Andreas Staier facts for kids

Andreas Staier, born on September 13, 1955, in Göttingen, Germany, is a famous musician. He plays two special kinds of pianos: the harpsichord and the fortepiano. He is known for his amazing performances of old music.

About Andreas Staier

Andreas Staier studied music at schools in Hanover and Amsterdam. He learned to play the piano and the harpsichord. His teachers helped him become a skilled musician.

From 1983 to 1986, Andreas was the main harpsichord player for a music group called Musica Antiqua Köln. He traveled a lot with them, performing in many places. While with the group, he also kept learning about playing older music on the fortepiano.

In 1986, he decided to start his own solo career. He became a touring fortepiano soloist, playing by himself. He also played with singers, helping them with their songs, and was a piano soloist for another group called Les Adieux. From 1987 to 1996, he taught harpsichord at a music school in Basel.

His Musical Journey

Andreas Staier is known as a very talented harpsichordist and fortepiano player. He also performs chamber music, which is music played by a small group of musicians. He plays music from the 1600s, 1700s, and 1800s.

As a soloist, he has performed with many famous orchestras. These include Concerto Köln, the Freiburg Barockorchester, the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, and the Orchestre des Champs-Elysées Paris.

He has also worked with other great artists in chamber music. Some of these include Christoph Prégardien, Anne Sofie von Otter, Pedro Memelsdorff, Alexei Lubimov, and Christine Schornsheim.

Andreas Staier has made many recordings of his music. Most of these recordings are of music from the Baroque and early Romantic periods. He has also performed often on the BBC.

Awards and Recognition

Andreas Staier has received several important awards for his music. He won the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik (German Record Critics' Award) in 2002 and again in 2011. He also received the Prätorius Musikpreis in 2008. His recording of Mozart's music, called 'am Stein Vis-à-vis', won a special award called the Diapason d'Or in 2007. This award is given to outstanding classical music recordings.