TLI Presents: Adam Tendler — Inheritances

Adam Tendler, piano Laurie ANDERSON Remember, I Created You Missy MAZZOLI Forgiveness Machine Scott WOLLSCHLEGER Outsider Song Angélica NEGRÓN You Were My Age John Glover In The City of Shy Hunters Mary PRESCOTT What It Becomes Timo ANDRES An Open Book Ted HEARNE Inheritance inti figgis-vizueta hushing Sarah Kirkland SNIDER the plum tree i planted still there Christopher CERRONE Area of Refuge Marcos BALTER False Memories PAMELA Z Thank You So Much Darian Donavan THOMAS We don’t need to tend this garden… Nico MUHLY Eiris, Sones Devonté HYNES Morning Piece

Pianist Adam Tendler transforms personal loss into luminous art with Inheritances, a collection of 16 commissioned works exploring memory, grief, and renewal. What began as an unexpected inheritance became a bold act of generosity when Tendler invited composers including Laurie Anderson, Devonté Hynes, Nico Muhly and Missy Mazzoli, to create new pieces exploring the theme of ‘inheritance’ itself. Woven into one continuous program, these "little masterpieces" (The New York Times) tell a universal story of lineage and loss, and the complexities of confronting the past while facing the future. Recently featured on CBS Sunday Morning, and a 2026 GRAMMY-nominee for Best Classical Instrumental Solo, Inheritances is a deeply human meditation on what we carry and what we release.