"The best thing to come out of Macedonia since Alexander the Great is pianist Simon Trpčeski... the pianist is pretty good at conquering audiences as well as scores, not only with his playing but also with an engaging manner that connects with his listeners."
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Per Aspera Ad Astra — My art is dedicated to all those who aspire — Симон Трпчески

Biography

Macedonian pianist Simon Trpčeski has established himself as one of the most remarkable musicians on the global stage, performing with over 100 orchestras on four continents, with leading conductors and at the most prestigious venues. Mr. Trpčeski is recognized for his powerful virtuosity and deeply expressive approach, as well as his charismatic ability to connect with diverse audiences worldwide and his commitment to strengthening Macedonia’s cultural heritage.

Mr. Trpčeski has collaborated with a long list of prominent conductors, including Lorin Maazel, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Marin Alsop, Gustavo Dudamel, Gianandrea Noseda, Charles Dutoit, Antonio Pappano, Michael Tilson Thomas, Cristian Măcelaru, and Vasily Petrenko.  As an experienced pianist, he is also a popular collaborator among the next generation of high-profile conductors, including Jakub Hruša, Gabriel Bebeșelea, Dalia Stasevska, Elim Chan, Alpesh Chauhan, and Dima Slobodeniuk.

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Upcoming Performances

May 10, 2025
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8:00 pm
Yerevan, Armenia @ Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall
Type
Concerto
Orchestra
Armenian State Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
Sergei Smbatyan
Venue
Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall
Repertoire
Ravel – Piano Concerto
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May 16, 2025
@
7:30 pm
[CANCELLED BY PROMOTER] Sarajevo @ Orchestra Hall
Type
Concerto
Orchestra
Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor
Bojan Sudjić
Venue
Orchestra Hall
Repertoire
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No.1
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May 17, 2025
@
7:30 pm
Skopje, Macedonia @ Macedonian Philharmonic
Type
Concerto
Orchestra
Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
Vladimiros Symeonidis
Venue
Macedonian Philharmonic
Repertoire
Ravel Piano Concerto in G
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Latest News

April 14, 2025
Simon Trpčeski's Transcendental Technique in Full Flight

Macedonian pianist Simon Trpceski last appeared here in 2013, performing at the Singapore International Piano Festival and with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. His most recent solo recital, presented by Altenburg Arts, showed that time has not dimmed the memory of an artist who has very personal ideas about music, married with a transcendental technique that invites superlatives. Trpceski has the ability to persuade, winning the listener over with beauty of tone and no little force of personality.

There were five encores in total, by Prokofiev (Scherzo Humoristique, Op. 12 No. 9), Rodion Shchedrin (Humoresque), a Macedonian folksong (Don’t Sell Y our Estate, Koljo) and lovely duets by Debussy and Brahms with two of Singapore’s young talents Maxim Oswald-Lim and Theodore Penn Hur. It was simply charming.

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Featured Recordings

Brahms Piano Concertos
Orchestra
WDR Sinfonieorchester
Conductor
Cristian Macelaru
Release Year
2023

This eagerly-awaited new release sees Simon Trpčeski reunite with conductor Cristian Măcelaru to record Brahms Piano Concertos. Their unrivalled chemistry, paramount in Brahms’s chamber-like concertos, is on full display in these new performances which puts the two artists’ musical affinity in the spotlight.

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Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3
Orchestra
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor
Vasily Petrenko
Release Year
2010

Simon Trpčeski and Vasily Petrenko bring a certain lightness and refinement to Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2, while at the same revealing the work’s deep emotions and inherent melancholy. Trpceski’s playing effuses romantic bravura in the rapid finger passages of the outer movements, while cultivating a classical elegance in the hauntingly beautiful slow movement.

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