Xavier Phillips (born 1971 in Paris) is a French contemporary classical cellist, the brother of violinist Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabédian.
After a third prize at the Rostropovich Competition in 1989, he continued his training with Mstislav Rostropovitch, who particularly noticed him.
They worked together for a dozen years, the master inviting him regularly as a soloist of the orchestras he was led to direct.
Xavier Phillips premiered the Cello Concerto by Jean-Louis Agobet in Caen on 19 March 2010.
[1] Xavier Phillips plays on a 1710 made cello by Matteo Goffriller.