Teaching

Music history and appreciation

Music theory

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Coaching

Individual, duo or ensemble

Performance, audition or exam

Simply for pleasure

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Like all great artistic traditions, music relies on the practitioners of today sharing their knowledge and expertise with others. Philip has an enormous breadth of experience; as a solo cellist studying with pupils of Rostropovich and Casals; as a chamber musician studying with the Amadeus and Alberni Quartets and playing with the York Trio; as an orchestral musician playing in concert, opera and ballet with many of the country's greatest orchestras; and, finally, as a conductor working with the finest musicians, singers and dancers from all over the world.

"I have been extraordinarily lucky to have worked with some of the greatest artists and composers of our time and from them I have learnt one lesson very clearly. Music is, and must be, intensely serious and all-consuming but in return it offers the greatest life-enhancing pleasure, satisfaction and fun one can imagine. The only thing standing between any of us and these limitless riches is the lack of a little knowledge and a confident curiosity, both of which are very simply gained. To be in a position to help open people's eyes and hearts to these intense experiences is a privilege indeed."