Biography
SIMON GREGORY BAKOS 23, born in Mason, Ohio, earned his bachelor's degree at Curtis Institute of Music where he studied with Anthony McGill and YaoGuang Zhai. He won the Cincinnati Arts Association Overture Awards in 2019, performed at the Schostakowitsch Festival Leipzig, and has appeared as a substitute with the New York Philharmonic and Royal Philharmonic orchestras.
Journey to the Academy
Mason, OH, Ohio
Music Academy of the West
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