Ian Gindes

Ian Gindes has performed live at many venues, including PianoForte Chicago, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, the Donald W. Nixon Centre, Yavapai College Performance Hall, and Carnegie Hall in New York. Gindes’ debut there earned praise from New York Concert Review. His previous recording, American Visions, was lauded by Gramophone Magazine (UK) for its “keyboard brilliance,” and his music, along with his last album, has been featured on many radio stations including SiriusXM Symphony Hall, WFMT (Chicago), WWFM (New Jersey-Pennsylvania), as well as on American Veterans Radio, Chicago’s WGN-TV, and WAIF Radio of Cincinnati OH. Gindes holds both a doctorate in piano performance under the guidance of Ian Hobson and a master’s degree in piano pedagogy from the University of Illinois, as well as a master’s degree in piano performance from the University of Northern Colorado. Other instructors Gindes has worked with include Bonnie Farrer and Errol Haun, both of whom were students of Rosina Lhévinne, as well as his father Andrew, who studied with Michel Piastro and Ania Dorfman. As a performer, Gindes’ focus is on bringing the grand style to today’s audiences, especially through music from the Romantic period and music by American composers.