Andrew D’Antonio is a pianist and teacher based in Northeast Portland. With over 15 years of teaching experience, he currently serves as the President of the East Portland District Music Teachers Association and the Membership Chair of the Oregon Music Teachers Association. He is a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music and is an adjudicator for the OMTA Syllabus Program. Recent recitals include performances of J. S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations and Schumann’s Kreisleriana, and he keeps busy as an active chamber musician. Andrew is a past Tholen Fellow with Portland Piano International.
Before moving to Portland in 2019, Andrew was adjunct teaching faculty at Smith College and Bay Path University, and teaching assistant for piano and aural skills at University of Massachusetts Amherst. He was the director of the Adaptive Music Program at Community Music School of Springfield. He has performed in a range of recitals and concerts throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe, including appearances as soloist for Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G with Old Post Road Orchestra and Liszt’s Totentanz with Holyoke Civic Symphony. Andrew holds a bachelor’s of music from Pacific Lutheran University, a master’s of science in teaching from Fordham University, and a master’s of music from University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Born in Alaska and raised in both Montana and Southern Oregon, Andrew is happy to call the Pacific Northwest home. Outside of music, he trains and competes in triathlons, hikes with family, and enjoys cooking and gardening. He was once a page turner at Carnegie Hall and another time a hand model for an advertising campaign.