THE ARTIST

SIMON TRPČESKI, piano

Simon Trpčeski is recognised for his powerful virtuosity, deeply expressive approach, and charismatic ability to connect with diverse audiences worldwide. Launched onto the international scene 20 years ago as a BBC New-Generation Artist, in an incredibly fast-paced and global career, Trpčeski has collaborated with more than 100 orchestras on 4 continents with leading conductors. In Europe, he has performed with the London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestre National de France, Royal Concertgebouw, Tonhalle-Orchester Zurich, Deutsches Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin, Radio Sinfonie Orchester Berlin, and Elbphilharmonie Orchestra. As a frequent soloist in North America, he has worked with the LA Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, St. Louis Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, and Montreal Symphony Orchestra. Across Asia, he has performed with Seoul Philharmonic, NHK Symphony, Hong Kong Philharmonic, New Japan Philharmonic, Sydney Symphony, Melbourne Symphony, and New Zealand Symphony.

A much sought-after soloist, Trpčeski has collaborated with a long list of prominent conductors, including Lorin Maazel, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Marin Alsop, Gustavo Dudamel, Gianandrea Noseda, Charles Dutoit, Antonio Pappano, Michael Tilson Thomas, Robert Spano, David Zinman, Andris Nelsons, Yuri Temirkanov, Cristian Măcelaru, Vasily Petrenko, Peter Oundjian, Susanna Malkki,  Vladimir Jurowski, Xian Zhang, Dima Slobodeniuk, Thomas Dausgaard, Thomas Sondergård, Kazushi Ono, Yutaka Sado, Ludovic Morlot, and Kazuki Yamada. As an experienced pianist he is also a popular collaborator amongst next-generation of high profile conductors, including Alpesh Chauhan, Jakub Hruša, Juraj Valčuha, Gabriel Bebeșelea, Dalia Stasevska, Elim Chan, Christian Reif, Delyana Lazarova, Ken-David Masur, and Jader Bignamini.

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An acclaimed recitalist, Trpčeski has performed in major halls in cities including New York, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., London, Paris, Amsterdam, Milan, Munich, Prague, Hamburg, Bilbao, Istanbul, Dublin, and Tokyo. Since his debut at Wigmore Hall in 2001, he has remained a popular guest at the prestigious venue, including a Residency in 2018 with two recitals that were released on the Wigmore Live label. In the 2023-24 season, Trpčeski opened the SWR2 Internationale Pianisten in Mainz, with recitals across Milan, Geneva, Monte-Carlo, Glasgow. He is also an avid chamber musician, performing regularly at prestigious festivals. In 2022, he embarked on a series of recitals with violinist Maxim Vengerov. Together they performed at the Barbican in London, Carnegie Hall in New York, and the Paris Philharmonie.

As a recording artist, Trpčeski has collaborated extensively with conductor Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Together they recorded the complete Rachmaninov Piano Concertos for Avie, Tchaikovsky Piano Concertos 1 & 2 and Prokofiev Piano Concertos 1 & 3 for Onyx Classics. Additionally, as a close collaborator of conductor Cristian Mǎcelaru, they recorded Shostakovich Piano Concertos 1 & 2 and most recently, with the WDR Sinfonie Orchester, both Brahms Piano Concertos for Linn Records, which were released to great critical acclaim in November 2023.

In 2023-24, Trpčeski was Artist in Residence with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo. The Scottish residency focused on Saint-Saëns with performances of Piano Concertos 2 & 5 with Thomas Søndergård, which will be released on Linn Records in Spring 2025.  After the release of his Brahms concerto album, he reunited with Gianandrea Noseda and the London Symphony Orchestra to perform both concertos in the same week at the Barbican.

In the 2024-2025 season, Trpčeski will perform season-opening concerts for Dusseldorf Symphoniker at the Tonhalle, Milwaukee Symphony, and Gävle Symphony.  His North American tour will include Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, Chicago Symphony, Colorado Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Phoenix Symphony, and Rochester Symphony Orchestra — in collaboration with conductors Vassily Petrenko, Cristian Măcelaru, Peter Oundjian and Jakob Hruša. In Europe, he will perform with Philharmonia Zürich with Gianandrea Noseda, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Staatskapelle Weimar, Hessisches Staatsorchester Wiesbaden, Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, and Orquestra Sinfonica De Tenerife to name a few.  As part of his ongoing artistic evolution, he will perform Ginastera’s Concierto Argentino under Domingo Hindoyan with the Tonkunstler Orchestra at the Vienna Musikverein as well as Romanian Radio Chamber and Gabriel Bebeselea. His South American tour will include Chile, Colombia, and Brazil. Recital appearances this season include performances in Miami, Singapore, São Paulo, and Bucharest. Other engagements include participation in Berlioz Festival, Robeco Series at Concertgebouw, and Bellingham Festival.  He will be a Jury Member of the Enescu Competition and an Artist in Residence at Banatul Filarmonica.

Trpčeski’s fruitful collaborations with EMI Classics, Avie Records, Wigmore Hall Live, Onyx Classics, and Linn Records have resulted in a broad and award-winning discography. His natural affinity with Russian composers of the 19th and 20th century is featured in seven recordings with works by Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky, Scriabin, Mussorgsky and Rimsky-Korsakov. He has also recorded the music of Chopin, Brahms, Poulenc, Bach, Liszt and Debussy. His most recent recital album “Variations” with music by Mozart, Beethoven, and Brahms was critically acclaimed throughout Europe and was CD of the month in Fono Forum (Germany), Editor’s Choice in Gramophone (UK), Choc de Classica (France) and Amadeus D’oro (Italy).

A natural music explorer, Trpčeski is also committed to strengthening the musical heritage of his native Macedonia. His chamber music project MAKEDONISSIMO is dedicated to introducing audiences world-wide to the rich traditions of Macedonian folk music. In collaboration with composer Pande Shahov, the novel music weaves together folk traditions, classical virtuosity, and jazz-influenced riffs and harmonies. Since its premiere in 2018, the ensemble has travelled across Europe, Canada, and South Korea. The debut album was released in 2020 to great acclaim under Linn Records. In 2023, Concerto MAKEDONISSIMO, a concertante version of the music premiered with the Tonkünstler Orchestra, led by conductor Yutaka Sado at the Musikverein in Vienna. In addition, the chamber music album "Friendship" was released in 2023, featuring an eclectic repertoire of Brahms, Connesson, and Shahov.

Simon Trpčeski is a celebrated cultural ambassador in Macedonia. 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 title “National Artist of Macedonia.”  With national support from KulturOp, Macedonia’s cultural and arts organisation, Trpčeski works regularly with young musicians in his home country to nurture the talents of next-generation artists, as well promote Macedonian and Classical music, both domestically and abroad.

Born in Macedonia in 1979, Trpčeski is a graduate of the School of Music at the University of St. Cyril and St. Methodius in Skopje, where he studied with Boris Romanov. He was BBC New Generation Artist 2001-2003 and in 2003, was honoured with the Young Artist Award by the Royal Philharmonic Society.

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