Prof. Simon Bode
- born in Hamburg
- studied at the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media with Prof. Charlotte Lehmann as well as in New York with Neil Semer
- prizewinner of various competitions and scholarships, including the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben, the Jürgen Ponto Foundation, the International Schubert Competition Dortmund, the International Steinway Piano Competition, and the Hans Sikorski Prize
- member of the International Opera Studio of Oper Frankfurt, followed by many years as an ensemble member at Oper Frankfurt and the State Theatre Hanover
- engagements and concert appearances at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, the Vienna Musikverein, Wigmore Hall London, Carnegie Hall New York, and the Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles; further engagements at the Norwegian National Opera Oslo, the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées Paris, Theater Basel, and the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden
- collaborations with the Vienna Philharmonic, the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, the NDR Radiophilharmonie, the RIAS Chamber Choir, the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Ensemble Modern; conducted by, among others, Gustavo Dudamel, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Kent Nagano, Joana Mallwitz, Constantinos Carydis, Sebastian Weigle, and Alan Gilbert
- regular guest at international festivals such as the Salzburg Festival, the Bregenz Festival, the Heidelberger Frühling, the Rheingau Music Festival, and the Kissinger Sommer
- a focus of his artistic work lies in art song; regular partners include Igor Levit, Graham Johnson, Simon Lepper, Jonathan Ware, and Ulrich Eisenlohr; participation in the complete recordings of the songs of Brahms and Schumann for Hyperion Records and Naxos International; further recordings on Deutsche Grammophon, OehmsClassics, and Unitel
- teaching positions at the Carl Maria von Weber College of Music Dresden and the Berlin University of the Arts
- since October 2025 Guest Professor at the Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin and guest lecturer at the Berlin University of the Arts