Simon Trpčeski

Simon Trpčeski Macedonian Симон Трпчески Born September 18 1979 In Skopje SFR Yugoslavia Is A Classical Pianist From The Republic Of Macedonia. In 2002 He Received His Degree In Music From The University Of St. Cyril And St. Methodius In Skopje Republic Of Macedonia Where He Studied With Professor Boris Romanov. By Then He Had Already Made His Debut In Recital At London's Wigmore Hall In 2001 And Had Won Prizes In International Competitions In The United Kingdom The Czech Republic And Italy. Building On His Exposure As A Member Of The BBC New Generation Scheme 2001-2003 Trpčeski Has Since 2005 Made A Rapid Series Of Debuts With Orchestras Worldwide—including The New York Philharmonic The San Francisco Symphony The Los Angeles Philharmonic The Singapore Symphony Orchestra The Hong Kong Philharmonic And The Toronto Symphony—and Has Made Recital Tours In The United States Europe And Asia. In December 2005 He Appeared For The First Time In The International Piano Series In London And He Has Performed With English Orchestras Including The London Philharmonic And London Symphony Orchestras The Hallé Orchestra The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra And The City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. In Scandinavia He Has Performed With The Stockholm Bergen Gothenburg And Helsinki Orchestras And The Swedish Chamber Orchestra. Trpčeski's First Recital Recording—an EMI Classics Debut Series Compact Disc Including Music Of Tchaikovsky Scriabin Stravinsky And Prokofiev—received Both The Editor's Choice And Debut Album Awards From Gramophone Magazine. Trpčeski Shifted To EMI's Main Label With His Second Disc It And Its Two Successors Comprise Single-Composer Recitals Of Rachmaninoff Chopin And Debussy Respectively. In Both His Concert Appearances And His Recordings Trpčeski Has Received Enthusiastic Responses From Critics And The Public Alike. Many Consider Him An Unusually Gifted New Artist At The Outset Of What Promises To Be A Major Career. read less