- Gilles Apap
Infobox Musical artist
Name = Gilles Apap
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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
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Born = birth date and age|1963|5|21
Bougie,Algeria
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Origin =Nice ,France
Instrument =Violin
Genre =Romani music , swing, Irish,bluegrass music , classical
Occupation =Musician
Years_active = 1985–present
Label =Sony Music Entertainment
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URL = [http://www.gillesapap.com/ www.gillesapap.com]
Notable_instruments =Gilles Apap (born
May 21 1963 ) is aviolinist who plays gypsy music, swing,Irish music , andbluegrass music , as well as the masterpieces of classical music.Born in Bougie,
Algeria , he was raised inNice ,France . In 1985 he won the first prize in the contemporary music category at theYehudi Menuhin Competition. He released a CD with Sony Classical in 1996 called "Gilles Apap & the Transylvanian Mountain Boys". He has worked as the concertmaster of the Santa Barbara Symphony in California. He has played with the Irish fiddlerKevin Burke .On his own label, Apapaziz, he has released "Enescu,
Debussy and Ravel: violin sonatas" and, on Appassionato "No Piano On That One" in 2001.Quotations
Discography
* 1994 Gilles Apap and the Transylvanian Mountain Boys: "Who?" (
Sony )
* 1996 Gilles Apap and the Transylvanian Mountain Boys: "Gilles Apap & the Transylvanian Mountain Boys" (Sony )
* 1997 Gilles Apap and the Transylvanian Mountain Boys: "d’Ici & d’Ailleurs"
* 1999 "Enescu, Debussy and Ravel: Sonatas for violin and piano" (Apapaziz )
* 2001 "No Piano On That One" (Appassionato )
* 2002 "Vivaldi's Four Seasons and Fiddle Tunes"
* 2003 "Gilles Apap and The Sinfonia Varsovia"
* 2006 "Gilles ApFilms
* 1993 "The unknown fiddler of Santa Barbara" (Regie:
Bruno Monsaingeon )
* 1993 "Gilles Apap and Friends" (Regie:Bruno Monsaingeon )
* 1999 "Gilles Apap plays Mozart's Third Concerto"
* 2004 "Apap Masala, Gilles Apap in India" (Regie:Max Jourdan )External links
* [http://www.gillesapap.com/ Official Website]
* [http://www.menuhincompetition.org/ Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists - Official Website]
* [http://www.BlueGrassWest.com/ BlueGrass West! Official Website of collaborator Peter Feldmann]
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