News · 2026
New CD recordings
New CD recordings with the Slovak Philharmonic and the Gewandhaus Choir & Philharmonie Chemnitz coming soon.
Biography
A voice for
the stage.
Simon Robinson is a renowned English bass-baritone whose international career moves between opera and the concert stage.
His engagements include the Bayerische Staatsoper, Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg, Oper Graz, Tonhalle Orchester Zürich, Gewandhaus Leipzig and Opéra de Lille. His repertoire ranges from Monteverdi and Bach to Wagner and Verdi. He has been a prizewinner and finalist in competitions including the Innsbruck Early Music Competition and the Wigmore Hall Song Competition.
Art song is a particular passion, with a new CD in preparation. He continues to study with his long-standing mentor Robert Gambill and with Margaret Honig. Alongside performing, he teaches singing privately and at the Universität der Künste Berlin.
On stage
Upcoming performances
Verdi · Requiem
HamburgRecent performance
Hans Gál · De Profundis
Concert & CD production
Gewandhaus LeipzigGewandhausChor · Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie
Gregor Meyer
Media
Listen
“Impressed with his dark bass-baritone, but above all with his expressive power.”
Teaching
Passing
it on.
Hochschule für Musik TrossingenUniversität der Künste BerlinVivace Vilnius International masterclassesQatar Music AcademyMeerburger Sommer Academy
My teaching begins with the singer’s natural voice. I help each student discover its individual quality without forcing the sound, building awareness of how breath, body and voice work together.
We work on releasing tension, developing free resonance and colour, and shaping a flowing musical line. Technical precision serves expression: phrasing and language allow each singer to communicate with depth and authenticity.
Lessons are tailored to each person, with lasting vocal health and the demands of a stage career in mind. I have guided students through conservatoire auditions and into professional performing jobs, and I continue to coach professional singers.
Contact
Get in touch.
Direct contact · Teaching enquiries