Biz news: Simone Dinnerstein quits IMG
NewsThe US pianist has gone back to her first agent, Tania Dorn, now operating a successful boutique. The drift from big-barn agency to small continues. It seems Dinnerstein has also dropped her exclusivity with ailing Sony Classical.
In other agency news, Dominic Domingo at Askonas has signed Operalia runner-up mezzo Sun-Ly Pierce. Business as usual.
Quits? Nobody “quits” a major management or recording label unless it’s clear that they can do nothing more for you – in which case the divorce is by mutual agreement. Managements and record companies are quick to quit artists who don’t earn their keep.
She didn’t quit, she was dropped by both.