Philip Achille

Philip Achille is a British harmonica player who attended Solihull School, a British private school in the West Midlands.

His achievements include:

• National Harmonica League Player of the Year 2005 ^[1]
• World Youth Solo Chromatic Harmonica Champion 2005 ^[1]
• World Open Harmonica Champion 2005 ^[2][3]
• Tabor Foundation Award 2006 ^[1]
• Birmingham International Jazz Festival Young Musician 2006 ^[4]
• Achille played the introduction section for Jon Bon Jovi's finale of the Royal Variety Performance 2007.^[5]
• Achille also played at Andrew Lloyd Webber's birthday celebration in Hyde Park in September 2008.^[6]

References

1. "BBC - Young Musician of the Year - Tabor Foundation Award". BBC. Retrieved 17 May 2007.
2. "Teen brings harmonica to the masses". SecEd. 2 February 2006. Retrieved 17 May 2007.
3. "Philip's hitting the high notes". Birmingham Mail. 25 January 2006. Retrieved 17 May 2007.
4. "Featured Performers: Philip Achille, Harmonica". Channel 4. Retrieved 17 May 2007.
5. "Philip's Royal Variety Performance, December 2007". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
6. "BBC - Radio 2 - Andrew Lloyd Webber's Birthday in the Park". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2020.