Alexander Tentser

Alex Tentser began studying piano at the age of four in Kiev, Ukraine. After a highly acclaimed performance of Grieg’s Piano Concerto at age twelve, he was admitted to the celebrated Gnessin Music College in Moscow, continued his training at the Gnessin Russian Music Academy and completed his doctoral studies with Professor Nohema Fernandez at the University of Arizona. He has performed as an orchestra soloist, piano recitalist, and chamber musician in Russia and in the United States, and currently teaches at Pima Community College, maintains a private piano studio and is a sought-after lecturer and scholar.