Philippe Borer

[3] Philippe Borer studied the violin and the viola under Max Rostal, Ruggiero Ricci and Jan Sedivka and held various positions as member of orchestras and chamber ensembles in Switzerland, Italy and Australia.

His first performance of the Bach Chaconne with the curved bow took place in December 2000 in Saint Petersburg as part of the final concert of the 4th international conference “Blagodatovskiye chteniya”.

[6] Borer has recorded contemporary music for violin and viola, premiering works by Don Kay and he is the dedicatee of several compositions for violin and viola by Michael Bach Bachtischa.

His former students include Christophe Horak of the Scharoun Ensemble, Dr Angela Lohri, the author of Kombinationstöne und Tartinis «terzo suono» and Beth Hebert, West Australian Symphony Orchestra’s first violinist.

Philippe Borer played on a copy of Paganini's ‘Il Cannone Guarnerius’ crafted by Alberto Giordano, a 2003 Pietro Capodieci violin and a 1948 viola by Jean Werro.