Simon Bürki

Biography

Simon Bürki began piano studies at the age of five in Kiev while attending school in Switzerland. After winning three prizes at the International Horowitz Competition in 2011, he became a laureate of the Denis Matsuev Competition in 2013. In 2015, he moved to Moscow, where he studied at the Central Music School and later graduating from the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory under Andrey Pisarev. A prizewinner at numerous international competitions, including the Franz Liszt Competition in Weimar, he has performed at the Fondation Louis Vuitton, Salle Cortot, Tonhalle Zürich, and Gasteig Munich. In 2023, he released his debut album Reminiscence, dedicated to Rachmaninoff’s 150th anniversary. Simon currently studies with Sergei Babayan at the Meadows School of the Arts in Dallas.