Simone Lamsma

Dutch Violinist Simone Lamsma Has Been Described By Conductor Jaap Van Zweden As One Of The Leading Violinists In The World. She Is Rapidly Establishing Herself As A Much Sought After Soloist And Recitalist Performing With Leading Orchestras And Conductors Worldwide. This Season Engagement Highlights Will Include Debuts With The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Walton/Luisi Orchestre National De France Bernstein Serenade/van Zweden Lucerne Symphony Khachaturian/Gaffigan Utah Symphony Mendelssohn/Thierry Fischer Hong Kong Philharmonic Britten/van Zweden Copenhagen Philharmonic Bernstein Serenade/Mandeal And São Paolo Symphony Shostakovich 1/Tortelier . Return Engagements Include Performing Twice With The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Gubaidulina 2/de Leeuw And Korngold/Gaffigan Dallas Symphony Mendelssohn/van Zweden Bournemouth Symphony Beethoven/Karabits And The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Bruch And Shostakovich 1/Shelley . Recent Season Successes Included Performances With The Orchestra Suisse Romande Shostakovich 1/ Janowski St Louis Symphony Shostakovich 1/van Zweden Seoul Philharmonic Shostakovich 1/Gaffigan National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Beethoven/Tortelier Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Britten/van Zweden And Szymanowksi/Segerstam Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic Mendelssohn/van Zweden Rotterdam Philharmonic Sibelius/Valcuha And Ravel Tzigane & Massenet Meditation/Nezet-Seguin Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Elgar/Hill And Shostakovich 1/Tortelier And The Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra Play/direct Vivaldi’s Four Seasons . In The USA Ms Lamsma Made Her Debut With The Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra In 2009 And Since Then Has Performed Regularly Throughout The States. Engagement Highlights Include Regular Appearances With The Dallas Symphony Where She Will Return For The Third Time This Season St Louis Symphony Shostakovich 1/van Zweden And The Utah Symphony Mendelssohn/Fischer . As Recitalist Her Invitations Included A Highly Successful And Prestigious Recital In The Main Hall Of The Amsterdam Concertgebouw In May 2011 With Live National Radio Broadcast. She Also Performed Recitals Throughout The Netherlands Italy And For The Rio De Janeiro Sala Cecilia Series Taking Over A Cancellation From Vadim Repin With Robert Kulek And Valentina Lisitsa As Chamber Music Partners. Other Highlights Included National Broadcasts On Dutch Television Of Her Performance Featuring Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No.1 With The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Conducted By Jaap Van Zweden As Well As A 40-Minute Documentary About Ms Lamsma’s Life As A Musician Produced By NPS Dutch National Television . In April 2011 Ms Lamsma Was Invited To Perform For HMH Queen Beatrix Of The Netherlands Playing Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto With The Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic – A Concert That Was Broadcast Nationally On Dutch Television. In 2006 Ms Lamsma’s Debut Recital Disc For The Naxos Label Featuring Works By Edward Elgar Was Released To Great Critical Acclaim And Was Featured As “Instrumental And Chamber Disc Of The Month” In Classic FM Magazine. Her Second Disc For Naxos A Recording Of Violin Concertos By Louis Spohr With Sinfonia Finlandia Also Received A Similar Critical Response. Ms Lamsma Started Her Violin Studies At The Age Of 5 In The Netherlands And Moved To The UK Aged 11 To Study At The Yehudi Menuhin School With Professor Hu Kun And The Royal Academy Of Music In London With Professor Maurice Hasson. As The Youngest Student Ever To Enter The Royal Academy Of Music’s Bachelor Of Music Programme Ms Lamsma Graduated From The Royal Academy Aged 19 With First Class Honours And Several Prestigious Awards. In 2011 She Was Made An Associate Of The RAM An Honour Given To Those Students Who Have Made Significant And Distinguished Contributions To Their Field. Enormously Successful In International Violin Competitions Ms Lamsma Won The 2nd Prize During The Prestigious International Violin Competition Of Indianapolis 2006 And Was 1st Prize Winner Of The China International Violin Competition 2005 The Benjamin Britten International Violin Competition 2004 And The Dutch National Violin Competition 2003. In 2010 She Was Awarded The National Dutch VSCD Classical Music Prize In The Category ‘New Generation Musicians’ Awarded By The Association Of Dutch Theatres And Concert Halls To Artists That Have Made Remarkable And Valuable Contributions To The Dutch Classical Music Scene. She Was Also Awarded The ‘Golden Violin’ Prize A Triennial Prize Given To A Classical Artist Who Has Made Outstanding Contributions To The Classical Music Scene Of The Northern Netherlands. Ms Lamsma Plays The “ex Chanot-Chardon” Stradivarius Labelled Cremona 1718 On Generous Loan To Her By An Anonymous Benefactor. Simone Lamsma’s Official Website Is Www.Simonelamsma.Com read less