A recipient of the Lincoln Center Award for Emerging Artists, "remarkable and insightful musician" (LA Times), and "relentlessly adventurous pianist" (Washington Post), AdamTendler is an internationally recognized interpreter of living, modern and classical composers. A pioneer of DIY culture in concert music, at age 23 Tendler performed solo recitals in all fifty United States as part of a grassroots recital tour which became the subject of his memoir, 88x50. An active presence in contemporary and classical music alike as a soloist, recording artist, speaker and educator, Tendler is considered a leading interpreter of contemporary American music, including the work of John Cage, Aaron Copland and Julius Eastman. He recently released the album Robert Palmer: Piano Music on New World Records and published his second book, tidepools.
