The Strad's February 2015 cover star, violinist Philippe Graffin, performs Prokofiev's Five Melodies op.35 with the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Valentin Doni.
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World-premiere recordings of newly discovered works are given with panache
Violinist Philippe Graffin has recorded a work for violin and orchestra by Eugène Ysaÿe that had lain undiscovered for more than a century. He speaks to Jessica Duchen about the love affair that inspired the piece, and what can be learnt from its discovery
Philippe Graffin traces Ysaÿe’s legacy around the world following discovery of his seventh solo violin sonata
Ma plays the solemn D minor Prelude amid melting permafrost on Lower Tanana Dene lands in Fairbanks, Alaska
The sextet performs a chamber version of the work at the Solsberg Festival 2023
The violinist delves into Piazzolla’s exploration of sound and percussive effects, in the third and final part of his documentary series
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