Kevin Kenner

Biography

Kevin Kenner (born May 19, 1963 in Coronado, California) is an American concert pianist who has performed all over the world, both as a soloist and with well known orchestras. In 1990 he won a bronze medal at the International Tchaikovsky Competition. Later that year he won the top prize in getting second place in the International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition; there was no first place winner. Kevin also won the Polonaise Prize for his performance of the Andante Spianato and Grand Polonaise. Kevin Kenner is the only American ever to win medals at both competitions.

Kevin Kenner now lives in London. He is currently a piano professor at the Royal College of Music, London, and also gives masterclasses during the summer at the Academy of Music in Kraków in Poland.

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