Violinist Philip Dingenen received his first violin lessons at the Stedelijke Muziekacademie in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium.
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He later continued his violin studies at the Lemmens Institute in Leuven with Nico Baltussen and others. During his studies he won prizes in Chamber Music and Solo Violin at the Belgian national youth competition “Belfius Classics”. After the Lemmens Institute, Philip studied at the Conservatory of Rotterdam and Aachen with Charles-Andre Linale and others. In Rotterdam he met Gordan Nikolić with whom he also graduated in 2006. Since 2009 he has been working as first violinist in the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra. Besides his work for the NKO, Philip also plays in the Van Dingstee Quartet and regularly substitutes with the major orchestras in Belgium and the Netherlands.