BrunoPhilippe
Contact
For availability and general enquiries:
Ollie Haines
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Philip Keegan
Melanie Moult
Representation
About Bruno
Born in 1993, Bruno Philippe studied the cello at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris. From 2014-2018, he studied as a young soloist at the Kronberg Academy with Frans Helmerson and participated in masterclasses given by David Geringas, Steven Isserlis, Gary Hoffman, Pieter Wispelwey and Clemens Hagen at Salzburg Mozarteum.
Prize-winner at multiple competitions in recent years, Bruno has appeared in prestigious venues and festivals in France (Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, Philharmonie de Paris, Auditorium du Louvre, La Grange au Lac, Festival de Radio France Montpellier-Occitanie etc.) as well as on the international scene including the Berlin Konzerthaus, Alte Oper, Frankfurt, Teatro Colón, Bogotá and Bavarian Radio, Munich. Bruno has performed with many of Europe’s leading orchestras including Radio-Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt conducted by Christoph Eschenbach, Dijon-Bourgogne Orchestra under Gabor Takács-Nagy, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchener Kammerorchester, Orchestre National de Bordeaux, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris and Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo.
Recent highlights include performances with l’Orchestre de Picardie, Slovak State Philharmonic Košice and collaboration with Tabea Zimmerman at Schloss Elmau. Bruno has given festival appearances at Festival de Pâques, Aix-en-Provence, Insel Festival Hombroich, Max Festival, Belgium with Irina Lankova and Alina Pogostkina, Festival d’Auvers sur Oise and Festival International de Colmar with Cédric Tiberghien. With Ensemble Jupiter, Bruno participated in his second major tour in two years of the United States, where he performed concertos for cello by Vivaldi.
The 2023-2024 season sees debuts with Orchestre National de France, Royal Northern Sinfonia, Sinfónica de Tenerife and the Hallé Orchestra performing repertoire that includes Dvořák's Cello Concerto, Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme, Haydn’s Cello Concerto No. 1 and Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto No. 1. In addition Bruno will make his solo Wigmore Hall debut with pianist Tanguy de Williencourt and will perform solo Bach at the Flanders Festival, Gent.
Bruno Philippe plays a 1760 cello by Gennaro Gagliano kindly loaned to him through the Beare’s International Violin Society.
Representation
Season Highlights
Video
Saint-Saëns: 1. Cellokonzert ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Bruno Philippe ∙ Christoph Eschenbach
Camille Saint-Saëns: 1. Cellokonzert a-Moll op. 33 ∙ Allegro non troppo – Allegro molto – Tempo I – Allegretto con moto – Tempo I – Un peu moins vite – Più allegro comme le premier mouvement – Molto allegro hr-Sinfonieorchester – Frankfurt Radio Symphony ∙ Bruno Philippe, Violoncello ∙ Christoph Eschenbach, Dirigent ∙ Auftakt ∙ hr-Sendesaal Frankfurt, 17. September 2020 ∙ Credit: hr-Sinfonieorchester – Frankfurt Radio Symphony
PlayingGabriel Fauré | Romance op.69 | Bruno Philippe, Tanguy de Williencourt
Credit: Harmonia Mundi
PlayingBruno Philippe: Poulenc Sonata for cello and piano
Bruno Philippe and Tanguy de Williencourt perform Poulenc’s Sonata for cello and piano in the semi-finals of the Queen Elizabeth Competition in 2017 Credit: Flagey Semi-finals of the Queen Elizabeth Competition 2017 - Recital
PlayingBruno Philippe: Haydn Cello Concerto no. 1
Bruno Philippe performs Haydn Cello Concerto no. 1 with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony and conductor Christoph Eschenbach. Credit: Alte Oper Frankfurt
Playing
Photos
Selected Repertoire
| Dutilleux | Tout un monde lointain... |
|---|---|
| Dvorak | Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191 |
| Haydn | Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major |
| Prokofiev | Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 58 |
| Saint-Saens | Cello Concerto No. 1 |
| Schumann | Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129 |
| Shostakovich | Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 1 |
| Shostakovich | Cello Concerto No. 2, Op. 126 |
| Tchaikovsky | Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33, for cello and orchestra |
| Thomas Adès | Lieux retrouvés |
Sample Programmes
Solo recital programme
Bach: Complete Cello Suites
Duo recital with Tanguy de Williencourt (piano)
CHOPIN: Cello Sonata in G minor Op. 65 FAURÉ: Papillon Op. 77 Romance Op. 69, Après un rêve Op. 7 No. 1, Elégie Op. 24 FRANCK: Sonata in A for cello and piano arranged by Jules Delsart
News
Press
Dvorak Cello Concerto - Orchestre National de France Debut
Maison de la Radio et de la MusiqueNov 2023Le violoncelle de Bruno Philippe chante divinement dans les accords arpégés, avec des trilles divins. Mais ce que l'on apprécie, c'est que en contraste avec son apparence timide, ce dernier s'affirme vigoureusement face à l'orchestre, avec fougue, mais qu'il est capable également de la plus grande intimité et profondeur, et que chacune de ses émotions transparait dans son jeu. Bruno Philippe's cello sings divinely in the arpeggiated chords, with divine trills. But what we really appreciate is that, in contrast to his shy appearance, he asserts himself vigorously in front of the orchestra, with ardour, but that he is also capable of the greatest intimacy and depth, and that each of his emotions shines through in his playing. ...l'entend d'autant plus dans l'Adagio où son violoncelle chante avec beaucoup de profondeur et de tendresse et dialogue avec les différents pupitres. ...this is all the more evident in the Adagio, where the cello sings with great depth and tenderness, in dialogue with the various sections of the orchestra.
- Le blog de andika
- 15 November 2023
