Roman Simovic

Leader

Member since 2010, Visiting Professor at the Royal Academy of Music, Playing a Stradivari violin kindly loaned by Jonathan Moulds

Roman Simovic’s virtuosity and musicality have taken him throughout all continents, performing on many of the world’s leading stages including the Carnegie Hall, Mariinsky Hall St Petersburg and Grand Opera House Tel-Aviv. As soloist, he has appeared with world-leading orchestras and conductors.

Roman has been awarded prizes at numerous international competitions, among which are Premio Rodolfo Lipizer, Sion-Valais, Yampolsky Violin Competition and the Henryk Wieniawksi Violin Competition, placing him among the foremost violinists of his generation. A sought-after artist, he has been invited and continues to perform at various distinguished festivals.

Roman has released a comprehensive list of recordings, most notably two CDs directing the LSO String Ensemble for LSO Live, and Tchaikovsky and Glazunov concertos with Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra, as well as a CD of complete Paganini caprices for violin solo.

Roman plays a 1709 Antonio Stradivari violin, generously given to him on loan by Jonathan Moulds.