Andrew Armstrong, Piano
"Van Cliburn himself, ‘in a rare showing of enthusiasm for an individual competitor’, called Mr. Armstrong ‘Fabulous! Fabulous’."
                                                                                     - The Fort Worth Star-Telegram

is praised by critics for his passionate expression and dazzling technique and has delighted audiences around the world. He has performed solo recitals and with orchestras in Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the United States, including performances at Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Hall, the Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, the Kennedy Center, and Warsaw's National Philharmonic. In chamber music, he has performed with the Alexander, American, and Manhattan Quartets, as well as with Itzhak Perlman. Having performed over 30 concertos with orchestra, Mr. Armstrong has impressed his international audiences with a large repertoire ranging from Bach to the present. Before beginning his career as a concert pianist, Mr. Armstrong received over 25 national and international First Prizes. In 1996, he was named Gilmore Young Artist. At the 1993 Van Cliburn Competition, where he was the youngest pianist entered, he received the Jury Discretionary Award. A personable young talent with wide cultural and human interests, Mr. Armstrong is devoted to outreach programs and donates a part of his busy concert schedule to playing for children. Mr. Armstrong’s new CD, including Rachmaninov’s “Second Piano Sonata” and Mussorgsky’s “Pictures At and Exhibition” was released this past April, 2004.