Simone Pedroni

{{Short description|Italian pianist and conductor}}

Simone Pedroni is an Italian pianist and conductor born in Novara, Italy.

Pedroni graduated from Milan's Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in 1990. In 1995, he received his master's degree at Accademia Pianistica "Incontri col Maestro" in Imola, Italy, where he studied with Lazar Berman, Franco Scala and Piero Rattalino.{{cite web|url=http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Pedroni-Simone.htm |title=Simone Pedroni (Piano) - Short Biography |publisher=Bach-cantatas.com |date= |accessdate=2011-10-26}}

Pedroni was the gold medalist of the Ninth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 1993.{{cite web|url=http://www.cliburn.org/index.php?page=selected_bios |title=Van Cliburn Foundation - Select Bios |publisher=Cliburn.org |date= |accessdate=2011-10-26}}