About Finisterra, Classical Piano Trio

Simon James, violin

 Australian violinist Simon James performed around the world as a soloist and chamber musician. He has been a member of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Mostly Mozart Orchestra, and is currently the Second Assistant Concertmaster of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra.  In addition, he serves as concertmaster of the Seattle Chamber Orchestra and has performed as guest concertmaster of the Vancouver Symphony and the Bolshoi Theatre’s production of Swan Lake.

 Mr James is a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music where his teachers include Erick Friedman and Syzmon Goldberg. While attending the Manhattan School he performed in the Master Classes of Henryk Szeryng, Joseph Gingold, the Tokyo Quartet, the American Quartet and members of the Beaux Arts Trio.

 Mr James has performed as soloist with the Seattle Symphony on many occasions, and has acted as Concertmaster on many occasions. He has also lead the orchestra of the Seattle Opera in recent productions of “Der Rosenkavalier”, “La Boeheme”, “Julius Ceasar”, the “Flying Dutchman”, ‘Iphegenie en Tauride”, “I Paggliaci”, “I Puritani” and “Aida”

 Mr James is an active teacher with a large studio of gifted students and is the newest addition to the highly regarded “Coleman Studio”.

 Mr. James is an active recitalist, chamber musician, and recording artist. In addition to countless motion picture sound tracks, he has recorded concerti with the Seattle Symphony, the Premiere of the Richard Englefield violin concerto with the Bratislava Radio Symphony and several acclaimed chamber music albums with Harpist Juliet Stratton and clarinetist Sean Osborn. He is married to Flutist Erin James and is the proud father of Felicity and Bronwyn James. He performs on a violin made by J.B.Vuillaume made in Paris in 1860.

Individual Bios - Simon James :: Kevin Krentz :: Tanya Stambuk