Simone Dinnerstein Piano

Pianist Simone Dinnerstein has gained international attention since making a triumphant New York recital debut at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall in 2005, performing Bach's Goldberg Variations. Recent and upcoming performances include recital debuts at The Kennedy Center and Vienna Konzerthaus, Aspen and Ravinia festivals, in Cologne, Paris, London, Copenhagen, Vilnius, Bremen, Rome, Lisbon, at the Stuttgart Bach Festival; as well as performances with the Dresden and Czech Philharmonics, New Jersey Symphony, Orchestra of St. Luke's, Kristjan Järvi's Absolute Ensemble, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, and the symphonies of Baltimore, Atlanta, and Minnesota. In New York, she has performed on the People's Symphony series at Town Hall, Lincoln Center's Great Performers series, and at The Metropolitan Museum. In July 2009, she made her debut with the New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall.

Ms. Dinnerstein’s first two recordings – the Goldberg Variations and The Berlin Concert (Telarc) – both earned the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Classical Chart during their first weeks on sale. The Goldberg Variations appeared on "Best of 2007" lists including those of The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The New Yorker, Time Out New York, several radio stations, iTunes "Editor's Choice Best Classical," Amazon.com Best CDs of 2007, and Barnes & Noble's Top 5 Debut CDs of 2007. In September 2008, the recording received the prestigious Diapason d'Or Award in France. Ms. Dinnerstein has performed with cellist Zuill Bailey for more than a decade, and their recording of Beethoven's complete works for piano and cello, a 2-disc set, was released on Telarc on August 25, 2009.

Ms. Dinnerstein is a graduate of The Juilliard School where she was a student of Peter Serkin. She studied with Solomon Mikowsky at the Manhattan School of Music and in London with Maria Curcio. Ms. Dinnerstein lives in New York with her husband and son. She is managed by Tanja Dorn at IMG Artists.

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