American pianist Simone Dinnerstein has fast been gaining international attention as a commanding and charismatic artist, and as one of the most compelling pianists performing today. Since being featured by the New York Times as an artist "poised for a breakthrough," Ms. Dinnerstein has performed to a sold-out audience at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, debuted with the American Symphony Orchestra under Leon Botstein and signed a recording contract with Telarc International, which released her much-anticipated recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations worldwide in August 2007. The CD earned the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Classical Chart in its first week of sales, and the New Yorker called it "the runaway hit of the year" and named it one the 10 best classical music CDs of 2007.

Recent highlights include recitals at Town Hall and the Great Performers Series at Lincoln Center, along with debut recitals at the Salle Cortot, Copenhagen Music Festival, and the Moselfestwochen in Germany. During the 2007-2008 season, Simone debuts at London's Wigmore Hall, Berlin's Philharmonie, and at the National Philharmonic Hall in Vilnius. She will tour with the Dresden Philharmonic under Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos and with the Czech Philharmonic under Leoš Svárovský, and will perform with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra in Jerusalem.