Concerts

Grammy-nominated pianist Adam Tendler is a recipient of the Lincoln Center Award for Emerging Artists, the Yvar Mikhashoff Prize, and "currently the hottest pianist on the American contemporary classical scene" (Minneapolis Star Tribune) and a "remarkable and insightful musician" (LA Times). A pioneer of DIY culture in classical music, at 23 Tendler performed solo recitals in all fifty states as part of a self-made tour called America 88x50, the subject of his memoir, 88x50. He has commissioned major works from Christian Wolff and Devonté Hynes alike, and has appeared as soloist with the London Symphony Orchestra, LA Philharmonic, and on the main-stages of Carnegie Hall, the Barbican Centre, and BAM. His recordings include Wild Up's latest, Grammy-nominated album of works by Julius Eastman, as well as solo albums of music by Robert Palmer and Franz Liszt.  He recently premiered 16 works commissioned using the entire inheritance left to him by his father, including works by Laurie Anderson, Nico Muhly and Missy Mazzoli as part of a project called Inheritances, a New York Times Critic Pick, described by the Times as "not only a display of contemporary compositional force, but also a true show...emotionally involving...with a sense of true dramatic stakes." Inheritances will appear on a forthcoming album on the New Amsterdam label. Adam Tendler is currently Artist in Residence at Green-wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, and serves on the piano faculty of NYU. Adam Tendler is a Yamaha Artist.