Amir Tebenikhin is a Kazakhstani pianist, b. 1977, who won the 1999 Vianna da Motta Competition - its last winner to date. He subsequently made his discographical debut for Naxos Records and performed at the Carnegie Hall, the Salle Pleyel and the Wigmore Hall.
He later ranked 6th at the inaugural edition of the Sendai International Music Competition, obtained a diploma at the 2003 Queen Elisabeth Music Competition and was awarded the 2004 Glasgow Competition's 3rd prize. In 2007 Tebenikhin won the Anton Rubinstein Competition and reached the II Beethoven Competition in Bonn semi-finals.