Simone Deleon-Jones began playing violin at age seven in Seattle after becoming inspired by Gypsy street violinists while living in Presov, Slovak Republic several years earlier. After two years of study in Seattle, Ms. Deleon-Jones studied with a member of the Prague Symphony while in Europe for a three-month stay.
At the age of thirteen, Simone was accepted into the Seattle Conservatory of Music’s Collegiate/Performance Preparation Program where she completed six years of study. During this time, she was an avid chamber musician in the Seattle Conservatory’s chamber program, Karen Iglitzen’s Chamber Music Madness and many self-formed groups. Ms. Deleon-Jones was concertmistress of the Academy of Music Northwest’s “Academy Chamber Orchestra” with Alan Futterman (2005-2006) and Garfield Symphony Orchestra under Marcus Tsutakawa (2006-2007), with which she toured Japan (2003) and Boston (2007) and made her solo debut in 2007 performing the Glazunov Violin Concerto.
In Boston, Ms. Deleon-Jones served as concertmistress of The Boston Conservatory Orchestra and the Dorchester Symphony and participated in the Camerata Latin American Orchestra and the Video Game Orchestra.
Throughout her career, she has worked with prominent artists including John Williams, Gustavo Dudamel, Larry Livingston, Andres Cardenes, Jorja Fleezanis, and Natalie Cole.
With her enthusiastic interest in orchestral playing, Simone Deleon-Jones plays with the YMF Debut Orchestra, the American Youth Symphony and the Corona Symphony. She has had the opportunity to perform in renowned concert halls including Benaroya Hall in Seattle, Boston Symphony Hall, and Walt Disney Hall.
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