Andrea Kmecova
Andrea is a versatile pianist performing regularly as a soloist, vocal and instrumental accompanist, and chamber musician. Her professional work spans classical recitals, private events, cruise ship engagements, recording sessions, and interactive therapeutic concerts in care homes, hospitals, and community spaces.
She has performed at leading UK venues and festivals, including St Martin-in-the-Fields, the Royal Over-Seas League, the Houses of Parliament, the Oxford Lieder Festival, and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, as well as internationally at the Kaiserhof Residenz in Munich and the Royal Palace in Madrid.
Andrea has collaborated with renowned artists and ensembles, appeared on television and radio including BBC Two and BBC Radio 4, and contributed to albums such as Patricia Hammond’s Our Lovely Day and Songs of the Great War. She has also undertaken session work for SONY.
Andrea is passionate about sharing music with diverse audiences, from community concerts to intimate private settings, combining professional artistry with meaningful musical experiences.
Andrea is the resident pianist at the Clarendon Hotel in Blackheath and has performed at premium venues such as the Grosvenor House Hotel, or The Waldorf Hilton Hotel in Central London.
Studies & Awards
Andrea began her musical studies at the National Conservatoire of Music in Košice, Slovakia, at the age of fourteen, before continuing at the Bratislava Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, where she earned a Master’s degree. She then studied at Trinity College of Music, London, completing a Master’s in Piano Accompaniment under Deniz Gelenbe and Eugene Asti.
During her time at Trinity, she was awarded the Alfred Kitchin Scholarship, received the Founders Prize for artistic excellence, and represented the college at the Gerald Moore Award competition for promising young accompanists.
She has participated in masterclasses with Roger Vignoles, Julius Drake, Dame Felicity Lott, Dame Felicity Palmer, Anna Larsson, Karine Georgian, and others, and has been a prizewinner in several national and international competitions.
Educational Work
Andrea has been teaching piano privately and in schools for nearly twenty years. She founded Piano Maestros, a private piano academy in Greenwich, South East London, offering high-quality lessons with a focus on creative music-making and inclusive performance opportunities.
She has previously worked as a peripatetic piano teacher at Radnor House School in Sevenoaks and served as an official staff accompanist at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance and Junior Trinity, collaborating with young aspiring musicians. Many of her students have achieved Distinction in their grade exams.