Portuguese pianist Inês Andrade performs regularly as a soloist and chamber musician, having appeared in prestigious concert halls across Europe, North America, Asia, and Africa, including the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall (New York), Centro Cultural de Belém (Lisbon), The Esplanade (Singapore), and the Shenzhen Concert Hall (China).

Praised for her lyricism and “excellent technique and refined touch” (Diário de Notícias), she has distinguished herself as a soloist with the Gulbenkian Orchestra, the NYU Symphony Orchestra, the Lisbon Sinfonietta Orchestra, the Portuguese Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Orquestra Clássica do Centro, collaborating with conductors such as Ari Pelto, Osvaldo Ferreira, Pedro Neves, José Eduardo Gomes, and Miguel Sepúlveda. She has appeared at festivals including Cistermúsica, Bay Chamber Concerts, Porto PianoFest, and Classical at the Cabot, among others. She has recorded for Antena 2 and released albums with the labels MPMP, Framart, and MEP Italia.

She is also dedicated to promoting Portuguese music and has premiered several new works. A prizewinner in competitions such as the Steinhardt Concerto Competition, Prémio Jovens Músicos, and American Protégé, she was awarded the Cultural Merit Medal of the Municipality of Sabugal and invited to join the Pi Kappa Lambda honor society.

Inês Andrade completed her piano studies at the Escola de Música do Conservatório Nacional and earned her Bachelor’s degree in Music at the Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa with highest distinction, receiving the IPL “Best Student of the Year” Award twice. She also obtained Master’s degrees in Performance and Music Education at the same institution. She continued her studies in the United States, earning a Master of Music degree from New York University and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Boston University. She studied with Ana Valente, Miguel Henriques, José Ramón Méndez, and Pavel Nersessian.

Alongside her performing career, she is a dedicated educator. Inês has taught at the Conservatório de Música de Sintra, EKS Music School, NYU Steinhardt, and Boston University. She is currently Professor of Piano at the Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa and is frequently invited to give masterclasses and serve on competition juries. She is co-founder and Artistic Director of the Bendada International Music Festival.