- Simon Tedeschi
Simon Tedeschi was born in 1981 to parents Mark and Vivienne, is a
Boston -basedAustralia nJewish classicalpianist . He studied piano withNeta Maughan from1990 to2000 . In2002 , he moved toLondon to study withNoretta Conci .Life and career
Tedeschi first performed a Mozart
piano concerto at age 9 in theSydney Opera House and since then has played as a soloist with the Queensland, Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide Symphony Orchestras, as well as theFort Worth Chamber Orchestra ,Texas . He has touredTaiwan ,New Caledonia ,Italy andMalta as soloist with theSBS Radio and Television Youth Orchestra .Performances
Charitable performances have a prominent part in Tedeschi's performing schedule; in 2005 he gave performances for the
Karuna Foundation in support ofCambodian orphans, theMater Hospital and a gala concert in the Sydney Opera House for theWayside Chapel . Tedeschi is the Roving Ambassador for TheAustralian Children's Music Foundation . He was recently awarded the Centenary of Federation Medal by theGovernor General of Australia .*Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 1 with the
Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO)
*Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 27, K595 with the Sydney Symphony.*2000
**Grieg's Piano Concerto with the QSO
**recitals for theMelbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO),
**an Scriabin programme for the Adelaide Festival
**an extensive recital tour forMusica Viva
**guest appearances with the internationally-acclaimed harmonica virtuosoLarry Adler on his Australian tour.
**December, 2000 Tedeschi performed for theDalai Lama at his fund-raising concert inLondon
**Edinburgh Festival and St John's, Smith Square – performances which moved Larry Adler to comment that "...he is one of the finest Gershwin exponents I have seen...reminds me of the young Rachmaninoff...".*2001
**Sydney Symphony Orchestra andSydney Youth Orchestra
**toured extensively for Musica Viva Australia with guitaristSlava Grigoryan .*2002 recitals and concertos in New York,
Philadelphia , London,Edinburgh ,Wales and a 5-concert tour ofMexico as part of theCervantino Festival .*2003
**Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue " at theNew South Wales Premier 'sAustralia Day Concert atDarling Harbour , Sydney
**a recital with Slava Grigoryan.*2004 - toured for Musica Viva, and travelled to
Japan for performances withLeigh Warren & Dancers .*2005
**Italy
**the opening recital for the Australian Pavilion at theExpo 2005 inNagoya, Japan and later invited back to perform in Expo Hall forInternational Marine Day
**a performance at the invitation of theGovernor of New South Wales for their Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince and Princess ofDenmark .
**November 2005, soloist with theCyprus State Orchestra for theCommonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) inMalta .
**recitals all over Australia, including performances with award-winningjazz pianist Kevin Hunt and touring with renownedBrazil ianflautist Tadeu Coelho andcellist Trish O'Brien .*2006
**New York, North Carolina,San Francisco (withRoger Woodward ) Philadelphia andNew Mexico
**2006 InternationalGinastera Festival with a recital inSt Johns, Piccadilly , London.
**tours with jazz pianist Kevin Hunt.Awards and recognition
Tedeschi has won numerous prizes and piano scholarships. In 1994, he entered his first International Piano competition in Italy. There he was voted the "Most Outstanding Performer in all Youth Sections" as well as winning the Open Age Concerto Section, two Piano sections and his age section. As a result of this competition, he toured the U.S. in 1995, performing in New York, North Carolina and Texas. That same year, he had a private audience with
Luciano Pavarotti and performed for him.Tedeschi performed the hand double for actor
Alex Rafalowicz (David Helfgott as a child) in the 1996 Australian film, Shine.In 1998, Tedeschi was named the "Symphony Australia Young Performer of the Year" performing Alberto Ginastera's Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra under the baton of
Jun Maerkl at the Melbourne Concert Hall. He was the recipient of a "Queen's Trust Overseas Study Award" of $10,000, also presented at the Young Performers Awards in Melbourne.In 1996, Tedeschi attended the
Van Cliburn Institute , Texas, for 3 weeks, which accepted only 20 pianists worldwide. He was one of only three chosen to perform a Mozart Concerto with the Fort Worth Orchestra.Tedeschi was the subject of an
Australian Broadcasting Corporation documentary, "Australian Story ", screened nationally on August 5th, 1999.In February 2002 Tedeschi won the keyboard section of the
Royal Overseas League Music Competition in London, which is open to Commonwealth musicians under the age of 28.He has also been in a number of episodes of the ABC music quiz show,
Spicks and Specks , often choosing theBaroque category in the "Know Your Product" round.Recordings
Tedeschi signed a recording deal with Sony Music Entertainment Australia under the
Sony Classical label. His debut CD was released in May 2000. He was subsequently nominated for anMO Award as "Classical Performer of the Year" and for an ARIA award – "Classical Record of the Year".In 2003 he recorded
Leroy Anderson 's "Piano Concerto" with theMelbourne Symphony Orchestra .Simon has recently recorded Tchaikovsky's 1st Piano Concerto and Grieg's Piano Concerto with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra under the baton of
Richard Bonynge , which was released in September 2005. Richard Bonynge commented: "an extraordinary young pianist...I felt a true musical togetherness with Simon – his sensitivity, his passion and his superb technique."External links
* [http://www.simontedeschi.com/ Simon Tedeschi's Official Site]
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