Dorensky was awarded a gold medal at the 5th World Festival of Youth and Students and the 1957 Rio de Janeiro Competition's 2nd prize, which allowed him to perform throughout Western Europe and America.

He taught many notable pianists, including Nikolai Lugansky, Denis Matsuev, Alexander Shtarkman, Olga Kern, Feodor Amirov, Andrei Pisarev and Ramzi Yassa.

He served on the jury of the Paloma O'Shea Santander International Piano Competition in 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984 and 1992.

[4] He was named a People's Artist of Russia in 1989, and was decorated with the Order of Friendship eight years later.

He was the Russian Fryderyk Chopin and Sergey Rachmaninov Societies' vice-president.