Simon was born in Moscow, Russia. A year later his
family moved to the United States. He began studying
piano at age of 3, giving his first solo performance when
he was four years old. Simon has since appeared along
with his parents, pianists Yelena and Vladimir
Polezhayev, and his brother, violinist Anton Polezhayev in
numerous recitals in the Metropolitan New York Area,
such as the International Concert Series at Hofstra
University, Winter musicales at Queens College and in
such major venues as CAMI Hall, Steinway Hall in
Manhattan and The Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. At
the age of 13 Simon won a scholarship to study with
Eugene Levinson at the Pre-college Division of the
Juilliard School. In 2005 Simon performed the Dragonetti
Double Bass Concerto with the Island Chamber
Orchestra conducted by Jeremy Kempton at NYIT. In
2007 Simon won a Concerto Competition and performed
S.Koussevitzky Double Bass Concerto with the Juilliard
Pre-college Orchestra conducted by Adam Glaser. In
2006, 2007 & 2008 he won a scholarship to attend the
Aspen Music Festival and School. In 2009 Simon won a
scholarship to attend Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival
Orchestral Academy in Germany. Recently he is 3rd year
student at the Juilliard School in the studio of Eugene
Levinson, Principal Double Bass of the New Your
Philharmonic.
family moved to the United States. He began studying
piano at age of 3, giving his first solo performance when
he was four years old. Simon has since appeared along
with his parents, pianists Yelena and Vladimir
Polezhayev, and his brother, violinist Anton Polezhayev in
numerous recitals in the Metropolitan New York Area,
such as the International Concert Series at Hofstra
University, Winter musicales at Queens College and in
such major venues as CAMI Hall, Steinway Hall in
Manhattan and The Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. At
the age of 13 Simon won a scholarship to study with
Eugene Levinson at the Pre-college Division of the
Juilliard School. In 2005 Simon performed the Dragonetti
Double Bass Concerto with the Island Chamber
Orchestra conducted by Jeremy Kempton at NYIT. In
2007 Simon won a Concerto Competition and performed
S.Koussevitzky Double Bass Concerto with the Juilliard
Pre-college Orchestra conducted by Adam Glaser. In
2006, 2007 & 2008 he won a scholarship to attend the
Aspen Music Festival and School. In 2009 Simon won a
scholarship to attend Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival
Orchestral Academy in Germany. Recently he is 3rd year
student at the Juilliard School in the studio of Eugene
Levinson, Principal Double Bass of the New Your
Philharmonic.
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