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Born in Florence (Italy) in 1981, Simone Stella studied piano at the Conservatory "L. Cherubini" of Florence with Rosanita Racugno, and perfected his piano studies with Marco Vavolo.

After studying organ in Florence with Mariella Mochi and Alessandro Albenga, harpsichord in Rome with Francesco Cera, and organ improvisation in Cremona with Fausto Caporali and Stefano Rattini, he has attended many courses and seminars held by internationally acclaimed artists including Giancarlo Parodi, Edoardo Bellotti, Mariella Mochi, Montserrat Torrent, Michel Bouvard, Stefano Innocenti, Claudio Brizi, Klemens Schnorr, Luigi Ferdinando Tagliavini, Ludger Lohmann, Umberto Forni, Monika Henking, Guy Bovet, Matteo Imbruno and Luca Scandali.

In september 2008 he received the First Prize from Gustav Leonhardt at the International Organ Competition "Agati-Tronci" in Pistoia. He also won the 2004 and 2005 editions of the "Alessandro Esposito" Organ Competition held in Lucca.

Simone Stella maintains an active concert schedule, especially as a soloist, in Italy, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark. His repertoire includes harpsichord and organ music from every historical era up to and including the present day.

He is an active composer of instrumental music, both for solo instruments and chamber groups, in addition to working on free editions of keyboard works by italian renaissance and baroque composers.

He records for ClassicaViva and OnClassical labels.

He was titular organist at the historical Orsanmichele Church in Florence.

Also acclaimed as a poet and critic, having won prizes in several international competitions, Simone Stella was awarded at a very young age the titles of Academic Senator by the International Academy of the Micenei and Accademico di Merito by the Italian Academy of the Etruscans for his musical and literary talents.