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. Archived from the original on 21 May 2006. 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. 9 December 2007. 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.