Simon Crawford-Phillips

Simon Crawford-Phillips has built a unique career as a pianist, conductor and creative programmer. Passionate about contemporary music Simon has given world premieres of music by Thomas Adès, Britta Byström, Helen Grime, Steve Reich and Mark-Anthony Turnage amongst others. He has held positions as Chief Conductor of Västerås Sinfonietta and Conductor Fellow of the NDR Elbphilharmonie and in 2023 made a critically acclaimed debut with the Stockholm Royal Opera conducting Britten’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. Other upcoming debuts include the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Helsinki Philharmonic, Swedish Chamber Orchestra and Scottish Chamber Orchestra. As pianist in the Kungsbacka Piano Trio, Nash Ensemble, Stockholm Syndrome Ensemble and Colin Currie Group he has performed worldwide and made several recordings for BIS, Hyperion, Nonesuch, Naxos and Deutsche Grammophon. Regular collaborators include Malin Broman, Daniel Hope, Pekka Kuusisto, Anne Sofie von Otter, Lawrence Power, Torleif Thedéen, Elias String Quartet and Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble. Many of these have performed with Simon in his role as artistic director of the ‘Change Music Festival’ and co-director of the Wye Valley Chamber Music Festival. An avid teacher he has held positions at the Royal Academy of Music, Guildhall School of Music and Drama and was recently awarded a Professorship at the Mälardalen University in Västerås, Sweden. www.simoncrawford-phillips.com