Hans Pfitzner
Simon founded the Holst Sinfonietta and the Young Opera Company, and is music director for both of these groups. He is especially interested in 20th-century music, and, as accompanist, he initiated and led a series of lieder recitals featuring music by composers such as Arnold Schoenberg, Hans Pfitzner, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Wolfgang Rihm, Paul Hindemith, Frank Bridge, Gustav Holst, Rebecca Clarke, George Crumb and Dominick Argento.