From the moment he takes the stage, violinist Philippe Quint captivates his audience with his charismatic presence. Mr. Quint was born of a rich musical heritage in St. Petersburg, Russia; his mother, Lora Kvint, is celebrated as one of Russia's most well-known popular composers. Mr. Quint left the former Soviet Union in 1991 and is now an American citizen who harbors a strong commitment to the music of his new country, frequently performing works by William Schuman, Lukas Foss, Leonard Bernstein, Ned Rorem, John Corigliano, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, and Lera Auerbach.
In 2007, he collaborated with noted pianist William Wolfram on two CD’s recordings: the complete works of Miklos Rozsa (Naxos 8.570190) and most recently works of John Corigliano and Virgil Thomson. Upcoming projects include the recording of Korngold’s Violin Concerto with Carlos Miguel Prieto and Orchestra de Minería and a recording of works by Paganini arranged by Fritz Kreisler. Philippe Quint is engaged to record for Naxos the virtuosic violin concertos nos. 2, 3 and 5 of Charles de Beriot (1802-1870), one of the masters of the 19th century school of violin playing. This recording is part of the Naxos series devoted exclusively to music composed by 19th century violin virtuosos.
Philippe Quint studied at Moscow's Special Music School for the Gifted with Andrei Korsakov, and made his orchestral debut at the age of 9, performing Wieniawski's Violin Concerto No. 2. After emigrating to the United States, he earned both Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the Juilliard School, where he studied with Dorothy Delay, Cho-Liang Lin, Masao Kawasaki, and Felix Galimir. He has also studied and participated in master-classes with Isaac Stern, Itzhak Perlman, and Arnold Steinhardt.
Having won a myriad of awards since his days as a student, he took top prizes at the 1998 Juilliard Competition, the 1997 Pablo de Sarasate International Violin Competition, where he also received the Special Audience Prize, and the 1997 Salon de Virtuosi Award. His appearances include performances with the Detroit, Indianapolis, Minnesota, Bournemouth (UK), Houston, Nashville, and Virginia Symphonies; the Royal Liverpool (UK), Buffalo, Louisiana, and Oklahoma Philharmonic Orchestras; the China National Symphony; the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra; and the Mostly Mozart Festival, under the batons of renowned conductors Marin Alsop, Andrew Litton, Klauspeter Seibel, Kurt Masur, Hans Graf, Arild Remmereit, Maxim Shostakovich, JoAnn Falletta, Jorge Mester, Carlos Miguel Prieto, and Kenneth Schermerhorn.
In 2005 he performed the world première of Lera Auerbach’s Concerto No. 1 at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, a piece written for him and dedicated to him. An active chamber musician, he has appeared in recitals and performances at Caramoor (NY), Ravinia (IL), Aspen (CO), Lukas Foss's Hamptons Music Festival (NY), Kravis Center (FL), UC Davis Presents (CA), and most recently at the National Gallery in Washington (DC). His live performances and interviews have been broadcast in widely in the US and Austria. In 2005, Philippe Quint was featured on the soundtrack of David Grubin's new documentary, Marie Antoinette.
Philippe Quint has been awarded grants by the Clarisse Kampel and Bagby Foundations, and was nominated Young Artist of the Year by the British Royal Philharmonic Society in 2007. He plays a 1723 “Ex-Kiesewetter” Antonio Stradivari violin on loan to him from Mr. and Mrs. Clement Arrisson through the generous efforts of the Stradivari Society in Chicago.
For more information, please visit www.philippequint.com.
Upcoming Engagements
| JANUARY 3: |
Boston, MA
Private Recital |
| JANUARY 11: |
Santa Rosa, CA
Recital-Wells Fargo Center for the Arts
Program: TBA
Dimitriy Cogan, Piano |
| JANUARY 17: |
Weimar, Germany
Weimar Staatskapelle
Khachaturian. Concerto
Carl St.Clair, Condutor |
| JANUARY 18: |
Weimar, Germany
Weimar Staatskapelle
Khachaturian. Concerto
Carl St. Clair, Conductor |
| FEBRUARY 12–15 |
Mexico city, MEXICO
"PHILIPPE QUINT AND FRIENDS"
First International Chamber Music Festival
Performances: 13,14,15th
Philippe Quint, Violin- Artistic Director
Boris Andrianov, Cello
Maurycy Banaszek, Viola
William Wolfram, Piano
Haydn. Piano Trio No.39 in G Major Hob.XV/25, "Gypsy"
Mozart. Piano Quartet KV 478 in G Major
Brahms. Piano Quartet in G minor, op.25 |
| FEBRUARY 27–28: |
Syracuse, NY
Syracuse Symphony
Korngold Violin Concerto
Samuel Wong, Conductor |
| MARCH 25: |
Chicago, IL
Women's Athletic Club
Stradivari Society Recital
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| APRIL 4: |
Cape Cod, MA
Cape Cod Symphony
Mendelssohn Concerto
Jung-Ho Pak, Conductor |
| APRIL 5: |
Cape Cod Symphony
Mendelssohn Concerto
Jung Ho Pak, Conductor
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| APRIL 16–27: |
TOUR with Syracuse Symphony
Daniel Hege, Conductor
Samuel Wong, Conductor
Jamestown (Apr 16) • Olean (Apr 17) • Cortland (Apr 18) • Oneonta (Apr 19) • Lake Placid (Apr 22) • Plattsburgh (Apr 23) • Chestertown (Apr 24) • Rome (Apr 25) • Rome (Apr 26)
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| MAY 13: |
New Jersey Symphony
Saint Saens. Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Sarasate. Zigeunerweisen
Carlos Miguel Prieto, Conductor
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| JUNE 17–20: |
Poole, UK
Recording of Jose Serebrier's Violin Concerto
Bournemouth Symphony
Jose Serebrier, Conductor
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| JULY 10–12: |
Mexico City
Orchestra de Mineria
Carlos Miguel Prieto
Mendelssohn Concerto
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| JULY 12–23: |
Durango Music in the Mountains Festival
Orchestral, Chamber Music Apperances and Master classes.
Sibelius Concerto
More info soon! |
| JULY 27–31: |
Mark O'Connor's Inagural Camp in NYC!
Performances, masterclasses, teaching
For more info please visit: www.markoconnor.com
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| AUGUST 14: |
Britt Festival, Oregon
Britt Festival Orchestra
Glazunov Concerto |
| AUGUST 19–21: |
Chautauqua Festival
Performances with Vadim Gluzman and Angela Yoffe
Repertoire TBA
Stefan Sanderling, Conductor
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