"A deep artist and thinker." (Classical Music Magazine)
"Vivid performance, indelible memories." (The Guardian)
"Brilliant and powerful interpretation." (Diapason)
A B O U T
Italo-Brazilian conductor Simone Menezes is renowned for her exceptional musical and artistic intelligence and innovative performances. Based in France, highlights of the upcoming season include Simone Menezes leading the Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Luxembourg Philharmonic, Barcelona Liceu, Osaka Philharmonic, BBC Wales, as well as her new project with Ensemble K at the Boulez Saal in Berlin. Last season's highlights included Ensemble K's DVD "Metanoia" winning the International Classical Music Awards for best "Performance & Documentaries," and the Amazonia CD with Zurich Philharmonia released by Alpha. Simone has also been honored as one of the "100 femmes de culture" in France. Additionally, she appeared with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Detroit Symphony, and the Vienna Chamber Orchestra on a tour in Latin America, among others.
"under the disciplined but relaxed direction of Simone Menezes the music's tangled melodic foliage burgeoned luxuriantly." (The Telegraph)
"Simone Menezes created magic!" (Classical Music Magazine)
"Glows from start to end” (BBC Music Magazine)
"Under the lively and fluid direction of Simone Menezes (...) the audience responded with well-deserved enthusiastic applause for an outstanding overall performance" (Berliner Morgenpost )
"Simone Menezes interprète l'art en lui donnant une âme" (La Repubblica)
"...une fluidité pleine des couleurs, mémorable!" (Classica Magazine)
"Conducted by Simone Menezes, ensemble K describes itself as: Klassic, Kosmopolitan, Kreative, Konnected... and it truly is!" (Le Monde)
"With great attention to detail and deep understanding of orchestral colours, Simone Menezes made the music vibrate in the most intriguing fashion - what a discovery this artist is! " (Concert Classic)
"Precision, clarity, balance and elegant musicality" (La Nacion)