Born in Stuttgart, Dierstein studied music with Bernhard Wulff in Freiburg im Breisgau, with Gaston Sylvestre in Paris, and with Wassilios Papadopulus in Mannheim.

[2] Dierstein has given solo concerts, among others, in the series "Rising Stars",[1] in which he performed with the Kölner Philharmonie, the Wiener Konzerthaus, and the Royal Concertgebouw.

[6] Dierstein participated in several world premieres of compositions by Manos Tsangaris, including in 1998 of Drei Orte with the Trio Accanto at the MusikBiennale Berlin, and in 2000 Initium in Rümlingen.

In 2007, he played the world premiere of Beat Boxer, a composition for solo percussion and narrator by Manfred Stahnke.

[1] Dierstein is head of the research project "Das neue Schlagzeug", which is being carried out together with the Elektronisches Studio Basel [de] and the Bärenreiter publishing house.