Biographical Info

American pianist Nina Tichman gave her Debut at the age of 17 with Beethoven´s „Emperor“ Concerto. Since that time she has performed in the musical centres of the worls (Carnegie Hall, Kölner Philharmonie, Berliner Konzerthaus, Salzburger Festspielhaus et al).

Tichman´s discography includes works by Debussy (Complete Piano Music), , Copland (Complete Piano Music), Chopin, Beethoven (Complete Piano Trios, Complete works for Piano and Cello), Mendelssohn, Penderecki, Fauré, Corigliano, Krenek, Onslow, Bartók und Reger.

Winner of important international competitions – Busoni, Mendelssohn, Casagrande – Nina Tichman was Professor of Piano at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz in Cologne from 1993-2024. She has held master classes at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, European Academy in Montepulciano, Amherst College, IKIF in New York City, Princeton University and the Holland Music Sessions. She also served as a juror for renowned international competitions such as the European International Piano Competition (Bremen), Rachmaninov Competition (Bonn), Aschenbrenner Wettbewerb (Cologne), Concorso „Scarlatti“ (Trapani) und Busoni Wettbewerb (Bozen).

Nina Tichman graduated from the Juilliard School, which awarded her the Eduard-Steuermann-Prize for outstanding musical achievement. Her teachers included Jane Carlson, Ilona Kabos, Hans Leygraf, Alfons Kontarsky, Wilhelm Kempff and also Dorothy Taubman, whose approach to piano technique she has presented in lectures, seminars and master classes.