Andrew Brownell won 2nd Prize at the 2006 Leeds Competition, 2nd Prize ex aequo at the 2002 International J. S. Bach Competition (Leipzig), and 1st Prize at the 2005 J. N. Hummel Competition (Bratislava), since which he has achieved widespread recognition as “one of the foremost Hummel interpreters of our time” (Hudobný Život). Musical Opinion has described him as “potentially one of the most significant pianists of his generation”, and his recent solo album Shades of Night has received critical praise in Fanfare and American Record Guide. Highlights for the current season include solo and chamber music appearances across Europe and North America, including performances at Wigmore Hall in London and the Philharmonia in Vilnius. Brownell’s performances have aired on NPR, CBC, BBC radio and television, Classic FM (UK), ORF (Austria), and RBB KulturRadio. He has been soloist with orchestras such as the Hallé, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Slovak Philharmonic, Hermitage State Orchestra (Russia), Oregon Symphony, and Calgary Philharmonic. A native of Portland, Oregon, Brownell began studying the piano at the age of four. His teachers have included Nancy Weems, John Perry, and Joan Havill. An enthusiastic collaborative artist, Andrew Brownell was a member of a prize-winning trio at the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition and has appeared in concert with principals of orchestras such as the Philharmonia, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, and Vienna Philharmonic. An experienced organist and church musician, he was assistant organist at St. James’ Episcopal Church, Los Angeles from 2001-06 and was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists in 2010. Since 2017, he has been teaching at The University of Texas at Austin.