Simon H.

Born in 2004, American violinist Simon Hagopian, currently a recipient of the C.V. Starr scholarship and a senior at The Juilliard School, began studying the violin at age 4 at the Special Music School in his native Manhattan, and went on to study with renowned violinist Aaron Rosand and teachers Li Lin and Hyo Kang, and Stella Chen. When he was 11 years old he won the Cremona International Music Academy competition in Cremona, Italy, and two years later the Kaufman Music Center Concerto Compet…