Simon Capet

Who is Simon Capet?

Simon Capet is an English conductor and filmmaker. He notably founded the Victoria Philharmonic Choir in 2005 and the Euphonia Music Festival in 2006. A graduate of the Vancouver Film School, his 2000 musical drama film Evirati won him the Telefilm Canada Award for Best Emerging Director of a Short Film at the Vancouver International Film Festival and the award for Best Short Screenplay at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival.

Born into a family of professional musicians, Capet grew up in London. At the age of 15 he entered the Royal College of Music and later attended the Royal Academy of Music on an exhibition scholarship. After graduating from the RAM in 1990, Capet served as music director of multiple ensembles over the next several years, including the Pegasus Ensemble, Battersea Arts Centre Opera, The Middlesex Philharmonic, and the Harrow Symphony Orchestra. In 1995 he was appointed the Music Coordinator and Assistant Conductor for the Vancouver Opera.