Simon Trpčeski has been praised as much for his powerful virtuosity and deeply expressive approach as for his charismatic stage presence. Launched onto the international scene 20 years ago as a BBC New Generation Artist, in an incredibly fast-paced career unhindered by cultural or musical boundaries, he has collaborated with over a hundred orchestras on four continents, including the London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre National de France, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Deutsche Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin and Dresden Philharmonic, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, NDR Elbphilharmonie, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Russian National Orchestra, Teatro Colón, while in North America, he is a frequent soloist with the Cleveland and Philadelphia Orchestras, the Los Angeles and New York Philharmonics, and the Chicago, San Francisco, St. Louis, Seattle, and Baltimore Symphonies. Further afield, he has performed with the New Japan Philharmonic, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Seoul and Hong Kong Philharmonics, and the Sydney, Melbourne, and New Zealand Symphonies.
A much sought-after soloist, the long list of prominent conductors he has worked with includes Lorin Maazel, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Marin Alsop, Gustavo Dudamel, Cristian Măcelaru, Gianandrea Noseda, Vasily Petrenko, Charles Dutoit, Jakub Hrůša, Vladimir Jurowski, Susanna Mälkki, Andris Nelsons, Antonio Pappano, Robert Spano, Michael Tilson Thomas, Gabriel Bebeșelea and David Zinman. His long-standing relationship with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, further strengthened during the tenure of Vasily Petrenko, produced a large discography.
Born in Macedonia in 1979, Simon Trpčeski is a graduate of the Faculty of Music at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, where he studied with professor Boris Romanov. In 2003, was honored with the Young Artist Award by the Royal Philharmonic Society, and in 2009, he received the Presidential Order of Merit for Macedonia, a decoration given to foreign and domestic dignitaries responsible for the affirmation of Macedonia abroad. In 2011, he became the first-ever recipient of the National Artist of Macedonia title.
