b. 1998
Carshalton, London

Andrew began learning the piano at the late age of eleven; lacking funds to afford lessons or an instrument, he drew a keyboard onto paper and learnt from YouTube for six months before his first piano lesson. Andrew progressed rapidly, and his story has been celebrated in the Guardian and across the BBC.

He began study with Danielle Salamon upon his entrance to the prestigious Purcell School only five years later in 2015, where he was awarded the Senior Piano Prize and Senior Academic Music Prize in 2017. Andrew obtained a Licentiate of Trinity College London (LTCL) that August.

Andrew enrolled at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in September 2017, having been awarded a scholarship. He studied with acclaimed pianist Charles Owen, obtaining a Master of Music with Distinction in 2022.

He made his concerto debut in 2018, which “epitomised both perfect classical style and brilliantly energetic invention; such a balance is a rare, magic quality found in only the finest musicians,” as described by the ensemble’s director.

Andrew has also benefitted from work with Dmitri Alexeev, Iain Burnside, Marc Corbett-Weaver, Justas Dvarionas, William Fong, Natasa Lipovsek, Robert Markham, Noriko Ogawa, Fali Pavri, Jonathan Plowright, Paul Roberts and Aaron Shorr.

Andrew now performs across London and the UK, in both a solo and ensemble capacity. He has performed at such venues as the Fazioli Concert Hall in Italy, Milton Court, Duke’s Hall, St John’s Smith Square, Shoreditch Treehouse, and Abbey Road Studios.

Andrew is proud to offer piano lessons and a range of other musical tuition at Epsom College, St Dunstan’s College, Sir William Perkins’s School, and Wallington County Grammar School. He also enjoys his work as a composer and choir director, and he continues to seek out new ways to be involved in music, such as cross-arts and multimedia projects.

Qualifications

Guildhall School of Music and Drama
MMus - Distinction (2022)
BMus (Hons) - First Class (2021)

Trinity College London
LTCL (2017)

Awards

Sutton Music Festival
Blüthner Golden Jubilee Cup
Dorothy Allen Senior Recital Cup
Bach Senior Challenge Cup
Chopin Cup
Martin Wilson Cup
Six Gold Medals

Purcell School
Senior Piano Prize
Senior Academic Music Prize

North London Music Festival
Two Gold Medals