Born in 1979 in Macedonia, Simon Trpčeski has captivated audiences worldwide for over two decades. He has collaborated with more than a hundred orchestras across four continents, including the London Symphony and Philharmonia Orchestras, Orchestre National de France, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Royal Stockholm, Oslo and Helsinki Philharmonics, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, the Los Angeles and New York Philharmonics, and The Cleveland, Philadelphia, Chicago and San Francisco Symphony Orchestras, as well as the Seoul Philharmonic, NHK Symphony, Sydney and New Zealand Symphony Orchestras.

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His long-standing partnership with Vasily Petrenko has produced major recordings with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra: the complete Rachmaninov concertos and the Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev concertos. With Cristian Măcelaru, he recorded both Shostakovich concertos, followed by critically acclaimed Brahms concertos with the WDR Sinfonieorchester. During his 2023–24 residency with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, he recorded Saint-Saëns Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 5 with Thomas Søndergård. His affinity with the Russian repertoire is reflected in seven recital albums featuring works by Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky, Scriabin, Mussorgsky, and Rimsky-Korsakov, alongside recordings of Chopin, Brahms, Poulenc, Bach, Liszt, and Debussy. ‍

Beyond the concert stage, Trpčeski is committed to celebrating and sharing the rich musical traditions of his native Macedonia. His chamber music project MAKEDONISSIMO blends traditional Macedonian folk music with virtuosic, jazz-inflected textures.

With the support of KulturOp, Macedonia’s cultural and arts organization, he works closely with young musicians, nurturing the next generation and promoting Macedonian culture internationally. In recognition of his artistic achievements, he received the Presidential Order of Merit for Macedonia and became the country’s first-ever National Artist.

‍Simon Trpčeski studied with Boris Romanov at the Faculty of Music, University of St. Cyril and St. Methodius in Skopje. He was a BBC New Generation Artist from 2001 to 2003 and received the Young Artist Award from the Royal Philharmonic Society in 2003.

This is his first appearance with the IPO.