With a dynamic concert career as a soloist and chamber musician, Ecuadorian pianist Andrés Añazco has performed in renowned venues such as the Musikverein (Vienna), the MuTh (Concert Hall of the Vienna Boy’s Choir), Carnegie Hall (New York), the Menuhin Festival Gstaad (Switzerland) and at the Rheingau Musik Festival (Germany).

Winning the first prize at the early age of 12 at the 1st International Piano Competition “Cuidad de Huesca” (Spain) was a turning point in his musical life which launched his performance career as a soloist.

Since 2012, he has performed throughout Europe as pianist of the celebrated Acros Trio, winners of the Joseph Windisch Competition (Vienna), with an extensive repertoire that includes little known works by Spanish and Latin-American composers. In the same year, he received the prize of the City of Lausanne together with violinist Yuuki Wong for best duo performance at the Lausanne Academy lead by the great violinist Pierre Amoyal. As a member of the European Chamber Music Academy, he has also received instruction from artists such as Tabea Zimmermann, Hatto Beyerle, Shmuel Ashkenasi, Ferenc Rados and Hariolf Schlichtig.

After studies in his homeland, Andrés received the private sponsorship of the Cardinal of Vienna, Christoph Schönborn, to continue his studies at the University of Music and performing Arts of Vienna with Oleg Maisenberg (piano) and Avedis Kouyoumdjian (chamber music). Since 2006, based in Vienna, his musical career has lead him to explore new musical styles as a member of the Vienna Tango Quintet.