Born in Bucharest, Romania, Silvia Simionescu began playing the violin at the age of seven. She graduated from the National Music Conservatory and continued her studies in Italy with Mariana Sirbu and Franco Gulli.

In 1993 she joins the International Menuhin Music Academy, in Switzerland, where she studies the violin and the viola with Yehudi Menuhin , Alberto Lysy and Johannes Eskaer.

Silvia Simionescu is Prizewinner in several international competitions, among others: 1st Prize in the Brescia International Competition, 1st Prize of the Forum musical de Normandie and 1st Prize of the Osaka International Chamber Music Competition (as a member of Trio Ligeti).

She is member of the French Musique Oblique Ensemble since 1996 and violist of the prestigious Menuhin Festival Piano Quartet since 1999.

Silvia Simionescu is regularly invited to perform in renowned chamber music Festivals such as Mount Fuji Festival, Folles Journées de Nantes, Kuhmo Festival (Finland), les Journées Hindemith (Swiss.), Sangat Festival (Bombay), Menuhin Festival (Gstadt), Open chamber music in Prussia Cove (UK).

She has the opportunity to enrich her artistic experience playing chamber music with great artists such as Joshua Bell, Julia Fischer, Charles Neidich, Alberto Lysy, Rafael Oleg, Bruno Giurana, Anthony Marwood...

Silvia Simionescu records numerous CD with works of Françaix, Reger, Dohnany, Schumann, Fauré, Franck, Chausson which have been released by prestigious labels.

Since 2004 Silvia Simionescu is Professor at Basel Musikhochschule teaching viola and chamber music as well.

She is regularly invited to give masterclasses in Viersener Musiksummer, and also in Finland and India.