Described as a "pianist of real firework" by Giorgio Koukl in EarRelevant, Dr. Alexander Wasserman has built a dynamic career bridging the concert stage and the teaching studio, captivating audiences with his virtuosic command and interpretive depth.

His solo recitals and light up cultural hubs across the United States, while as a concerto soloist, he has collaborated with ensembles including the Hollywood Chamber Orchestra (CA), Thousand Oaks Philharmonic (CA), New Valley Symphony (CA), Suburban Symphony (OH), Santa Barbara Choral Society and Orchestra (CA), DeKalb Symphony (GA), Rome Symphony (GA), Reinhardt Symphony (GA), Atlanta Community Symphony Orchestra, and Parma Symphony (OH) in a wide range of concertos by Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, Grieg, Brahms, Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, and Gershwin.

Recent highlights include performances at Festival Mozaic in San Luis Obispo, California, Atlanta Symphony's "Pre-Concert Chamber Music Series" at Atlanta Symphony Hall.  His 2023 Centaur Records release of French solo and chamber works—with Atlanta Symphony principal oboist Elizabeth Tiscione and St. Paul Chamber Orchestra principal bassoonist Andrew Brady—drew acclaim from Andrew Desaderio in Fanfare Magazine: "Pianist Alexander Wasserman gives a beautiful performance of the original Sonatine, with keen attention to Ravel’s elegantly veiled classicism…has remarkable balance and precision that illuminates Ravel’s shimmering harmonies and textural shadings. Wasserman’s playing sounds effortless and graceful."

A passionate educator, Dr. Wasserman serves as Associate Professor of Music at Reinhardt University (GA), following a tenure as Professor of Music at Youngstown State University (OH) before settling in Atlanta. As Founder and Artistic Director of the Reinhardt Piano Festival and Academy—an immersive one-week summer program at Reinhardt University—he is deeply dedicated to fostering the next generation of talent. His studio boasts prize-winning students from competitions including MTNA, GMTA, ATLMTA Romantic and Impressionistic, Nashville International Piano Competition, Seattle International Piano Competition, Osaka International Piano Competition.  Dr. Wasserman is also frequently sought as a masterclass clinician and frequently judges competitions throughout the United States.

Born in Los Angeles, Alexander Wasserman began his study of the piano with Suzanne Julian, going on to earn degrees in Piano Performance from the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music (BM), the Cleveland Institute of Music (MM), the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University (GPD), and a Doctor of Musical Arts from the Cleveland Institute of Music.  His teachers include Antonio Pompa-Baldi, Yong-Hi Moon, Daniel Shapiro, and Antoinette Perry—Additional studies with Paul Schenly and Sergei Babayan have been of tremendous influence.

Dr. Wasserman makes his home in Marietta, GA, with his wife, Jessica Oudin, a violist in the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and their son, Bradley. 

Alexander Wasserman is a Shigeru Kawai Artist.