[5] His teachers were Neta Maughan in Australia, Noretta Conci in England and Peter Serkin in the United States.

[10] In that year, a follow-up album, Gershwin Take 2, by Tedeschi with James Morrison and Sarah McKenzie was issued.

[19] In May 2022, Tedeschi was announced as the winner of the Australian Book Review's Calibre Prize for his essay "This woman my grandmother".

[21] He played the role of Mozart in Sydney Opera House's Babies Proms,[22] and performed a show based on his childhood, Simon Tedeschi: Pianist and Prankster at the Monkey Baa Theatre Company.

He was also the winner of the top prize in the keyboard section of the Royal Over-Seas League Music Competition in London (2002).

[25] In January 2001 Tedeschi was awarded a Centenary of Federation Medal by the then Prime Minister of Australia John Howard with a citation, "For service as a Young Australian of the Year Finalist.