Andrew Staupe, Piano

Andrew Staupe has emerged as one of the most distinctive voices in a new generation of pianists. With a Piano Concerto repertoire spanning over 70 works, including three world premieres, Andrew has appeared as soloist with many of the top orchestras throughout North America, Europe, and South America, including the Baltimore Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Houston Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Fort Worth Symphony, Colorado Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, the George Enescu Philharmonic in Romania, the Orquestra Filarmónica de Bogotá in Colombia, and many others. Andrew has performed recitals across the United States and extensively in Europe, appearing at Carnegie Hall, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Rachmaninov Hall in Moscow, the Schumann Haus in Leipzig, and the Salle Cortot in Paris. His debut recording on Naxos of the complete works for piano and violin of Carl Nielsen was released to critical acclaim in October 2020. Other notable performances include concerts at Steinway Hall in New York, the Kennedy Center, and the Library of Congress in Washington DC.

Deeply committed to teaching, Andrew is an Assistant Professor of Piano at the University of Houston, and formerly taught at the University of Utah. He is Artistic Director of the Young Artist World Piano Festival in Minnesota, and gives frequent master classes and lectures around the United States. A native of Saint Paul, Minnesota, he earned his Doctorate at Rice University with Jon Kimura Parker, and studied at the University of Minnesota with Lydia Artymiw. When not performing, Andrew enjoys spending time with his sweet pet rats at home, reading and collecting comic books, graphic novels, and any books on ancient history or science, playing far too many hours on his PlayStation 5, and is a co-founder of the “Rat Pack Paranormal” investigative research team with his wife Mary.