Double bassist Simon Polezhayev was born in Moscow,
Russia. A year after his birth, his family immigrated to the
united States and settled in Sea Cliff, New York. Raised in
a musical family, he began studying piano at the age of
three, giving his first solo performance when he was five
years old.
Simon has since appeared along side his parents,
pianists Yelena and Vladimir Polezhayev, and brother,
violinist Anton Polezhayev, in numerous recitals in the
Metropolitan New York Area, such as the International
Concert Series at Hofstra University, CAMI Hall, Steinway
Hall, and The Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall.
At age 13, Simon began studying the double bass
and within a year, received a scholarship to attend
Juilliard's Pre-College Division. In 2005 Simon performed
the Dragonetti Concerto with the Island Chamber Orchestra
conducted by Jeremy Kempton, and two years later,
performed the Koussevitsky Concerto with the Juilliard
Pre-College Orchestra conducted by Adam Glaser.
In 2011 Simon performed Dittersdorf Concerto with
the Juilliard Chamber Orchestra at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln
Center (Article)
In the summers of 2006-2008 Simon attended the Aspen
Summer Music Festival, where he studied with Eugene
Levinson and Albert Laszlo. His past two summers were
spent at the Schlesweig- Holstein Orchestra Academy in
Germany, where he worked with conductors such as
Christoph Eschenbach, Ivan Fischer, and Christoph von
Dohnanyi.
Mr. Polezhayev's Juilliard highlights include performing as
Principal Bass under the baton of Alan Gilbert and James
Levine, and playing in the master classes of Thomas
Martin, Jeff Bradetich, and Klaus Trumpf.
As a recipient of the Jerome L. Greene Fellowship,
Simon enrolled in two-year master's program in the studio
on Eugene Levinson, principal bass of the New York
Philharmonic.
Russia. A year after his birth, his family immigrated to the
united States and settled in Sea Cliff, New York. Raised in
a musical family, he began studying piano at the age of
three, giving his first solo performance when he was five
years old.
Simon has since appeared along side his parents,
pianists Yelena and Vladimir Polezhayev, and brother,
violinist Anton Polezhayev, in numerous recitals in the
Metropolitan New York Area, such as the International
Concert Series at Hofstra University, CAMI Hall, Steinway
Hall, and The Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall.
At age 13, Simon began studying the double bass
and within a year, received a scholarship to attend
Juilliard's Pre-College Division. In 2005 Simon performed
the Dragonetti Concerto with the Island Chamber Orchestra
conducted by Jeremy Kempton, and two years later,
performed the Koussevitsky Concerto with the Juilliard
Pre-College Orchestra conducted by Adam Glaser.
In 2011 Simon performed Dittersdorf Concerto with
the Juilliard Chamber Orchestra at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln
Center (Article)
In the summers of 2006-2008 Simon attended the Aspen
Summer Music Festival, where he studied with Eugene
Levinson and Albert Laszlo. His past two summers were
spent at the Schlesweig- Holstein Orchestra Academy in
Germany, where he worked with conductors such as
Christoph Eschenbach, Ivan Fischer, and Christoph von
Dohnanyi.
Mr. Polezhayev's Juilliard highlights include performing as
Principal Bass under the baton of Alan Gilbert and James
Levine, and playing in the master classes of Thomas
Martin, Jeff Bradetich, and Klaus Trumpf.
As a recipient of the Jerome L. Greene Fellowship,
Simon enrolled in two-year master's program in the studio
on Eugene Levinson, principal bass of the New York
Philharmonic.
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