Photo: Alfonso Salgueiro Lora
Biography
Simon Höfele, 25, is one of the most exciting trumpeters of the up-and-coming generation. A BBC Radio 3 new generation artist and “Junger Wilder” at Konzerthaus Dortmund, he has already made his solo debut with orchestras such as the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Ulster Orchestra, Shanghai Philharmonic, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, SWR Symphonieorchester, MDR Sinfonieorchester, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Münchener Kammerorchester and Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, as well as Wigmore Hall London, Tonhalle Zürich, Konzerthaus Wien, Bozar Brussels, Elbphilharmonie, Konzerthaus Berlin, Prinzregententheater and Gasteig München and at important festivals such as Cheltenham Music Festival, Festival de Radio France et Montpellier, MiTo in Milano and Torino, Schleswig-Holstein Musikfestival, Rheingau Musik Festival and many others.
In addition to well-known trumpet repertoire ranging from Telemann, Tartini, Haydn, Hummel and Mozart to Jolivet, Arutjunjan and Zimmermann, Simon Höfele also frequently performs contemporary music. He gave the first performance of Pintscher’s double concerto for two trumpets and orchestra (Chute d’étoiles, 2012) and premiered works of Mark Simpson, Kaan Bulak, Nina Šenk amongst others. Simon Höfele also plays chamber music of every variety with great enthusiasm. His partners include the pianists Frank Dupree, Eriko Takezawa and Kärt Ruubel.
Alongside his musical projects, Simon Höfele is active in cultural politics, and has founded the association Kunstverlust, for which, as a photographer, he portrays people who work to support art and prevent its destruction.
Simon Höfele was nominated by Kölner Philharmonie, Konzerthaus Dortmund and Elbphilharmonie Hamburg
Performance dates
25/09/2019
Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam
01/10/2019
Philharmonie Luxembourg
03/10/2019
Festspielhaus Baden-Baden
10/11/2019
Kölner Philharmonie
11/11/2019
Müpa Budapest
17-19/01/2020
Sage Gateshead
21/01/2020
Ebphilharmonie Hamburg
08/02/2020
Konzerthaus Dortmund
14/02/2020
Barbican Centre London
15-16/02/2020
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Lisbon
11/03/2020
L’Auditori Barcelona
15/03/2020
Konserthuset Stockholm
23/03/2020
Town Hall & Symphony Hall Birmingham
18/04/2020
Casa da Música Porto
20/04/2020
Wiener Konzerthaus
17/05/2020
BOZAR Brussels
