Andreas Staier

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Andreas Staier (born 13 September 1955 in Göttingen) is a German pianist and harpsichordist.

Life

Staier studied piano and harpsichord in the

Hochschule für Musik in Hanover and Amsterdam. He studied piano with Kurt Bauer and Erika Haase
, and harpsichord with Lajos Rovatkay.

From 1983 to 1986 he was the harpsichord soloist for the ensemble

.

Staier has gained a reputation as a distinguished

Orchestre des Champs-Elysées Paris
.

In the field of chamber music he has had a partnerships with such artists as Christoph Prégardien, Anne Sofie von Otter, Pedro Memelsdorff, Alexei Lubimov and Christine Schornsheim.

Staier has made a number of recordings, primarily of music from the Baroque through early Romantic eras, and he has performed often on the BBC.

He was awarded the

Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik (2002 and 2011) and the Prätorius Musikpreis (2008). His Mozart recording 'am Stein Vis-à-vis' was awarded a Diapason d'Or
of the year 2007.

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