Chamber Music Masterclass Event with Audrey Andrist

Hailed as a “stunning pianist with incredible dexterity”, Canadian pianist Audrey Andrist has thrilled audiences from North America to Japan, China and Germany with her “passionate abandon” and “great intelligence.” Ms. Andrist grew up on a farm in Saskatchewan, and while in high school traveled three hours one-way for lessons with William Moore, himself a former student of Cécile Genhart and Rosina Lhévinne. She completed Masters and Doctoral degrees at the Juilliard School with Herbert Stessin, and won first prizes at the Mozart International, San Antonio International, Eckhardt-Gramatté, and Juilliard Concerto Competitions.

In her modern music adventures, Ms. Andrist has played synthesizer, harmonium, celesta, melodica, paper accordion, mbira, tack piano, bass drum and slide whistle! She and her ensembles regularly play music by young student composers, working with them to hone their craft. Ms. Andrist lives in the Washington, DC area, where she teaches at the Washington Conservatory and the University of Maryland Baltimore County. In her spare time, she is an enthusiastic cook and hockey fan.

Host or Publisher Georgetown University Dept. of Performing Arts