About Simon

Simon taught privately for several years, including a variety of high profile clients in the public eye, as well as innovative violin education programs in the Middle East, before founding the London Violin Studio in 2010.

Simon performs, records and broadcasts widely as a solo performer, concertmaster, teacher, writer, chamber musician, music researcher and leader of the Fifth Quadrant (5Q) music collective. His work is strongly influenced by the legacies of Yehudi Menuhin, Pablo Casals, Leonard Bernstein and Daniel Barenboim, and he is involved extensively with projects that explore the intersection of music, technology, education, and cultural diplomacy.

Simon’s solo and chamber music performances have been featured internationally in festivals and TV/Radio throughout Europe, the USA and the Middle East, including NPR’s Performance Today and BBC Radio 2, 3 and 4. His debut chamber music recording won a BBC Music Magazine ‘Premiere’ award. He tours extensively in the UK, and has appeared at most of the UK’s major venues, including the Bridgewater Hall and the South Bank Centre. Simon’s string section has recorded sessions for EMI, Virgin, Naxos and the BBC. Read more on Simon's website >>.

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Assistant Violin Teacher
Position Vacant

Though there's no urgency, I will in the long term be looking for an exceptionally creative, brilliant violin teacher to join me as a teaching assistant, and to look after the day to day running of London Violin Studio (in particular, the regular violin classes). Could that be you? Please contact me via my main website.