“An outstanding pianist of the highest artistic standards."
- Menahem Pressler
Cypriot pianist ANDREAS IOANNIDES leads a dynamic career devoted to performance, interpretation, and teaching of the piano. He has made concert appearances throughout Europe, Asia, North and South America; some highlights include performances at Boston Symphony Hall, the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., the Berlin Konzerthaus, the Seoul Arts Center, the Temppeliaukio Kirkko in Helsinki and the Municipal Theater of Rio de Janeiro. As soloist he has performed under such maestros as Neil Varon, David Effron, Paul Nadler and Roberto Tibiriçá. A devoted chamber musician, he has collaborated with esteemed artists including Joseph Swensen, John Sharp, Atar Arad, Peter Stumpf, the Fry Street and Ariel quartets.
Andreas has received enthusiastic reviews by the Boston Globe and his performances have been broadcast on television and radio across three continents. Having been a prize winner in the BNDES International Piano Competition in Rio de Janeiro and the Hastings International Piano Competition in the UK, he more recently turned his attention to recording projects, including a 2-disc album released by NAXOS in 2020 in honor of the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth.
Ioannides is currently Assistant Lecturer of Piano and Chamber Music at Technological University Dublin- Dublin Conservatoire. He previously served as Lecturer of Piano at Indiana State University, USA and the Cork School of Music at Munster Technological University, Ireland. He is also co-founder and Artistic Director of ChamberFest Brown County, a chamber music festival in rural Indiana that seeks to inspire audiences in rural America through classical music performance and education of the highest caliber.
Ioannides holds a Doctor of Music degree from Indiana University, mentored by legendary pianist Menahem Pressler. Additional teachers include Vladimir Viardo and Natalya Antonova.