Mikhail Simonyan violin Mikhail Simonyan, from Novosibirsk, began to study the violin at the age of five. In 1999, aged 13, he made his New York debut performing Szymanowski’s Violin Concerto No. 1 with the American Russian Young Artists Orchestra at Lincoln Center. In October 2009, he opened the New World Symphony’s concert season, performing Glazunov’s Violin Concerto, conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas. Other recent and upcoming highlights include his debut at the Vienna Musikverein and debuts with the New York Philharmonie with Bramwell Tovey, NHK Symphony Orchestra with Neville Marriner, Dresden Philharmonie with Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and Vancouver, Aarhus (Denmark), Iceland and West Australian symphony orchestras. In 2009, Mikhail Simonyan released his debut recording of the Prokofiev Sonatas for Violin and Piano and made his Lincoln Center recital debut. In March 2010, he made his Paris recital debut at the Louvre museum and in February he was the featured soloist with the Philharmonia Orchestra in a private concert at Windsor Castle, with HRH Prince Charles in attendance. Mikhail Simonyan was subsequently invited for a return performance in June with the Philharmonia at Buckingham Palace at the invitation of HRH Prince Charles. Highlights of his summer appearances include performances at the Verbier Festival and the Dresden Musikfestspiele. Mikhail Simonyan’s 2011-12 season highlights included an extensive tour with the Baltic Youth Symphony under Kristian Järvi, a debut recital at the Kennedy Center, and a performance with the Cincinnati Symphony, also under Kristian Järvi. Mikhail Simonyan recently signed a multi-CD exclusive recording contract with Deutsche Grammophon. His first recording features Khachaturian’s Violin Concerto, along with Barber’s Violin Concerto and Adagio, with the London Symphony Orchestra and Kristjan Järvi conducting. Mikhail Simonyan plays a 2010 Christophe Landon copy of a 1734 Stradivarius. Dresden Philharmonie Orchestra
