Audrey Vardanega

Praised as a “musically eloquent” player (San Francisco Classical Voice) "with the kind of freedom, authority, and strength...that one expects from the world’s finest pianists” and a “bewitching musical presence” (The Piedmont Post), Audrey Vardanega has performed as a solo and collaborative pianist across Europe, China, and the United States.

Vardanega made her debut as a soloist with the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra at the age of 11 and her debut with the Midsummer Mozart Festival in 2010, becoming the youngest soloist in the history of the festival. Vardanega also made her solo recital debut at the age of 12 in the Bouchaine Young Artists Series presented by Festival Napa Valley. 

In 2019, Vardanega founded Musaics of the Bay, a nonprofit chamber music series dedicated to connecting musicians, composers, and visual artists for collaborations, residency programs, mentorship and creating new work in the Bay Area and beyond. She is also the Director of Operations for the Autumn Salon and the co-founder and COO of Arium TV, along with pianist/composer Christos Vayenas. 

In 2021, Vardanega won a Bay Area Audience Choice Award for her performance of Beethoven’s A Major Cello Sonata with cellist Tanya Tomkins at the Valley of the Moon Music Festival. 

Vardanega received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Columbia University in 2017 and a Master in Music from Mannes The New School in 2019. She currently divides her time between Berkeley, California and New York City. She enjoys cooking and spending time with her dogs, Romeo and Bear.