Philippe Quint

Philippe Quint
Origin	St. Petersburg, Russia
Genres	Classical
Occupation(s)	Violinist
Instruments	Violin
Labels	AvantiClassic
Website	Official website
Notable instruments
Violin

Philippe Quint (in Russian: Филипп Квинт, ) is a Russian-American classical violinist, chamber musician, and artistic director.

Quint, whose surname is of Italian origin, was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. He studied at Moscow's Special Music School for the Gifted with Russian violinist Andrei Korsakov and made his orchestral debut at the age of nine. After emigrating to the United States in 1991, he earned both bachelor's and master's degrees from Juilliard School, graduating in 1998. He is now an American citizen.

Quint plays the 1708 "Ruby" Antonio Stradivari violin, which is on loan to him through the Stradivari Society.

He has released seven recordings to critical acclaim and has won several awards, including his 2001 debut album, a recording of William Schuman's Violin Concerto, which was named "Editor's Choice" by both Gramophone and Strad magazines and received two Grammy Award nominations. His 2005 recording of Bernstein's "Serenade" with Marin Alsop was selected as "CD of the Week" by the UK's Daily Telegraph and "Editor's Choice" by Gramophone. He was again nominated for a Grammy Award in 2009 for his rendition of Korngold’s Violin Concerto, which reached the top 20 on Billboard's Classical Chart during its first week of release.

In August 2010, Naxos Records released Quint's newest album – works by Niccolo Paganini arranged by Fritz Kreisler.

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