Simon Tedeschi
Simon Tedeschi (born 1 May 1981) is an Australian cl*ical pianist and writer.
Contents
- 1 Early life
- 2 Career
- 2.1 Media
- 2.2 Writing
- 2.3 Work for children
- 3 Awards
- 4 Personal life
- 5 References
- 6 External links
Early life
Tedeschi was born in Gosford to Mark Tedeschi QC, Senior Crown Prosecutor for New South Wales, and photographer Vivienne Tedeschi, the daughter of a Polish Holocaust survivor, Lucy Gershwin. He grew up on the North S* of Sydney and attended Beaumont Road Public School in West Killara and St Andrew's Cathedral School in Sydney where the headmaster discouraged him from taking part in sports lest he damage his hands.
His teachers were Neta Maughan in Australia, Noretta Conci in England and Peter Serkin in USA.
When he was 9 years old, Tedeschi performed Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 19, K.459 in the Sydney Opera House. At age 13, he played for Luciano Pavarotti.
Career
Tedeschi signed with Sony Music Australia in 2000. His debut CD, Simon Tedeschi, was nominated for at the ARIA Music Awards of 2000 for Best Cl*ical Album. In 2004 he recorded Tchaikovsky's 1st Piano Concerto and Grieg's Piano Concerto with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra with Richard Bonynge. His album, Grieg / Tchaikovsky – Piano Concertos, peaked at No.:12 on the ARIA Cl*ical chart in October 2005.
In November 2012 he released his next album, Gershwin and Me (Universal Music Group/ABC), which reached No.:4 on the ARIA Cl*ical, No.:5 on the ARIA Hitseekers Albums, No.:68 on the ARIA Top 100 Physical Albums charts in January 2013. In that year, a follow up album, Gershwin Take 2, by Tedeschi with James Morrison and Sarah McKenzie was issued. It received two ARIA Award nominations in 2014 for Virginia Read's work as
He released a recording of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition for ABC/Universal and performed Rachmaninoff's Piano concerto no. 4 with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
Media
He appeared regularly on the TV show Spicks and Specks on ABC TV, and he participated in the Oscar-winning movie Shine, where he played the hands of David Helfgott.
Writing
In 2022, Tedeschi published his first book en*led Fugitive, an uncl*ifiable work encomp*ing prose poetry, philosophy, memoir, meditation, aphorism and essay; the *le is a reference to Prokofiev's collection of piano miniatures, Visions fugitives. In May 2022, Tedeschi was announced as the winner of the Australian Book Review's Calibre Prize for his essay "This woman my grandmother".
Work for children
He played the role of Mozart in Sydney Opera House's Babies Proms, and performed a show based on his childhood, Simon Tedeschi: Pianist and Prankster at the Monkey Baa Theatre Company.
Awards
Tedeschi was awarded the ABC Young Performer of the Year in 1998, performing the Ginastera Piano Concerto no. 1 with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Jun Markl. He was also the winner of the top prize in the keyboard section of the Royal Overseas League Music Compe*ion in London (2002).
In January 2001 Tedeschi was awarded a Centenary of Federation Medal by the then Prime Minister of Australia John Howard with a citation, "For service as a Young Australian of the Year Finalist."
Personal life
Tedeschi currently lives in Sydney with his wife, painter Loribelle Spirovski.
References
External links
- Official website
- "Simon Tedeschi: hearing a different beat" by Sharon Verghis, The Australian, 3 July 2010
- "Piano star Simon Tedeschi shares the keys to his success in school holiday show" by Chris Hook, The Daily Telegraph, 20 September 2014
- Simon Tedeschi at IMDb
- Simon Tedeschi plays on YouTube his transcription of Danny Elfman's theme for The Simpsons