Simon Höfele
Trumpet
Trumpet
Biography
Praised as ‘’highly virtuosic’’ (Berliner Morgenpost) with a ‘’charismatic brilliance and warmth’’ (Luzerner Nachrichten), Simon Höfele has quickly established himself as one of the most distinguished trumpeters of his generation.
As a soloist Simon regularly performs internationally with leading orchestras including Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI and Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, among others. He has worked with conductors such as Semyon Bychkov, Alpesh Chauhan, Vladimir Jurowski, Joana Mallwitz, Markus Stenz, Lorenzo Viotti, Duncan Ward and Kahchun Wong.
In the 2025/26 season Simon makes his debut with PhilZuid and Tiroler Symphonie-Orchester Innsbruck. He returns to Bochum Symphoniker and Wuppertal Symphonieorchester, as well as the Heidelberger Frühling and Kissinger Sommer festivals.
A renowned chamber musician, Simon has performed in renowned venues such as Wigmore Hall, Tonhalle Zürich, Wiener Konzerthaus, Concertgebouw, Grande Auditório da Gulbenkian, L’Auditori Barcelona, Müpa Budapest, BOZAR, Elbphilharmonie, as well as at the Rheingau Musik Festival, Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival and Grafenegg Festival. Simon has a longstanding duo partnership with pianist, Elisabeth Brauß and has also worked with other recital partners including pianist, Frank Dupree and the composer and pianist, Kaan Bulak.
A committed advocate of contemporary music, Simon has had several works written for him by composers such as Lisa Streich, Helena Winkelman, Miroslav Srnka, Konstantia Gourzi and Mark Simpson. He also gave the German Premiere of Detlev Glanert’s Trumpet Concerto with Staatsphilharmonie Nürnberg.
Simon is a Berlin Classics’ Artist, his 2020 release “Standards” was awarded the OPUS KLASSIK 2020 prize for ‘Concerto Recording of the Year.’
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