Gerard Depardieu’s favourite violinist lives quietly in London

Gerard Depardieu’s favourite violinist lives quietly in London

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norman lebrecht

February 17, 2015

For the past two decades, one of France’s foremost artists has made London his home.

Philippe Graffin is celebrating the anniversary with a Strad magazine cover and a pair of concerts at St Johns Smith Square this weekend, with a bunch of eminent friends and a top composer playing the crotales (you don’t see that every day). Click here to see more.

Meanwhile, over in France, they are trying to abolish Philippe’s festival.

depardieu graffin

 

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