Australia’s favourite classical pianist, Simon Tedeschi returns to Shir Madness with Roger Benedict, in a program of lyrical, Romantic music by Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Sergei Rachmaninov and Hans Gal, a Jewish composer who fled Vienna in WWII.
Winner of Australia’s Young Performer of the Year, USA’s Creativity Foundation Legacy Award, and the NY Young Jewish Pianist Award, Simon has performed for concert audiences, royalty and world leaders from Sydney Opera House to Carnegie Hall. Roger Benedict is Principal Viola at the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, following years in the same position at the Philharmonia Orchestra, London, and is also Artistic Director and Conductor for the SSO Fellowship program.