Simon Crawford-Phillips has built a unique career as a pianist, conductor and creative programmer. He has held positions as Chief Conductor of Västerås Sinfonietta (2016-2028) and Conductor Fellow of the NDR Elbphilharmonie and in 2023 made a critically acclaimed debut with the Stockholm Royal Opera conducting Britten’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. Other recent debuts include the Stockholm Philharmonic, Helsinki Philharmonic, Gävle Symfoniorkester, Swedish and Scottish Chamber Orchestras. As pianist in the Kungsbacka Piano Trio, Nash Ensemble, Stockholm Syndrome Ensemble and Moore/Crawford-Phillips Duo he has performed worldwide and made several recordings for BIS, Orchid, Hyperion and Deutsche Grammophon. Regular collaborators include Daniel Hope, Pekka Kuusisto, Anne Sofie von Otter, Lawrence Power, Torleif Thedéen, the Elias String Quartet and Academy of St.Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble. An avid teacher he is currently Artistic Director of the Swedish National Orchestral Academy at Gothenburg University and Professor at the Academy of Music and Opera at Mälardalen University, Sweden.