Philippa Mo
“The ingenuity of the writing was quite dazzling: so was the playing – the expertise of Mo’s near- instantaneous transitions from one style to another was often startling and always impressive” Classical Source
Philippa studied at the Royal Academy of Music and at the CentConservatory of Music, Beijing. Philippa now performs extensively as a chamber musician and has given performances and live broadcasts worldwide. Recent solo tours have taken her to Australia, Brazil and China.
A champion of contemporary music, Philippa has given workshops on British music in China, Turkey and Kazakhstan. She has worked closely with many leading British composers and has given premieres of their solo and violin duo works.
Concerto appearances include a world premiere in Truro Cathedral as part of the innovative Online Orchestra Project with the Philharmonia Orchestra, Piazzolla’s Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, John McCabe's Les Martinets Noirs in Sweden, the Dvorak concerto with the Devon Philharmonic Orchestra and most recently gave the premiere of Colin Riley’s concerto Stream-Shine with the Ely Sinfonia at Ely Cathedral.
Philippa programmmed and performed her complete series, of six concerts Partita Fantasia Caprice at the gallery Sladers Yard in Dorset, exploring the complete solo works of JS Bach and Telemann in the context of earliest solo violin repertoire right through to contemporary works. In 2018, Philippa founded the series Philippa Mo@Shortwave Nights and gave ten solo and duo concerts with international guest artists. She continued the series into early 2020 as Philippa Mo@The Curtain in Shoreditch.
Philippa has released critically acclaimed recordings for the NMC, Dutton and Nimbus labels. She was appointed Senior Lecture in Violin at Leeds College of Music and awarded Associate of the Royal Academy of Music (ARAM) in 2015.
Philippa won the Future Classic Women Awards 2020 held by the Women’s Radio Station.
