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Born in Bougie, Algeria, he was raised in Nice, France. In 1985 he won the first prize in the contemporary music category at the Yehudi 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 fiddler Kevin Burke. Night view along the Promenade des Anglais This article is about the city. ... Yehudi Menuhin album cover Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, OM, KBE (April 22, 1916 – March 12, 1999) was a Jewish-born, American violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in the United Kingdom and eventually became a British citizen. ... Kevin Burke is an Irish fiddler. ...

On his own label, Apapaziz, he has released Enescu, Debussy and Ravel: violin sonatas and, on Appassionato No Piano On That One in 2001. George Enescu George Enescu (pronunciation in Romanian: ; known in France as Georges Enesco) (August 19, 1881, Liveni – May 4, 1955, Paris) was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher, preeminent musician of the 20th century, one of the greatest interpreters of his time. ... Claude Debussy Claude Achille Debussy (August 22, 1862 – March 25, 1918), composer of impressionistic classical music. ... Joseph-Maurice Ravel (March 7, 1875 – December 28, 1937) was a French composer and pianist, known especially for the subtlety, richness, and poignancy of his music and generally considered to be one of the major composers of the 20th century. ...

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

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Films

• 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)

1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Old Farts by the Sometimes-United Nations. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Official Website