DUKES, PHILIP Philip Dukes, viola
Philip Dukes' acclaimed recital début at London's South Bank in 1991
marked the beginning of a career in which he has established himself as one
of the leading viola-players of his generation. His principal teachers in London
and New York have included Mark Knight, Yfrah Neaman and Michael Tree. Having
completed his studies, he won a succession of awards, scholarships, prizes and
competitions, and in June 1992 was selected for representation by Young Concert
Artists Trust. In 1995 he won the coveted European Rising Stars Award which
led to recitals throughout Europe. Philip Dukes has performed at major music
festivals at home and abroad. As a concerto soloist, he has appeared with leading
orchestras throughout Great Britain, as well as with the Warsaw Sinfonia and
the Swedish Chamber Orchestra. In 1995 he made his BBC Promenade Concert début,
giving the world première of the Viola Concerto by Sally Beamish
and at the 1997 Aldeburgh Festival he gave the world première of the
previously unpublished Concerto for Violin, Viola and Orchestra
by Benjamin Britten. At the 1999 BBC Promenade Concerts, he returned to give,
together with Clio Gould, the world première of Inside Story,
for violin, viola and orchestra, by Piers Hellawell. In addition to his solo
engagements Philip Dukes is Professor of Viola at the Royal Academy of Music
and Trinity College of Music in London, Artist in Residence at Queens University
Belfast, and Head of Strings at Wells Cathedral School. He is also a jury member
for both the Munich and Vienna International Viola Competitions.
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