Andreas Landstedt 

is a pianist hailing from Los Lunas, New Mexico. In his home state, he has won the MTNA state-level competitions and the Jackie McGehee Young Artists Competition, the latter of which gave him the opportunity to debut as soloist with the New Mexico Philharmonic in 2018. He is winner of the 2022 UMKC Conservatory Concerto/Aria Competition, the 2023 Missouri MTNA Young Artist Competition, and runner-up in the West Central Division of the 2024 MTNA Young Artist National Competition. 

Andreas gave his international debut at the age of 15 in Germany. Festival appearances include the Internationales Klavierfestival Lindlar, the International Summer Piano Camp of Italy, and the Gijón International Piano Festival. He has received lessons and performed in masterclasses with Konstantin Scherbakov, Marc-André Hamelin, Anne-Marie McDermott, Joyce Yang, Logan Skelton, Jean Saulnier, and Jose Ramon Mendez. 
An active accompanist and collaborator outside of the duo, Andreas has worked with numerous instrumentalists and vocalists, carrying vast experience in musical theater, wind ensembles, and choral and church settings. He is pianist of the 2023-founded trombone chamber ensemble, Border Bones, and is featured on their debut album, "Between Borders". He has also studied jazz piano under Jim Balagurchik, and is an aspiring composer and arranger in his spare time. 
Landstedt holds a B.M. Piano Performance degree and a Graduate Performance Certificate from the University of New Mexico, and an M.M. Piano Performance degree from the UMKC Conservatory. Primary teachers include Falko Steinbach and Sean Chen.

Esther Jihye Han 

is a Korean American pianist born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She regularly performs as soloist and collaborator, and gave her international debut in Germany at the Internationales Klavierfestival Lindlar in 2019. She has performed in masterclasses with renowned artists such as Midori Goto, Roman Salyutov, and Marc-André Hamelin. 
In addition to piano, Esther has studied organ with Maxine Thevenot and violin with Carmelo de Los Santos. She is an active accompanist with wide experience in choral and large orchestral and wind ensembles, as well as in church settings. A passionate and enthusiastic teacher, Esther had a successful private studio in the Albuquerque metropolitan area and currently maintains a private studio in Kansas City. She has held instructor positions at the New Mexico School of Music and currently the Music Academy of Kansas City. 
Esther holds a B.A. Music degree and a Graduate Performance Certificate in Piano Performance from the University of New Mexico, and an M.M. Piano Performance & Pedagogy degree from the UMKC Conservatory. Primary teachers include Falko Steinbach and Chris Madden.