Simon Desbruslais is a trumpet soloist, whose performances have been critically acclaimed as ‘steel-lipped’ and possessing ‘supreme confidence and flair’. Equally active in Baroque and contemporary music, Simon has recorded extensively for Signum Classics including, most recently, The Art of Dancing and Psalm: British Trumpet Concertos.

Simon has given concerto performances in China and Brazil, and has appeared as a soloist with the Royal Northern Sinfonia, English Symphony Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Orchestra of the Swan, Charivari Agréable, Brook Street Band, and Ensemble Diderot. He is a Lecturer in Music at the University of Hull, where he is also Director of Performance.