Boasting a distinguished career spanning three decades, New York-born clarinetist Andrew Simon has appeared as soloist and guest lecturer on four continents. As Principal Clarinet of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (since 1988), Simon has recorded solo works by Baermann and Stravinsky and has performed concerti over 60 times, including John Corigliano’s Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra which he studied with the Academy Award-winning composer. Notable concerto performances include those with the Mainly Mozart Orchestra (US), the Singapore Symphony, as well as giving the Australia and Asia premieres of the original, unpublished version of Copland’s Concerto. Following the success of his first recital CD, “HOT” (“This is a five-star recording” – The Clarinet), he recently released “Ebony and Ivory”, for Naxos [8.573022] (“A Winner” – Fanfare magazine).

Warren Lee made his debut with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of six. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Music in London and the Yale School of Music, he was the First Prize winner of the Stravinsky Awards International Piano Competition and the Grand Prix Ivo Pogorelich in 1995.

He has performed on four continents, often in collaboration with international artists and leading orchestras. His multiple recordings for Naxos have been streamed over 15 millions times and have garnered favourable reviews worldwide.

A Steinway Artist as well as an award-winning composer, Warren Lee received the Ten Outstanding Young Persons Award in Hong Kong in 2012 and was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music in 2015 for his contribution to the music profession. In 2017 he received the Ian Mininberg Distinguished Alumni Award from the Yale School of Music.

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