Described by the British Composer Award judging panel as ‘visionary and entirely original’, the French National Radio as ‘astonishing’, and the German magazine Neue Zeitschrift für Musik as ‘breathtakingly original’, Thomas Simaku's music has been reaching audiences across Europe, the USA and further afield for three decades now, and it has been awarded a host of accolades for its expressive qualities and its unique blend of intensity and modernism.
Performed worldwide, Simaku’s works have been selected by international juries in no less than ten editions of ISCM World Music Days, and broadcast by radio stations such as BBC Radio 3, Radio France, SWR2, MDR, Deutschlandfunk (Cologne). His CD released on Naxos 21st Century Classics series in 2008 received much critical acclaim.
Prestigious awards include a British Composer Award in 2008 for his Soliloquy V, and the first prize of the International Competition for Lutosławski’s 100th Birthday with Concerto for Orchestra, chosen from 160 compositions submitted anonymously from 37 countries. A Professor of Composition at the University of York, Thomas Simaku is currently working on a new CD with the soloists of the Ensemble Intercontemporain to be released by NMC.