Simon Tedeschi Biography
Simon Tedeschi is a classical musician and writer from Australia. He was a regular on the ABC TV show Spicks & Specks, and he was in the Oscar-winning film Shine, where he played David Helfgott’s hands.
How old is Simon Tedeschi? – Age
He is 41 years old as of 1 May 2022. He was born in 1981 in Gosford, Australia.
Simon Tedeschi Family
Tedeschi was born in Gosford, New South Wales, to Senior Crown Prosecutor Mark Tedeschi QC and doctor Vivienne Tedeschi, the daughter of Polish Holocaust survivor Lucy Gershwin. He grew up on Sydney’s North Shore, attending Beaumont Road Public School in West Killara and St Andrew’s Cathedral School in Sydney, where the principal forbade him from participating in athletics for fear of damaging his hands. Neta Maughan in Australia, Noretta Conci in England, and Peter Serkin in the United States were his professors.
Simon Tedeschi Wife
Tedeschi and his wife, painter Loribelle Spirovski, presently reside in Sydney.
Simon Tedeschi Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $5 Million.
Simon Tedeschi Books
Tedeschi released Fugitive, an unclassifiable work containing prose poetry, philosophy, memoir, meditation, aphorism, and essay, in 2022; the title is a reference to Prokofiev’s collection of piano miniatures, Visions fugitives. It was nominated for the 2023 Victorian Premier’s Poetry Prize. Tedeschi was named the Calibre Award winner for his essay “This lady my grandma” by the Australian Book Review in May 2022.
Simon Tedeschi Gershwin
Gershwin and Me (Universal Music Group/ABC), released in November 2012, debuted at No. 4 on the ARIA Classical, No. 5 on the ARIA Hitseekers Albums, and No. 68 on the ARIA Top 100 Physical Albums charts in January 2013. Tedeschi released a follow-up album, Gershwin Take 2, same year, with James Morrison and Sarah McKenzie. [10] Virginia Read’s efforts as engineer and producer earned it two ARIA Award nominations in 2014.
Simon Tedesch Concerts
Tedeschi performed Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 19, K.459, in the Sydney Opera House when he was just 9 years old. He performed for Luciano Pavarotti at the age of 13. He collaborated with Richard Bonynge and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra to record Grieg’s Piano Concerto and Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto in 2004. In the ARIA Classical chart, his CD Grieg / Tchaikovsky – Piano Concertos reached its highest position at No. 12 in October 2005. In addition to playing Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 4 with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, he recorded Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition for ABC/Universal.
Simon Tedesch Piano
In 2000, Tedeschi got a contract with Sony Music Australia. In the 2000 ARIA Music Awards, Simon Tedeschi received a nomination for Best Classical Album. He collaborated with Richard Bonynge and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra to record Grieg’s Piano Concerto and Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto in 2004. In the ARIA Classical chart, his CD Grieg / Tchaikovsky – Piano Concertos reached its highest position at No. 12 in October 2005.
