VC YOUNG ARTIST | Simone Porter, 17 – 'Impassioned Energy, Musical Integrity, Vibrant Sound'

17 year old American violinist Simone Porter is establishing herself as a young concert artist of tremendous potential – praised for her impassioned energy, musical integrity and vibrant sound.

A student of renowned pedagogue Robert Lipsett, at the Colburn Conservatory of Music in Los Angeles, Simone made her international debut aged 13 with London’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – and has since made coveted solo appearances with the New York Philharmonic, American Youth Symphony, Nashville Symphony and the Utah Symphony.

SIMONE PORTER & ANTON SMIRNOV | GRIEG | VIOLIN SONATA NO. 3 | 2ND MVT | 2012

She currently performs on a 1745 Guadagnini violin – on generous loan from The Mandell Collection of Southern California.

Simone’s upcoming engagements include a debut performance on September 4th of the Barber Concerto with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, at the Hollywood Bowl – under conductor Ludovic Morlot.

SIMONE PORTER & ANTON SMIRNOV | SARASATE | ZAPATEADO | 2012

SIMONE PORTER & ANTON SMIRNOV | JACOB GADE | TANGO JALOUSIE | 2012