Philip Draganov has performed in some of the most prestigious concert halls in the world including Carnegie Hall in New York, the Tonhalle Zurich, the National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Beijing, the Cologne Philharmonic, the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, and the Alte Oper in Frankfurt, as well as at major festivals, such as Aspen Music Festival and the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival. He has recorded sonatas by Franck, Brahms and Schnittke, as well as a solo CD titled “The Violin Battle” with works by Bach and Ysaÿe. As an orchestral player – both as section leader and concertmaster – Mr. Draganov has collaborated with famed conductors such as Günter Wand, Herbert Blomstedt, Christoph von Dohnány, Michael Tilson Thomas, Alan Gilbert, Bernard Haitink, Sir Roger Norrington, and Christoph Eschenbach in various orchestras such as Hamburg’s NDR Symphony Orchestra and the Zurich Chamber Orchestra. At the tender age of six, Mr. Draganov won First prize at the “Jugend musiziert” competition. At the age of 10 he won the RAI-EUROVISION television production award at the Premio Mozart International Competition in Verona, Italy. He subsequently won further awards and competitions and was invited to perform concerts at the Hamburg State Opera. At the age of 12, Mr. Draganov made his solo debut with the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra in Hamburg’s Laeiszhalle. Mr. Draganov studied as a pre-college student with Uwe-Martin Haiberg at the University of the Arts in Berlin, and then at the renowned Juilliard School in New York. He continued his training in Europe with Hermann Krebbers (Amsterdam), Ida Bieler (Düsseldorf) and Jens Ellermann in Hannover, where he also studied chamber music with Hatto Beyerle of the Alban Berg Quartet. He completed his violin studies at the Zurich University of the Arts with Nora Chastain. In addition, he participated in master classes with Ana Chumachenco, Thomas Brandis, Rosa Fain, and Marina Yashvili and also studied baroque violin with Elisabeth Wallfisch in London. Mr. Draganov plays a violin dating back to 1769 by Tomaso Balestrieri, a pupil of Stradivari. He also enjoys playing instruments by modern luthiers Stephan von Baehr (Paris) and Peter Greiner (London). Since 2007, he has been teaching violin and chamber music at the Zurich University of the Arts. Mr. Draganov also conducts the Konsi Strings Zürich Chamber Orchestra and is also a mentor of the Zürich Youth Symphony Orchestra.

Philip Draganov has performed in some of the most prestigious concert halls in the world including Carnegie Hall in New York, the Tonhalle Zurich, the National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Beijing, the Cologne Philharmonic, the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, and the Alte Oper in Frankfurt, as well as at major festivals, such as Aspen Music Festival and the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival.
He has recorded sonatas by Franck, Brahms and Schnittke, as well as a solo CD titled “The Violin Battle” with works by Bach and Ysaÿe.

As an orchestral player – both as section leader and concertmaster – Mr. Draganov has collaborated with famed conductors such as Günter Wand, Herbert Blomstedt, Christoph von Dohnány, Michael Tilson Thomas, Alan Gilbert, Bernard Haitink, Sir Roger Norrington, and Christoph Eschenbach in various orchestras such as Hamburg’s NDR Symphony Orchestra and the Zurich Chamber Orchestra.

At the tender age of six, Mr. Draganov won First prize at the “Jugend musiziert” competition. At the age of 10 he won the RAI-EUROVISION television production award at the Premio Mozart International Competition in Verona, Italy. He subsequently won further awards and competitions and was invited to perform concerts at the Hamburg State Opera. At the age of 12, Mr. Draganov made his solo debut with the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra in Hamburg’s Laeiszhalle.

Mr. Draganov studied as a pre-college student with Uwe-Martin Haiberg at the University of the Arts in Berlin, and then at the renowned Juilliard School in New York. He continued his training in Europe with Hermann Krebbers (Amsterdam), Ida Bieler (Düsseldorf) and Jens Ellermann in Hannover, where he also studied chamber music with Hatto Beyerle of the Alban Berg Quartet. He completed his violin studies at the Zurich University of the Arts with Nora Chastain. In addition, he participated in master classes with Ana Chumachenco, Thomas Brandis, Rosa Fain, and Marina Yashvili and also studied baroque violin with Elisabeth Wallfisch in London.

Mr. Draganov plays a violin dating back to 1769 by Tomaso Balestrieri, a pupil of Stradivari. He also enjoys playing instruments by modern luthiers Stephan von Baehr (Paris) and Peter Greiner (London).

Since 2007, he has been teaching violin and chamber music at the Zurich University of the Arts. Mr. Draganov also conducts the Konsi Strings Zürich Chamber Orchestra and is also a mentor of the Zürich Youth Symphony Orchestra.