Simon Bürki was born in St. Gallen, Switzerland. He was encouraged to make music by his grandmother, who served as the catalyst for the thirst for knowledge that sustained his continued musical development.
Simon began piano lessons at the age of five at the Classic and Jazz Music School sanin Kiev with Rada Zagorskaya, where he studied alongside his academic education in a state school in Switzerland. After some years of studies, his progress was accelerated by regular masterclasses with Boris Fedorov, a professor at the National Music Academy of Ukraine in Kiev. In 2011, Simon’s gifts were recognized at the Horowitz International Competition for Young Pianists, where he successfully achieved three laureate prizes in all three age categories. By the age of 12, he was invited to perform Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 with the Zürich Chamber Orchestra at the Tonhalle Zürich in Switzerland.
In 2013 he became a laureate of the music competition for young pianists in Kiev under the patronage of Denis Matsuev and was invited to perform at the Annecy Classic Festival in France. In 2015 Simon entered the Central Music School in Moscow where he studied with Farida Nurizade. In 2017 Simon entered a new stage in his career, when he won the first place in several competitions in a row, including the 5th International Franz Liszt Competition for Young Pianists in Weimar (Germany), International Competition for Young Pianists “A Step Towards Mastery” in St. Petersburg (Russia), as well as the second place at the 1st Ricard Viñes International Piano Youth Competition in Lleida (Spain) and the Third Place at the 1st International Piano Competition Kyiv.
In 2023 Simon released his debut album “Reminiscence” dedicating it to the 150th anniversary of Sergei Rachmaninoff featuring 16 miniatures by Schumann, Liszt, Tchaikovsky, Scriabin, and Rachmaninoff.
Simon currently studies at The Juilliard School in New York with Sergei Babayan.