Andrew Boyle

Andrew Boyle received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Southern California, Thornton School of Music with the internationally renowned conductor and pianist Jeffrey Kahane. Andrew has won first prize in the Gail Newby Concerto Competition, Tucson Symphony Orchestra Young Artists Competition, and the Arizona State University Concerto Competition. He has also won second prize in the USC Concerto Competition and third prize in the Jacob Flier International Piano Competition in New York. In addition to solo playing, he is an avid chamber musician and has performed extensively with cellist Keith Williams as a part of the Boyle.Williams Duo. He is also passionate about improvisation and has recorded a jazz album with vocalist Grace Roman. Andrew has studied eighteenth century classical improvisation and partimenti with Tobias Cramm in Basel, Switzerland. He holds a master's degree from Rice University where he studied with Robert Roux and a bachelor's degree from Arizona State University where he studied with Robert Hamilton.