Praised for his passionate, sensitive, and thoughtful musicianship, pianist Arunesh Nadgir has performed as a soloist and chamber musician in the United States, South America, Europe, and Asia. He has performed in venues including Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Kodak Hall at the Eastman Theatre, and Jordan Hall, and has participated in several international music festivals including the Millennium International Piano Festival, The Moulin d’Ande Festival, and the Kneisel Hall Summer Music Festival. He has performed on Nashville Public Radio and WNYC in live radio broadcasts.  

Winner of the 2025 Tennessee Music Teachers Association’s Teacher of the Year Award, Nadgir is the Coordinator of Keyboard Studies and Professor of Piano at Middle Tennessee State University. He also maintains a private piano studio, and in 2024, joined the faculty of the Kinhaven Music School in Weston, Vermont. He has previously held teaching positions at New England Conservatory's Preparatory and Continuing Education Departments, the Eastman School of Music, the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, and the Point CounterPoint Music Camp. His students have been accepted to music festivals and college music programs in the United States and Europe and have won top prizes at pre-college and college level music competitions including the University of Rochester Concerto Competition, the MTNA Tennessee Young Artist Piano Competition, and the Tennessee Music Teachers Association Solo Piano Competition.  

A sought-after clinician, Nadgir frequently presents master classes, performances, and lectures for university and pre-college programs, music organizations, and private piano studios. A dedicated member of the Music Teachers National Association, he served as the President of the Tennessee Music Teachers Association from 2023-2025 and as chair of the MTNA State President’s Advisory Council from 2024-2025. He is currently serving as Immediate Past-President of the Tennessee Music Teachers Association.

Nadgir holds degrees from the New England Conservatory of Music, The Juilliard School, and the Eastman School of Music where he studied under Wha Kyung Byun, Robert McDonald, and Natalya Antonova, respectively.  

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