Simon Parkin

Simon Parkin is a British pianist, composer, and arranger who was born in Manchester, entered the Yehudi Menuhin School as a pianist at the age of ten, and began joint studies in composition at Manchester University and the Royal Northern College of Music at seventeen. After graduating he was invited to join the RNCM staff, where he has taught theory, aural studies, improvisation, composition, and arranging, and he later completed a PhD in composition at Manchester University. As a collaborative pianist he maintains a long-standing duo partnership with his wife, cellist Hannah Roberts, works regularly with artists including Ralph Kirshbaum, and has served as pianist for masterclasses at IMS Prussia Cove, London Masterclasses, and the Schleswig-Holstein Festival. He is also Arranger-in-Residence for Manchester Camerata, and his arrangements have been performed or recorded by Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Jess Gillam, the London Symphony Orchestra, Manchester Camerata, and the Sakura Cello Quintet. His catalogue includes chamber music, instrumental sonatas, and larger-scale works, alongside an ongoing project to compose a piece for every day of the year.

西蒙·帕金是英国钢琴家、作曲家和编曲家，出生于曼彻斯特，10岁进入耶胡迪·梅纽因学校学习钢琴，17岁进入曼彻斯特大学和英国皇家北方音乐学院学习作曲。毕业后他受邀留校任教，长期在英国皇家北方音乐学院教授音乐理论、听觉训练、即兴、作曲和编曲等课程，并取得曼彻斯特大学作曲博士学位。作为钢琴合作艺术家，他与妻子汉娜·罗伯茨保持长期二重奏合作，也经常与Ralph Kirshbaum等国际演奏家合作，并受邀担任Prussia Cove、伦敦大师班和石荷州音乐节大师班钢琴家。他同时是曼彻斯特室内乐团驻团编曲家，其改编作品被Sheku Kanneh-Mason、Jess Gillam、伦敦交响乐团、曼彻斯特室内乐团和Sakura大提琴五重奏等使用和录制。他的创作涵盖室内乐、器乐奏鸣曲及大型作品，并持续推进为一年中每一天创作一首作品的长期计划。