Nina Tichman (born 27 April 1949 in New York) is an American pianist. She studied at the

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in New York, which awarded her the Eduard-Steuermann-Prize for outstanding achievements, then in Europe with

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, Hans Leygraf and

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. Tichman has received numerous prizes, including at the Busoni, Casagrande, ARD,

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, and Mendelssohn competitions. Her recording of the complete works of

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, which she also performed cyclically in New York and in Frankfurt. Works for piano and violoncello with the cellist

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and Beethoven's

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with the Xyrion Trio. She has also made further recordings with works by Bartók, Copland (complete work), Chopin, Corigliano, Fauré, Mendelssohn, Penderecki, Reger. Since 1993, Tichman has been professor for piano at the

Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln The Cologne University of Music ( is a music college in Cologne, Germany. Founded in 1850, it is Europe's largest academy of music. History The academy was founded by Ferdinand Hiller in 1850 as ''Conservatorium der Musik in Coeln''. In 1895 Ger ...

and gives

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es in the USA (Princeton, Amherst, IKIF), in Europe (European Academy Palazzo Ricci, Mozarteum Salzburg, Seelscheider Musiktage), Japan (Aichi University of the Arts) and China.Nina Tichman on the BBC website
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