Born in Brussels, Philippe Raskin is an eclectic pianist whose career has taken multiple paths. Initially gaining recognition as a soloist and later as a chamber musician, he has had the opportunity to travel around the world and give concerts on all continents. After a few years of his concert career, he decided to focus primarily on teaching, while continuing to blend concerts and collaborations into his artistic journey. His performances have been illustrated as a “model of radiant authority (...), solar, generous, committed and under control (MDM, La Libre Belgique) and plays “with an impressive confidence” (JK, Mundo Clasico).

Philippe received a diverse musical education, beginning his studies at the Royal Conservatoire in Brussels at the age of 16 under Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden. After graduating with the highest honors, he completed his master’s at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, as well as at Madrid’s Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofia with Dimitri

Bashkirov and Claudio Martínez Mehner, receiving the Sobresaliente Prize and the Diplome de Spécialisation at the Strasbourg Conservatory. He further developed his artistry with renowned professors like Leon Fleisher, Vincenzo Balzani, Leonel Morales, and Hatto Beyerle.

He has won many international competitions, such as the “Spanish Composers” Competition and the J.S. Bach Competition. He has performed many chamber music recitals and solo concerts worldwide, in important concert halls like the Grand Hall of Tchaikovsky Conservatory (Moscow), Musikverein (Vienna), or the Berlin Philharmonie. His regular collaborations include performances with the Belgian National Orchestra and the Salzburg

Chamber Soloists, and chamber music partners such as Clemens Hagen, George Tudorache and Artur Kaganovskiy.

Philippe has premiered several works and many composers have dedicated works to him, including Stringent & Tremulation by Jean-Marie Rens, Piano Sonata by Serkan Gürkan, Sonata Der Hunt by Christoph Ehrenfellner and Talxochimaco by Michel Béro. Philippe is the Artistic Director of the César Franck International Piano Competition (Belgium) and the International Music Festival Paris (France) and the Executive Director of “Piano Loop Festival” (Croatia).

He is regularly invited to be a jury member in important international piano competitions including the Piano Talents Competition, Lyon Piano Competition, MozArte Competition, Spanish Composers Competition, among others.

In 2009, Philippe opened his piano school and also gives many masterclasses in Belgium and abroad. Philippe is currently a professor at the "Friedrich Gulda" Conservatory (Vienna), the "Talent Music Master Courses" University of Music (Brescia) and the European Music Academy (Paris).