Bruno Philippe

All four soloists dig into the virtuosic writing with glee – Peter Whelan’s pyrotechnics in the Bassoon Concerto are little short of astonishing, and Franco-Italian mezzo Lea Desandre rivals... — Katherine Cooper, Presto Music, October 2019 More…

Philippe possesses a lovely tone in lyrical items such as Fauré’s Romance and Après un rêve, and technically is well up to all the challenges. His best interpretation is of the Poulenc Cello... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2023, 3 out of 5 stars More…

This is a wonderfully rich and rewarding concerto, packed with inventive orchestral detail. Widmann seems to move between different worlds ion the five interlinked movements, and the slower... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…

D’Oustrac is, for many music lovers, THE Carmen of the present day and in the dramatic Élégie en prose she shows why. But the pieces by Devienne, Dalayrac et al don’t really suite her voice…The... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2020, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Here is a highly likeable set, crackling with character...From the moment Philippe injects a flourish into the G major Prelude you know this will be fun: here is an artist unafraid of artful... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

These exceptionally beautiful reappraisals are likely to divide listeners. Bruno Philippe’s command of the instrument can scarcely be gainsaid – his tone is simply glorious – but prizing lyricism... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2019 More…