As a concerto soloist, Philip Dukes has appeared with the BBC Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, City of Birmingham Symphony, Royal Philharmonic, Hallé, The Philharmonia, The Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony, London Mozart Players, Northern Sinfonia, Orchestra of St John's Smith Square, BBC Scottish Symphony, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Ulster Orchestra and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. In 1995 Philip made his BBC Promenade Concerto debut returning again in 1999, 2005 and 2007. His latest solo CD for Naxos featuring the complete works for viola by Rebecca Clarke was released in 2007 to unanimous critical acclaim and a debut recording for Deutsche Grammophon of the Triple Concerto by Sir Michael Tippett recorded live at the 2007 BBC Proms with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Andrew Davis has recently been released.

Philip is also Professor of Viola at the Royal Academy of Music in London, Artist-in-Residence at Queen's University Belfast, Artistic Director of Marlborough College and Artistic Director of the Festival International de Musique de la Hague in France.

In 2006 Philip Dukes was unanimously elected a Fellow of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in recognition of his success as an international viola soloist, and was awarded an Honorary Associate of the Royal Academy of Music in 2007.