Nina Tichman, born on April 27, 1949 in New York, is an American pianist. She studied at the Juilliard School in New York, earning the Eduard-Steuermann-Prize for outstanding achievements, and later with Alfons Kontarsky, Hans Leygraf, and Wilhelm Kempff in Europe. Tichman won numerous prizes at competitions including the Busoni, Casagrande, ARD, Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition, European Piano Contest Bremen, and Mendelssohn competitions. Her notable recordings include the complete works of Claude Debussy, which she performed cyclically in New York and Frankfurt, as well as collaborations with cellist Maria Kliegel on works for piano and cello, and Beethoven's Piano Trio with the Xyrion Trio. In 1993, Tichman became a professor at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln and has conducted master classes internationally.
