Notable concerto debuts include the NHK Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Alan Gilbert, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under Ilan Volkov and more recently the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra directing from the keyboard.įurther highlights during 19/20 include multiple album releases: Simon appears on Daniel Hope’s next solo release in early 2020, Fin de Siecle - Enescu, Debussy, Ravel and Webern for Deutsche Grammophon. Västerås Sinfonietta plans include a return tour to the UK, debuting Wild Waves and Woods at Kings Place with Paul Watkins and Lawrence Power before touring on, and in 2021 a new commission from Hans Ek for Finnish jazz/classical pianist Iiro Rantala to be paired with Mozart’s Concerto for Two Pianos.Īs a pianist The Guardian says Simon has “ profound sensitivity and technical brilliance, achieving an expressive intensity that made for compelling listening.” He performs in premiere festivals and concert halls across Europe including Verbier, Schleswig-Holstein, Edinburgh, and at Wigmore Hall where in the new season he will appear as the regular pianist with Chamber Ensemble in Residence, the acclaimed Nash Ensemble, and in recital with Daniel Hope and Lawrence Power. Recent conducting engagements have included the Swedish Radio Symphony, Aalborg Symphony, Polish Chamber, Nash Ensemble and English Chamber orchestras as well as assisting Daniel Harding, Alain Altinoglu and Stanislav Kochanovsky annually at the Verbier Festival.Ģ019/20 brings debuts with Zurich Chamber Orchestra for an extensive European tour, directing Sinfonia Varsovia in Warsaw’s Lutosławski Chain Festival, and in Australia with the Australian National Academy of Music and Lawrence Power. The orchestra is embarked on a Beethoven Symphony cycle leading up to 2020 and cross-artform programmes have included Milhaud’s La Creation du Monde collaborating with jazz musician Magnus Lindgren and dancer Ida Inxi Holmlund to Mozart’s Magic Flute Overture, performed from memory and choreographed with juggler Jay Gilligan. Of the Sinfonietta’s most recent album Sydsvenskan writes “ an artistic bullseye by an ensemble that promotes contemporary music but also performs classical repertoire with a twist”.
Simon has broadened the Sinfonietta’s reach and repertoire as well as launching the Sinfonietta’s own festival. In 2017 he was appointed Artistic Adviser and Chief Conductor of Västerås Sinfonietta, now extended until 2023. Simon’s spicy and eclectic programming is reflected in an extraordinarily varied career as a conductor/director alongside his solo collaborations.
His own ensembles include The Kungsbacka Piano Trio, and Stockholm Syndrome Ensemble (resident artists at Stockholm Konzerthus). Simon is a multi-festival director, renowned pianist, creative programmer with a passion for championing contemporary repertoire, and a chamber musician who regularly collaborates with artists such as Daniel Hope and Lawrence Power in repertoire from Haydn and Schumann to Adès, Byström, Dean and Reich. “The conductor Simon Crawford-Phillips proved to be an enthralling figure both as a musician and a stage persona… energetic, fast, constantly and thrillingly on the front foot.” (Västmanlands Tidning).
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