2017 年，朱利安．拉斐爾成為第一位比利時伊莉莎白女王大賽大提琴首獎得主，被《Diapason》雜誌譽為「法國年輕一代最有天賦、扎實穩健的大提琴家之一」。同時，他也贏得2012年布拉格之春國際音樂大賽首獎及兩項特別獎，並在2018年獲選為法國「音樂勝利獎」（Victoire de la Musique）年度最佳獨奏家。

朱利安．拉斐爾曾與眾多國際頂尖樂團合作，包括阿姆斯特丹皇家大會堂管弦樂團、柏林德意志交響樂團、BBC愛樂、伯恩茅斯交響樂團、洛桑室內樂團、巴黎管弦樂團、法國廣播愛樂樂團、法國國家管弦樂團、圖魯茲國家管弦樂團、里昂國家管弦樂團、荷蘭廣播愛樂樂團、布魯塞爾廣播愛樂、比利時國家管弦樂團、安特衛普交響樂團及西北德愛樂樂團等，合作著名指揮包括Valery Gergiev、Kristiina Poska、Emmanuel Krivine、Tugan Sokhiev、Maxim Emelyanychev、Hanna Chang、François-Xavier Roth、 Jun Märkl及Philippe Herreweghe等。

在獨奏與室內樂方面，他曾受邀於阿姆斯特丹音樂廳、維也納音樂廳等著名音樂殿堂地演出，並參與布拉格之春音樂節、魯爾鋼琴節、萊茵高音樂節、Mecklenburg-Vorpommern音樂節、Gstaad音樂高峰會、布魯塞爾大提琴節、哥本哈根夏季音樂節、南特與東京的「狂熱之日」等著名音樂節。近年也積極投身指揮領域，曾指揮維也納室內樂團、法國國立法蘭西島管弦樂團、魯昂歌劇院管弦樂團及巴黎室內管弦樂團等。2021 年，他創立自己的樂團─Consuelo管弦樂團，積極於法國及國際舞台展開演出。

他曾與Alpha Classics唱片合作出版多張專輯，包括與法國國家管弦樂團錄製Dutilleux與Dusapin的兩首協奏曲，該專輯獲《Diapason》金獎（2023）；與比利時列日皇家愛樂樂團合作、Gergely Madaras指揮的德弗札克與馬悌努協奏曲錄音；與鋼琴家Jonas Vitaud合作錄製的蕭斯塔科維契、拉赫瑪尼諾夫與Edison Denisov作品廣受好評、與Les Esprits三重奏合作錄製舒伯特專輯（索尼古典唱片）獲法國《Télérama》最高評價、與 Théo及Pierre Fouchenneret兄弟合作錄製舒曼鋼琴三重奏全集（B-Records唱片）；同年亦以 Consuelo樂團首度出版布拉姆斯《小夜曲》（Mirare唱片），並著手錄製貝多芬交響曲全集，預計四年內由B-Records陸續發行，首輯於 2024 年問世。

朱利安．拉斐爾曾師事René Benedetti，後於巴黎國立高等音樂院隨Roland Pidoux學習，並先後在維也納音樂大學隨Heinrich Schiff，以及薩爾斯堡莫札特大學師事Clemens Hagen。他目前使用Domenico Montagnana大提琴，並搭配Dominique Peccatte的琴弓。

Winner of the First Prize of the Queen Elisabeth Competition in 2017 (for the first year dedicated to the cello), Victor Julien-Laferrière was described as "one of the most reliable talents of the young generation of French cellists" by Diapason magazine. He also received first prize and two special prizes at the 2012 Prague Spring International Competition, and in France in 2018, the Victoire de la Musique, in the instrumental soloist of the year category.

Victor Julien-Laferrière has performed with renowned orchestras around the world, including the Royal Concertgebouw Amsterdam, the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, the BBC Philharmonic, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, the Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne, the Orchester de Paris, the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchester National de France, the Orchester National du Capitole de Toulouse, the Orchester National de Lyon, the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Brussels Philharmonic, Belgium National Orchestra , Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Les Siècles, Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie, under the direction of prestigious conductors such as Valery Gergiev, Kristiina Poska, Emmanuel Krivine, Tugan Sokhiev, Elim Chan, Maxim Emelyanychev, Hanna Chang, François-Xavier Roth, Jun Märkl, Philippe Herreweghe, Nathalie Stutzmann, Stéphane Denève, Joshua Weilerstein, Eivind Gullberg Jensen, Gergely Madaras and Ben Glassberg.

His recital and chamber music projects lead him to perform in prestigious halls and festivals such as Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Konzerthaus Wien, Lucerne KKL, Brussels BOZAR, Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, Zurich Tonhalle, Philharmonie de Paris, Théâtre des Champs -Elysées, Louis Vuitton Foundation, Essen Philharmonie, Phillips Collection in Washington, Prague Spring International Music Festival, Klavier-Festival Ruhr, Rheingau Musik Festival Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad, Brussels Cello Festival, Copenhagen Summer Festival, Folles Journes à Nantes and Tokyo.

Victor Julien-Laferrière also develops an important activity as a conductor. He conducts the Wiener Kammerorchester, the Orchester National d’Ile de France and the Rouen Opera Orchestra on tour as well as the Paris Chamber Orchestra. In 2021, he founded his own ensemble, the Consuelo Orchestra, which is developing intense activity in France and abroad.

In addition, he has recorded numerous albums: his latest recordings for Alpha Classics include the album of two concertos Dutilleux / Dusapin concerts recorded with the Orchester National de France between 2021 and 2022, recordings awarded a Diapason D'Or 2023.

Also at Alpha Classics, the album of the two concertos by Dvořák and Martinu with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Liège conducted by Gergely Madaras distributed in 2021. In 2019 the album was critically acclaimed, dedicated to Shostakovich, Rachmaninov and Denisov with pianist Jonas Vitaud. Victor Julien-Laferrière recorded an album dedicated to Schubert, in collaboration with the trio Les Esprits (Sony Music, 2019), which received the best rating from the French magazine Télérama. At the end of 2023 he recorded the complete piano trios of Schumann with the brothers Théo and Pierre Fouchenneret under the French label B-Records.

At the head of the Consuelo Orchestra, he published Brahms – Sérénades in 2023 for the Mirare label and continued over four years with a complete set of Beethoven symphonies live for the B.Records label (first publication 2024).

Victor Julien-Laferrière studied with René Benedetti, then successively with Roland Pidoux at the CNSM in Paris, Heinrich Schiff at the University of Vienna and Clemens Hagen at the Salzburg Mozarteum in Salzburg. He also participated in the Seiji Ozawa International Music Academy Switzerland from 2005 to 2011. He plays on a cello by Domenico Montagnana and with a bow by Dominique Peccatte.