Philippe Villa studied with Betho Davezac at the Conservatory of Meudon. He obtained the Gold Medal of the City of Paris before enrolling at the Musikhochschule of Sarrebruck, where he earned a Konzert-Diplom summa cum laude. Winner of international competitions such as Pujol, Milan, Taranto, Paganini, he also studied in Prague with Jiri Jirmal and in Spain with José Tomas.

Philippe Villa gives concerts in lots of countries such as Germany, Austria, Cyprus, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia, Switzerland, Czech Republic and the United States. Gold medallist at the Bordeaux International Festival of Young Soloists in 1991, he was the unanimous winner of the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation in 1992.

He attends many festivals and creates in 1998 the "International Guitar Festival of Ré Island that takes place ever since, the first week of July.

Certificated teacher, he is Professor at the National School of Music in Niort, he also is member of jury in different international contests.

He indulges his passion for chamber music by frequently associating his instrument with violin, flute, voice and string quartet. Besides, he creates with the pianist Carole Carniel an original duet guitar-piano.

He participates in numerous free concerts with the association "Musique Esperance" created by Miguel Angel Estrella, raising funds for underprivileged people (in hospitals, house for old people, jails, etc.), he also likes to play in country villages and primary schools in order to share with everyone his love for beautiful music.