Philippe Honoré (violinist)

Philippe Honoré (born 21 March 1967) is a French violinist who has been a regular recitalist in France and the United Kingdom.[1] He was appointed Violin Professor at the Royal Academy of Music [2] in London in September 2012. He has performed widely in broadcast recitals on French radio and television.

Philippe Honoré
Born (1967-03-21) 21 March 1967
Lyon, France
GenresClassical
Occupation(s)Violinist
InstrumentsViolin
Years active1988 – present
LabelsEMI, Decca, Naxos Records, ASV Records, Meridian Records, Signum Records
Websitewww.philippehonore.com

Life and career

Honoré divides his busy schedule between solo work, chamber music, and collaboration with leading orchestras. He was a principal player with the Philharmonia Orchestra (from 2005 to 2011). After receiving top honours from the Paris Conservatoire and the Royal Academy of Music in London, he was made a Laureat of the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation in France in 1992. He was awarded an Honorary Associateship by the Royal Academy of Music in 2001.[3]

Honoré is a former member of the Vellinger Quartet and a founder member of the Mobius Ensemble.[4] As such, he has appeared in some of the most prestigious venues abroad (such as Amsterdam's Concertgebouw) and in the UK (such as the Wigmore Hall and the South Bank in London). He has appeared as a soloist performing Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, and Vivaldi concerti, as well as Ravel's Tzigane.

Honoré regularly appears as guest leader with some of the UK's best orchestras. He has made numerous solo and chamber music recordings. His solo violin performances on the Decca album An Equal Music[5][6] are regularly featured on both Classic FM and Radio 3. The novel of that name by the author Vikram Seth was inspired by and dedicated to him.

Honoré's collaboration with the composer Alec Roth over a recent four-year project earned him great critical acclaim. The performances took place at the Salisbury, Chelsea, and Lichfield Festivals. BBC Radio 3 recorded and broadcast these annual concerts, in which, in addition to the world premières of Roth's work, Honoré also played solo Bach and Ysaÿe sonatas. The Times described his account of Roth's solo work in 2007 as “magically played”. A studio recording by Honoré of Roth's Ponticelli for solo violin was released by Signum records in November 2011.

Honoré recently gave a performance of the entirety of this four-year-long project at the Music and Beyond Festival in Ottawa in July 2012. The series of these four concerts including Songs In Time Of War,[7] Ponticelli,[8] The Traveller, and the Seven Elements Suite was reviewed by the Wordpress Music and Beyond blog, which descrobed Honoré as both a violin virtuoso and a super violinist[9] and the performances were referred to as spine-tingling.[10]

Honoré's work with the Mobius Ensemble was awarded favourable reviews.[11]

Published works

Albums
  • 1999:Chamber Recital
  • 2000:An Equal Music
  • 2004:Strings Attached
  • 2004:Howells: Rhapsodic Quintet, Violin Sonata #3
  • 2008:Songs in Time of War
  • 2011:Shared Ground [12]

Notable instruments

Honoré's violin is an Eberle, made in 1786 in Naples.

References
  1. Philippe Honoré's People's Profile officially on Royal Academy of Music website
  2. Royal Academy of Music Latest appointments: Philippe Honoré, professor of violin
  3. Soloist, Philippe Honoré ARAM Strings-Violin; Musician, Chamber; Orchestra, guest leader of world’s leading orchestras Former principal player of the Philharmonia; Quartet, member of the Vellinger; ensemble, a founding member of the Mobius. "Staff - Philippe Honoré - Royal Academy of Music". www.ram.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  4. Mobius Ensemble Biographies of Co-Founder and other members
  5. Available on Amazon.com
  6. Available on iTunes
  7. Songs Of Time Of War CD Archived 2011-12-28 at the Wayback Machine
  8. Shared Ground CD, Ponticelli Archived 2011-12-29 at the Wayback Machine
  9. Critics Posted On Wordpress about the Music and Beyond Festival 2012 in Ottawa, Canada, Violin virtuosi part 1 – The Rivered Earth and Earthen Grave.
  10. Another post By Wordpress Music and Beyond Festival 2012, Violin virtuoso part 2 – The Rivered Earth concludes
  11. Honoré, Philippe. "Vilionist". Their balance is never less than symmetrical and the response to each other’s music is that of intimates. Charles Padley Artists. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  12. BBC Music Magazine Rated it 4 StarReviews about the album by The Times, Choir & Organ magazine, Musicweb International, Robert Hugill, and Musicweb International, John Quinn.

Further reading
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