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Geoffrey Simon

ジェフリー・サイモン　/　じぇふりー・さいもん

Conductor from Australia

July 3, 1946 (age 79)　・　Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

South Australia
conductor
music educator
musician

My Take

Geoffrey Simon represents something I find quietly romantic about the music world. Born in Adelaide in 1946, he built a career as a conductor based in London, carrying his Australian roots into the very heart of the classical establishment. What I admire most is that he is also a music educator; the willingness to hand the art down to the next generation, rather than merely shine on the podium, reveals real depth of character. He strikes me as a diligent craftsman who has left a steady, unflashy mark on the recorded repertoire. An artist still wielding the baton near eighty earns my sincere respect.

Overview

Geoffrey Philip Simon (born 3 July 1946) is an Australian conductor resident in London.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Geoffrey Simon
Name (Japanese): ジェフリー・サイモン
Reading: じぇふりー・さいもん
Born: July 3, 1946 (age 79)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Dog
Origin: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: conductor / music educator / musician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

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4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%95%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3

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