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Fiona Simon
Fiona Simon

Violinist Fiona Simon, a member of the New York Philharmonic since 1985, made her Philharmonic solo debut in November 1989, performing Vivaldi’s Concerto for Three Violins. Ms. Simon began her career in her native England, where she studied with Szymon Goldberg and won major prizes in the Carl Flesch and Jacques Thibaud competitions. For three consecutive years, she was London’s Young Artist of the Year. She has performed with the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, the Royal Opera at Covent Garden, and the English Chamber Orchestra, among others. She has also been featured in many recitals and concerts broadcast over the BBC and has made numerous appearances throughout Europe. Ms. Simon is a member of the Arioso Trio, the Vanderspar String Trio, and the Simon String Quartet. She was married to the late New York Philharmonic violinist Richard Simon and has a son, Michael Paul, currently a junior at Brown University.

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Robert Levine asked:

“Given that orchestral performances have (as Garrison Keillor once described himself) a “face made for radio,” is there any real value in doing TV broadcasts? If so, why are there so few left?”

TV broadcasts certainly have value for us. We are one of the few orchestras still with regular appearances on PBS. These TV shows add glamour to our season, some money in our pockets and help us to keep a national presence. Our national radio broadcasts should accomplish similar goals, but I know that my out of town friends, even musicians, tune into a TV broadcast far more often than our radio broadcasts. The main reason we do not do more shows, particularly local TV, is the high cost of production. The cost of the musicians is a very small part of the total production costs. In addition, time slots on PBS for concerts seem to be increasingly hard to find.

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Fiona Simon
Fiona Simon

Violinist Fiona Simon, a member of the New York Philharmonic since 1985, made her Philharmonic solo debut in November 1989, performing Vivaldi’s Concerto for Three Violins. Ms. Simon began her career in her native England, where she studied with Szymon Goldberg and won major prizes in the Carl Flesch and Jacques Thibaud competitions. For three consecutive years, she was London’s Young Artist of the Year. She has performed with the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, the Royal Opera at Covent Garden, and the English Chamber Orchestra, among others. She has also been featured in many recitals and concerts broadcast over the BBC and has made numerous appearances throughout Europe. Ms. Simon is a member of the Arioso Trio, the Vanderspar String Trio, and the Simon String Quartet. She was married to the late New York Philharmonic violinist Richard Simon and has a son, Michael Paul, currently a junior at Brown University.

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