Listed by Steinway as a teacher of Piano.  Kenn Gartner, debuted as both pianist and accompanist, at the Herbst Theatre, San Francisco in September of 2008.  He jokes by saying he was basically born under a Steinway.  Born into musical household, his mother who was a music teacher, he began playing piano at the age of 2 and a half years old and by the age of eight was playing at Steinway Hall.

Kenn has taught Master Classes in Piano Technique (based upon Ph.D. dissertation wherein compositional innovations forced changes in the piano technique needed to perform these compositions thus changing a player’s approach to pianism) The Shanghai Institute, People’s Republic of China, San Rafael, CA, and other venues.  He has also conducted many large-scale choral works.

March 2010, included a performance in the Concerts Grand series, San Rafael, CA (3/21); Flushing Town Hall, Queens, NY (3/23); Salle Cortot, Paris, France (3/28); with a return engagement in NYC 4/6.  Coached several students to great success:  Zachary Franczak (San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Best Actor Award, 2009); William Zhao (Marin Music Chest Scholarship, 2010), et al.