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Simon Gregory Bakos

Simon Gregory Bakos
Clarinet
Fellow
2025
Age
23
Birthplace
Mason, OH, Ohio
School/Professional Affiliation
Curtis Institute of Music
Compeers
Kate Winn-Rogers, Tom Stansbury and Larry Fechter
Scholarship
The Fenton Davison Endowed Scholarship in Clarinet

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.