Désert and the Chilingirian Quartet and is founder and artistic director of the "Consonances" chamber music festival of St Nazaire, France. He has appeared in the BBC Proms Chamber Music series and has been Artistic Director of several chamber music projects at London's Wigmore hall. As concerto soloist, he has performed with many of the UK's major orchestras throughout Europe. A number of composers have written works for him including David Matthews, Yves Prin, Vassili Lobanov and Philippe Hersant. The Lithuanian composer Vytautas Barkauskas dedicated his award-winning violin concerto "Jeux" to Philippe and wrote a double concerto Duo Concertante for him and violi
top songs
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Duo for violin & viola No. 1 in E flat major K 364: Adagio
4082Violin Concerto No.3 in G major K216: Rondeau - Allegro
2173Rondo for violin and orchestra In C major K373
1834Sinfonia Concertante for violin and viola In E flat major K364: Presto
1685Duo for violin & viola No. 1 in E flat major K 364: Rondeau - Allegro
1596Duo for violin & viola No. 2 in B flat major K 424: Andante cantabile
1517Clara Schumann; Romances for Violin and Piano op.22: Romances for Violin and Piano op.22
598Schmann;Violin Concerto in A Minor op.129: Violin Concerto in A Minor op.129
599Violin Concerto No.3 in G major K216: Allegro
5410Schumann; Violin Sonata No.2 in D Minor op.121: Violin Sonata No.2 in D Minor op.121
45albums
In The Shade Of Forests - The Bohemian World Of Debussy, Enescu & Ravel
Hungarian Dances
Mozart
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Saint-Saëns & Ysaÿe: Rare Transcriptions for Violin and Piano
Fiddler's Blues
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Violin Concerto; Violin Sonata No.2
Barkauskas: Jeux / Partita / Two Monologues / Duo Concertante
Pijper & Escher: Violin Sonatas etc.
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Fiddler's Blues - Ysaÿe • Ravel • Debussy • Enescu
Elgar: Violin Concerto, Chausson: Poème
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor • Dvořák: Violin Concertos
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Coleridge-Taylor / Dvořák: Violin Concertos