Christian Ferras was born at Le Touquet, France in 1933. He began studying the violin with his father.
In 1948 Ferras won First Prize at the international Scheveningen Festival; Yehudi Menuhin was among the judges.
He premiered Arthur Honegger’s Sonata for Solo Violin in the Salle Gaveau on 16 November 1948.
Mr. Ferras died in 1982 in Paris.
Here he is in his excellent playing of the Sibelius concerto:
