Simon Monger

Australian violinist Simon Monger is a member of the Eldering Ensemble, Key to Culture – Chamber Music and More, and the Australian World Orchestra. He also works as concertmaster with orchestras throughout Europe.

A prizewinner at the first Australian National Chamber Music Competition in 1997, he subsequently received awards and scholarships in Switzerland, Germany, and Australia and has since performed at international festivals. His chamber music partners have included Gareth Lubbe, Matthias Buchholz, Hariolf Schlichtig, and Matthias Lingenfelder.

As a soloist, he has performed with orchestras including the Bielefeld Philharmonic, the Basel Symphony Orchestra, the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, and Orchestra Victoria.
Simon Monger studied at the Basel Academy of Music with Raphaël Oleg, Walter Levin, and Hatto Beyerle, and at the Australian National Academy of Music with Oleg Krysa, Shmuel Ashkenasi, and Thomas Brandis. He also gained experience in historical performance practice at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis.

He has made broadcast recordings as well as CD and DVD productions for the Melbourne International Arts Festival, Panasonic Japan, ABC Australia, and the Eldering Ensemble.

In 2018, he released the world-premiere recording of Louis Spohr’s newly edited Reisesonate. In collaboration with Deutschlandradio Berlin and GENUIN Classics, he recorded the complete violin sonatas of Emanuel Moór as part of his PhD in Music Performance at the University of Adelaide.

Picture: Ira Weinrauch