Philippe Quint

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Award-winning American violinist Philippe Quint is a multi-faceted artist whose wide range of interests has led to several Grammy nominations for his albums, performances with major orchestras throughout the world at venues ranging from the Gewandhaus in Leipzig to Carnegie Hall in New York, a leading role in a major independent film called Downtown Express, and explorations of tango with his band The Quint Quintet.

Quint’s live performances and interviews have been broadcast on television by CBS, CNN, ABC, BBC World News, NBC, Reuters, Bloomberg TV, as well as by radio stations nationwide including NPR, WNYC and WQXR. His recordings have received multiple “Editor’s Choice” selections in Gramophone, The Strad, Strings, and the Daily Telegraph.

Philippe Quint plays the magnificent 1708 "Ruby" Antonio Stradivari violin on loan to him through the generous efforts of The Stradivari Society®. His remarkable degree of lyricism, poetry and impeccable virtuosity has gripped the eyes and ears of audiences in Asia, Australia, Latin America, Africa, Europe and the U.S. with what The Times (London) describes as his “bravura technique, and unflagging energy.”

In spring 2012, Avanticlassic released Quint’s new recording of concertos by Mendelssohn and Bruch, and Beethoven’s Romances Nos. 1 and 2, with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería led by Carlos Miguel Prieto which Gramophone described as “pure sound and refined expression. An account well worth hearing”. This disc was Quint’s first recording as part of his new agreement with Avanticlassic, where he joins such luminaries as Martha Argerich and Roby Lakatos. His next CD of rare operatic transcriptions with pianist Lily Maisky will be out in Spring 2013.

Quint is the first classical artist to star in the lead role of a major independent picture. Downtown Express, from Michael Hausman (producer of Gangs of New York, Brokeback Mountain and Amadeus) and multi-Emmy winning director David Grubin, is currently premiering through out the world at various national and international film festivals including Woodstock, New York, Houston, Mons (Belguim), Cuba, Vermont and Tampa.

Philippe Quint formed The Quint Quintet in 2009. The ensemble is dedicated to exploring the music of Astor Piazzolla and Argentine Tango. Quint is also Founder and Artistic Director of the Mineria Chamber Music Festival in Mexico City, and collaborates with cellist Zuill Bailey and pianist Navah Perlman as the Perlman/Quint/Bailey Trio.

In addition to his Grammy-nominated recording of William Schuman’s Violin Concerto and his new Mendelssohn/Bruch/Beethoven album, Quint’s formidable discography includes a large variety of rediscovered treasures along with popular works from standard repertoire. His recording of Korngold’s Violin Concerto (2009), which was ranked in the top 20 on Billboard’s Classical Chart in its first week of sales, was also nominated for two Grammy Awards. Other critically acclaimed recordings include the world premiere recording of John Corigliano's Red Violin Caprices, Ned Rorem’s Concerto, Miklos Rozsa’s Complete Works for Violin and Piano with William Wolfram, Bernstein’s Serenade and a unique compilation of works by Paganini arranged by Fritz Kreisler, which BBC Music Magazine called “truly phenomenal.”

Constantly in demand worldwide, Quint’s most recent appearances include performances with the orchestras of Chicago, Detroit, Indianapolis, New Jersey, Minnesota, Bournemouth, Houston, Weimar Staatskapelle, Royal Liverpool, China National, Orpheus, Berlin Komische Oper, Leipzig’s MDR at Gewandhaus, Nordwestdeutsche and Bochumer Sinfonikers, Cape Town Philharmonic, and Plácido Domingo’s Youth Orchestra of the Americas. He has performed under the batons of Marin Alsop, Peter Bay, Carl St. Clair, Kynan Johns, Daniel Hege, Andrew Litton, Kurt Masur, Jorge Mester, Marco Parisotto, Jung Ho- Pak, Martin Panteleev, Eckart Preu, Carlos Miguel Prieto, Arild Remmereit, Stefan Sanderling, Klauspeter Seibel, Christopher Seaman, Kenneth Schermerhorn, Steven Sloane, Michael Stern, Bramwell Tovey, Gregory Vajda, Thomas Wilkins, and Martin Yates.

He has given solo recitals and chamber music performances at the Mostly Mozart, Caramoor, Ravinia, Aspen, Lincoln Center, and Chautauqua festivals, Lukas Foss's Hamptons Music Festival, Kravis Center, UC Davis Presents, Rome Chamber Festival, Moritzburg, El Paso, La Jolla SummerFest and at the National Gallery in Washington.

Philippe Quint studied at Moscow's Special Music School for the Gifted with the famed Russian violinist Andrei Korsakov, and made his orchestral debut at the age of nine, performing Wieniawski's Concerto No. 2. After emigrating to the United States, he earned both Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Juilliard. His distinguished pedagogues included Dorothy Delay, Cho-Liang Lin, Masao Kawasaki, and Felix Galimir. He also studied and participated in masterclasses with Isaac Stern, Itzhak Perlman, and Arnold Steinhardt.

The Chicago Tribune proclaimed, “Here is a fiddle virtuoso whose many awards are fully justified by the brilliance of his playing.” Among his many honors, Quint was also the winner of the Juilliard Competition and Career Grant Recipient of Salon de Virtuosi, Bagby and Clarisse Kampel Foundations.

Mexico City, Mexico , Mexico , 13 July 2013

Mineria Chamber music Fesitval Mexico City, Mexico http://www.mineria.org.mx/ More details...

Mexico City, Mexico , Mexico , 12 July 2013

Mineria Chamber music Fesitval Mexico City, Mexico http://www.mineria.org.mx/ More details...

Mexico City, Mexico , Mexico , 11 July 2013

Mineria Chamber music Fesitval Mexico City, Mexico More details...

Mexico City, Mexico , Mexico , 10 July 2013

Mineria Chamber music Fesitval More details...

New York, New York , United States, 05 May 2013

Recital with John Novacek More details...

New York, New York , United States, 04 May 2013

Salome Chamber Orchestra with David Aaron Carpenter and Chee Yun More details...

Newport, Vancouver, United States, 30 April 2013

Chamber Music Newport, Vancouver More details...

Ralegh, North Carolina , United States, 28 April 2013

Chamber Music More details...

Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 18 April 2013

Carmen Fantasy + Red Violin Chaconne More details...

New York, New York , United States, 12 April 2013

Salome Chamber Orchestra with David Aaron Carpenter Auerbach and Mozart New York, New York More details...

Pensacola, California, United States, 24 March 2013

Pensacola Symphony Dvorak Violin Concerto Pensacola, California More details...

Sherverport, Florida, United States, 17 March 2013

Sherverport SO with Michael Butterman Piazzolla + Vivaldi : 4 Seasons Sherverport, Florida More details...

Sherverport, Florida, United States, 16 March 2013

Sherverport SO with Michael Butterman Piazzolla + Vivaldi : 4 Seasons Sherverport, Florida More details...

Palo Alto, California , United States, 09 March 2013

Special Benefit concert Bruch Concerto Palo Alto, California More details...