Simon Lepper

Pianist Simon Lepper is a prominent collaborative pianist, mostly accompanying singers but also performing chamber music in his native Britain and beyond. Lepper became the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World accompanist in 2003 (the year in which he made his solo debut, backing soprano Gillian Keith on the album Debussy: Early Songs) and has combined that responsibility with an impressive set of collaborations with many of the world's leading singers. With violinist Carolin Widmann, he earned a Diapason d'Or award for their recording Phantasy of Spring. The year 2017 saw Lepper appear on five recordings, all with different singers. In 2019, he returned with Poèmes d'un jour with Stéphane Degout. In 2023, Lepper backed soprano Robyn Allegra Parton on the album Burnished Gold and was also heard with bass Christopher Purves on My Soul, What Fear You?, a vocal recital.