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Macedonian pianist Simon Trpčeski has established himself as one of the most remarkable musicians to have emerged in recent years, playing with “fluent, muscular [and] humorous” (New York Times) flare, and well-known for his commitment to strengthening Macedonia’s cultural image.
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 twenty 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.
A much sought-after soloist, Simon Trpčeski has worked with the most prominent conductors. A long-standing collaboration with Vassily Petrenko has produced a large discography; together with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, they recorded the pillars of the Russian piano repertoire: all Rachmaninov piano concertos for Avie and Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev piano concertos for Onyx Classics. With Cristian Mǎcelaru, for Linn Records he recorded both Shostakovich concertos, while their latest collaboration, the Brahms concertos with WDR SinfonieOrchester was released to great critical acclaim in 2023. During the 2023-24 season, as Artist in Residence with Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Simon Trpčeski recorded his latest album for Linn Records which will feature Saint-Saens concertos no.2 and 5 conducted by Thomas Søndergård.
The 2024-25 Season will see Simon Trpčeski open the season of Düsseldorf Symphoniker with Alpesh Chauhan, while other highlights include reunions with regular partners: Vasily Petrenko with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra and Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo, Cristian Mǎcelaru and the Baltimore Symphony , Gianandrea Noseda and the Zurich Philharmonia, as well as a return to Chicago Symphony with Jakub Hrůša.
With the special support of KulturOp - Macedonia’s cultural and arts organization - Simon Trpčeski works regularly with young musicians in his home country, nurturing the talent of the next generation of artists, as well as for the promotion and affirmation of the Macedonian music and of classical music. 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.”
Born in Macedonia in 1979, Simon 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 honored with the Young Artist Award by the Royal Philharmonic Society.
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