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MARIJN SIMONS
Marijn Simons: composer, conductor & violinist
COMPOSER: Marijn Simons (The Netherlands, 1982) is an internationally acclaimed composer. His compositions have been commissioned and performed by such conductors and soloists as Esa-Pekka Salonen, Marin Alsop, Peter Eötvös, James MacMillan, Christian Lindberg, Evelyn Glennie, Colin Currie and by orchestras and ensembles such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic, The Hague Philharmonic, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and the 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic. His works have had premières in famous concert venues such as the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Konzerthaus Dortmund, Cologne Philharmonic Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall (Los Angeles), National Centre for the Arts (Mexico City) and the Hanoi Opera House.
CONDUCTOR: Marijn Simons has conducted amongst others the Stuttgart Philharmonic, WDR Radio Orchestra Cologne, Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra, Aachen Symphony Orchestra, Leipzig Symphony Orchestra, Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie (Koblenz), Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie (Konstanz), Orquesta Sinfónica del IPN (Mexico City), Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Guatemala, National Radio Chamber Orchestra (Bucharest), State Philharmonic Orchestra of Sibiu and the Czech Philharmonic Choir Brno. Programmes ofter include his own works or premières by composers such as Fazil Say, Christian Lindberg, Gabriela Ortiz and Willem Jeths.
VIOLINIST: Marijn Simons has performed worldwide as a violinist. Highlights from his solo career include the world première of Villa-Lobos’s violin concerto Fantasia de Movimentos Mixtos with the National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico conducted by Enrique Diemecke, the Italian première of Milhaud’s 2nd violin concerto with the Orquesta Sinfónica Siciliana and the Dutch première of MacMillan’s violin concerto A Deep but Dazzling Darkness with the Radio Chamber Orchestra conducted by the composer.
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“Simons’ Heidenheim performance of Wagner’s ‘Der fliegende Holländer’ was dramatic and exciting, beautifully paced and sensitive to both the voices and orchestral sonority. What is more, it was insightful, bringing new dimensions to a work one knows but in his interpretation rediscovers, as if for the first time.” - Dr. Christopher Hailey (Princeton Professor and Musicologist, Director of the Franz Schreker Foundation)
LIST OF WORKS
RECORDINGS - ALBUMS
Marijn Simons: Capriccio for Stan and Ollie
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Die 12 Cellisten der Berliner Philharmoniker: Hora Cera
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Amstel Saxophone Quartet: Amstel Tracks
RECORDINGS - FILM
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Performances
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Articles and reviews
“[…] his music is pretty sophisticated, but it’s got a good sense of humor. It really crosses over into a lot of different genres of music. It’s very eclectic; there are jazz influences, a little bit of rock influences, great grooves.” - Marin Alsop (Music Director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and São Paulo Symphony Orchestra)
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Contact
Contact
Manager
The Music Partnership Limited
attn. Mr. Lawrence Kershaw
New Broad Street House, New Broad Street, London EC2M 1NH, United Kingdom
PR
Goldmann Public Relations
attn. Ms. Daniela Goldmann
Bruderstrasse 5, 80538 Munich, Germany
Publisher
Donemus Publishing BV
attn. Mr. Davo van Peursen
P.O. box 3060, 2280 GB Rijswijk, The Netherlands