Phillip was born in Newport,
Gwent in January 1972.Having moved to Llanrhystud, West Wales at the age of 4,
he took up the violin and studied under Wynford Jones until he moved back to
South Wales.
He played in the Gwent Youth
Orchestra from the age of 9, and was leader for the last 5 years of service.
Phillip also played for the National Youth Orchestra of Wales from the age of
13, and was leader of this Orchestra for 3 years.
Phillip studied at Chetham’s
School of Music, before moving to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama,
where he learnt the violin with Detlef Hahn. While at the Guildhall, Phillip
had the opportunity to lead their Symphony Orchestra, and also the Chamber
Orchestra when it went on tour to Belgium.
While studying in London, Phillip
lead the Young Musician’s Symphony Orchestra, and also the London Philharmonic
Youth Orchestra. He has played the solos to Scheherezade, and Danse Macabre in
the Royal Festival Hall, and the Barbican respectively.
Phillip eventually had to leave
the Guildhall early in order to undertake work in Malaysia and Crete with the
Steve Martland Band, an ensemble he worked for until moving down to
Bournemouth, where he is now Sub-Principal Second Violin with the Bournemouth
Symphony Orchestra.
Since starting as a professional
musician, Phillip has worked with many different orchestras, including English
Chamber Orchestra, BBC Concert Orchestra, and the Royal Philharmonia of Galicia
in Northern Spain.
As a soloist, Phillip has played
many recitals, and has performed the Kabalevsky, Mendelssohn and Bruch
Concertos with the Gwent Youth Orchestra. The Mendelssohn was performed in St.
David’s Hall, Cardiff. Down in Bournemouth, Phillip is now trying to restart
the Hill String Quartet in which he plays 1st violin.
Phillip plays on a violin made in
Milan in 1935 by Giacinto Bertolazzi.
April 2000
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