Simón Gollo is recognized as a versatile musician, enjoying a thriving international career spanning chamber music, teaching, solo performances, and conducting. He is also a recording artist with the global label IBS Classical and is represented by HALAC Artists and Meluk Kultur Management, along with the Reverón Piano Trio. Born in Venezuela and raised in Switzerland, where he later acquired Swiss nationality, Simón Gollo began his musical journey under the guidance of prestigious mentors such as Anne Bauer, Patrick Genet (of the Sine Nomine Quartet), Gyula Stuller, and Gabor Takács.
Simón Gollo has performed on prestigious stages throughout Europe and the Americas, from Canada to Chile. His remarkable career features appearances at iconic venues, esteemed chamber music societies, and renowned festivals, including Kaufmann Concert Hall at the 92nd Street Y (New York), the National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC), Teatro Teresa Carreño (Caracas), Auditorio Blas Galindo (Mexico City), Auditorio Manuel de Falla (Granada), and Teatro Mayor (Bogotá). Gollo has also worked with notable organizations such as the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Chamber Music Society of Detroit (USA), Mooredale Concerts (Canada), the Casals Festival (Puerto Rico), and major festivals in Mexico, including the Cervantino and Salvador Allende Festivals. Gollo has collaborated with international figures such as Alessio Bax, Ricardo Morales, Dmitri Berlinsky, Edicson Ruiz, Paul Rosenthal, John Novacek, Alissa Margulis, Jakob Koranyi, Miguel da Silva (Ysaÿe Quartet), Richard Young (Vermeer Quartet), Ori Kam (Jerusalem Quartet), Randolph Kelly, and the Cuarteto Latinoamericano, among many others.
His journey as a chamber musician includes solo performances of Beethoven’s Triple Concerto, Brahms’ Double Concerto, Bottesini’s Double Bass Concerto, and Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante. He has collaborated with numerous orchestras including the Orquesta Sinfónica de Venezuela, Filarmónica de Bogotá, Orquesta Sinfónica de Salta (Argentina), Central Ohio Symphony (USA), Chamber Orchestra of San Antonio (USA), and Orquesta de Caxias do Sul (Brazil). These collaborations have been conducted under the baton of renowned conductors such as Conrad van Alphen, Theodore Kuchar, and Carlos Izcaray. In 2020, his album “CHAUSSON,” recorded alongside pianist John Novacek, received widespread critical acclaim from prestigious magazines such as Scherzo, Melómano, Mundo Clásico, El Diario de Sevilla, and Fanfare. His most recent album, recorded with the Reverón Piano Trio, received the esteemed “Melómano de Oro” award from a leading classical music magazine in 2023.
Driven by his passion for chamber orchestras, Simón Gollo has frequently served as a guest concertmaster or held leadership roles with ensembles such as the Dallas Chamber Symphony, Orquesta Ciudad de Granada (Spain), Camerata Nordica (Sweden), Orchestra of St. Luke’s (New York), and Post Classical Ensemble (Washington, DC). These roles have taken him to esteemed venues like Carnegie Hall (New York), Moody Performance Hall (Dallas), Cadogan Hall (London), and the BBC Proms Festival. This rich experience ultimately inspired his transition into orchestral conducting.
As an orchestra conductor, Simón Gollo has led the college orchestras at New Mexico State University and Furman University (2017–2024) and served as Artistic Director of the Carolina Youth Symphony for a year during his time in South Carolina. The Carolina Youth Symphony is a distinguished institution with over 60 years of history. Since then, Gollo has cultivated a vibrant career conducting orchestras across Latin America and the United States. In 2024, he was named Assistant Conductor of the Plano Symphony, where he works under the mentorship of Maestro Hector Guzman. During the 2025–2026 season, Gollo is slated to conduct the Plano Symphony, Irving Symphony, and San Angelo Symphony in Texas.
Simón Gollo’s remarkable path as an artistic director began at just 20 years old when he founded Venezuela’s first chamber music festival, the Festival y Academia del Nuevo Mundo, which he led from 2000 to 2012. He later served as the director of the Aruba Music Festival for five seasons (2015-2019) before becoming the Artistic Director of the New England Music Camp at the Snow Pond Center for the Arts in the United States from 2022 to 2024. Throughout these roles, Simón Gollo welcomed esteemed artists such as the Borodin Quartet, Benjamin Zander, Jean-Jacques Kantorow, Jean-Pierre Wallez, the Cuarteto Latinoamericano, Pacho Flores, Gabriela Montero, Edicson Ruiz, Jeffrey Biegel, and numerous other leading figures in the global music community.
Simón Gollo has earned a national reputation as a distinguished violin instructor during his tenure at both New Mexico State University (NMSU) and Furman University from 2015 to 2024. His students have consistently achieved remarkable success, winning concerto competitions, gaining admission to renowned music festivals, and excelling in orchestra auditions nationwide. Now, poised to embark on a new chapter, Simón Gollo ascends to the esteemed position of Associate Professor of Violin at the prestigious University of North Texas, further cementing his legacy as a violin teacher.
