Simon Smith has performed as a soloist with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, the Philharmonia, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, and the Orchestra of St John’s Smith Square. He has played many recitals in the UK, including the Wigmore Hall and Purcell Room in London, as well as performed concertos and recorded chamber music in concert halls and broadcasts in Russia, Beijing, Hong Kong, and other cities around the world. A professor at the Birmingham Conservatoire for 12 years, Simon has given masterclasses throughout the UK and internationally. He studied with David Martin and Frederick Grinke, and then with Yfrah Neaman at the Guildhall School of Music, where he was awarded the Gold Medal. He received a DAAD scholarship to continue his studies in Germany with Wanda Wilkomirska. Simon plays on a Rogeri violin, made in 1708.