Xavier Phillips
Xavier Phillips is a French cellist known for his critically acclaimed recordings of Beethoven, Offenbach, and Shostakovich. Also dedicated to passing on his knowledge to younger generations, he is a professor at the Haute Ecole de Musique de Sion in Lausanne, and a guest lecturer. He was born in Paris in 1971, and began learning the cello from Jacqueline Heuclin at the age of six. From 1986 to 1989, he continued his cello studies with Philippe Muller at the Paris Conservatory. After his graduation, he won top prizes in several competitions including the Rostropovich competition in Paris. This led to a 12-year-long period of mentorship and collaboration with master cellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich. Phillips’ career as a recording artist began in 1997 with the release of Magnard: Sonata for cello in A; Trio and Prokofiev, Chostakovitch, Schnittke: Cello Sonatas, and he made his debut with the Orchestre de Paris in 2001. With violinist Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabédian, he recorded several albums in the 2000s, including Kodály: Duo, Op. 7; Sonate, Op. 8, Armenia, and Maurice Ravel: Impressions. Phillips also performed as a guest soloist with many major ensembles in Europe and North America, including the New York Philharmonic, the Berlin Symphony Orchestra, and the BBC Scottish Orchestra. He became a professor at the Haute Ecole de Musique de Sion in Lausanne in 2013, and he also teaches masterclasses at other locations and establishments. His 2015 release Dutilleux: Symphony No. 1; Tout Un Monde Lointain; The Shadows of Time with Ludovic Morlot and the Seattle Symphony earned three Grammy Award nominations. That same year he also released Beethoven: Complete Works for Cello & Piano with pianist François-Frederic Guy, which received the Gramophone Editor’s Choice designation. In 2016, he collaborated with David Grimal and Les Dissonances on Shostakovich: Cello Concerto; Symphony 5; he also released Offenbach: 6 Cello Duos with cellist Anne Gastinel. 2020s recordings include Brahms: Trio, Op. 114; Sonatas, Op. 120 from 2021, and the 2023 release Fauré: L'Oeuvre pour Violoncelle et Piano.
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12 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Fauré: The music for Cello and Piano
Xavier Phillips, Cédric Tiberghien
Chamber Music - Released by La Dolce Volta on Oct 20, 2023
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
Beethoven: Complete Works for Cello & Piano
François-Frédéric Guy, Xavier Phillips
Chamber Music - Released by Evidence (LTR) on Oct 16, 2015
Gramophone: Recording of the Month16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Offenbach : 6 Cello Duos
Anne Gastinel, Xavier Phillips
Duets - Released by La Dolce Volta on Oct 25, 2019
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Dutilleux : Symphony I, Tout un monde lointain, The Shadows
Seattle Symphony, Xavier Phillips, Benjamin Richardson, Ludovic Morlot, Kepler Swanson, Andrew Torgelson
Classical - Released by Seattle Symphony Media on Apr 1, 2014
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Brahms: Trio, Op. 114 & Sonatas, Op. 120
Miguel Da Silva, Xavier Phillips, François-Frédéric Guy
Classical - Released by Alpha Classics on Mar 26, 2021
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Escaich: Chorus (musique de chambre)
Quatuor Ludwig, Claire-Marie Le Guay, Xavier Phillips, Bertrand Chamayou, Florent Héau, Thierry Escaich
Classical - Released by Universal Music Division Decca Records France on Jan 1, 2003
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Magnard: Cello Sonata, Op. 20 & Piano Trio, Op. 18
Xavier Phillips, Hüseyin Sermet, Régis Pasquier
Classical - Released by naïve classique on Jan 1, 1997
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No.1 & Symphony No.5 (Live)
Xavier Phillips, Les Dissonances, David Grimal
Symphonies - Released by Les Dissonances on Oct 7, 2016
4F de Télérama5 Sterne Fono Forum Klassik24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Alexandre Gasparov: Musique de Chambre
Alexandre Gasparov, David Grimal, Xavier Phillips
Classical - Released by Disques Triton on Jul 1, 2002
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Rite of Peace - Symphonie concertante pour violoncelle et orchestre
Les Siècles, Aurélien Azan Zielinski, Xavier Phillips
Classical - Released by Klarthe Records on Jan 21, 2022
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Kaija Saariaho: Je sens un deuxième cœur: II. Ouvre-moi, vite
Léa Hennino, Xavier Phillips, Vanessa Wagner
Chamber Music - Released by La Boîte à Pépites on Mar 8, 2024
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Hovounts: Dolore
Alexandre Brussilovsky, Xavier Phillips, Roustem Saïtkoulov, Nina Sarapyan, Philippe Cuper
Classical - Released by Suoni e Colori on Feb 28, 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo