Adam Tendler

A pioneer of DIY culture in classical music, at age 23, acclaimed pianist Adam Tendler performed solo recitals in all fifty states as part of a grassroots tour called America 88x50, and has since become one of classical music's most recognized and celebrated artists, featured on CBS Sunday Morning, receiving Lincoln Center's Emerging Artist Award, the Yvar Mikhashoff Prize, and appearing as soloist with the London Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Sydney Symphony, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony, Vermont Symphony Orchestra, as well as on the mainstages of Carnegie Hall, the Barbican Centre, Sydney Opera House, Brooklyn Academy of Music, David Geffen Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Milan Fashion Week, and other leading series and stages worldwide. His Inheritances album, 16 new pieces commissioned using the inheritance left after his father's unexpected death, has been nominated for a 2026 GRAMMY® as Best Classical Instrumental Solo, was a New York Times Critic Pick. Tendler is featured on Wild Up's GRAMMY-nominated third volume of Julius Eastman's music, and has also released albums of music by Franz Liszt, Robert Palmer, and of his own original work. Tendler’s 2024 immersive installation, Exit Strategy, as Green-Wood Cemetery’s artist in residence, received national attention and engaged hundreds of contributing community members. He is the author of two books, a Yamaha Artist, and serves on the piano faculty at New York University.