Andreas Landstedt and Esther Jihye Han began playing two-piano and four-hands works together in 2018, making the AndEs Duo official with a full-length debut recital in 2022. The duo has performed on international stages in the United States, Germany, and Canada to great acclaim, and has participated in numerous national and international competitions and festivals, most notably as First Place Winner of the 2024 United States International Duo Piano Competition, and most recently at the 2026 Inaugural Smoky Valley Chamber Music Festival in Lindsborg, Kansas.

The duo has coached under Jeffrey Savage of the NFMC Ellis award-winning duo 88 SQUARED. They have performed for masterclasses with Anderson & Roe, Christina and Michelle Naughton, and the Liang-He Duo, and have received coachings from Margo Garrett, Sylvia Wang, and Alvin Chow. Both hold undergraduate and graduate degrees and performance certificates from the University of New Mexico and the UMKC Conservatory.

Andreas and Esther were married in 2022 and are currently based in Salt Lake City, UT.

THE
DUO

  • performance

    We love performing, especially together. As classical pianists, we are able to showcase chosen works for a variety of events, as long as there is a piano - or two.

  • collaboration

    We are highly trained collaborators, with collective experience in instrumental and vocal accompanying, chamber and large ensemble, and choral settings.

  • lessons

    With firm and ongoing training in pedagogical teaching, we are able to teach piano to all ages at any level. Check out our piano studio HERE.

Awards & Recognitions

1st Place

2024 United States International Duo Piano Competition
2023 UK International Music Competition Online, Season 4
‍ ‍Absolute First Prize Winner ‍ ‍

2nd Place

2023 XII North International Music Competition
2023 United States International Duo Piano Competition

Finalist

2024 MTNA Stecher and Horowitz Two Piano Competition
2023 Ohio International Piano Duet & Duo Competition

Notable Performances

2026 Smoky Valley Chamber Music Festival, Lindsborg, KS, USA
2024 Internationales Klavierfestival Lindlar, Germany
2023 Bienen School of Music, Evanston, IL, USA
2022 Orford Musique Academy, Quebec, Canada
2019 Internationales Klavierfestival Lindlar, Germany

Repertoire

  • Busoni l Duettino Concertante nach Mozart

    Debussy l Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L. 86

    Guastavino l Tres Romances Argentinos

    Mozart l Fugue in C minor K. 426

    Mozart l Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major K. 448

    Poulenc l Élégie for Two Pianos

    Rachmaninoff l Suite No. 1, Fantaisie-Tableaux, Op. 5

    Schumann-Debussy l Six Canonic Studies, Op. 56

    Steinbach l Slapstick Variations

  • Beach l Summer Dreams, Op. 47

    Chaminade l Six Pièces Romantiques, Op. 55

    Debussy l Petite Suite, L. 65

    Faure l Dolly Suite, Op. 56

    Grieg l Four Norwegian Dances, Op. 35

    Larsen l Gavel Patter (2004)

    Macdowell l Moon Pictures, Op. 21

    Poulenc l Sonata for Piano Four Hands, FP. 8

    Saint Saens l Danse Macabre, Op. 40

    Schumann l Bilder aus Osten, Op. 66

    Skelton l American Sketches

Press


Brought to you by KC Studio Magazine, July-August 2024 Edition

Thank you to Bishop Spencer Place for having us as guest performers yesterday! We loved playing our favorite four-hands suites to much warmth and laughter from your residents! 🍂
Action shots of performing in Lindlar, Germany! 📸 Bärbel Cardeneo
Thank you so much to @classicalmusicexpress for having us on their opening concert of the fall season! We had so much fun performing 4-hands and 8-hands works (on one piano, of course) with the @neoartpianoduo 🙌🏻🎹🙌🏻🎹🙌🏻🎹🙌🏻🎹 If you live i
‼️ ATTENTION ‼️ It is I, @andesduo 's beloved cat Saja. It has recently come to my attention that my dear yet foolish humans enjoy tickling these bland ivories more than the lovely spot behind my ears. Of course, this upsets me greatly. Would you no
Now that we're back in the States, we're reminiscing on a fabulous time in Lindlar - a primary highlight being the time we got to spend with @gabriel.landstedt who we don't get to see too often anymore! We were all briefly in the same studio, long lo
It was our greatest honor to perform at the festival that really, began it all! 🎶 This was our first international stage together as a duo in 2019, and it was surreal to return as a husband-and-wife team to perform our favorite pieces for this dear
We loved performing solo Bach, Albéniz, and Liszt in the beautiful St. Nikolaus Church in Dürscheid - such a special space for us after performing here 5 years ago. Looking forward to sharing our two-piano program on Sunday! 🎹✨ #stnikol
Why, it's even more beautiful on paper 🥹 #andespianoduo #andesduo #pianoduo #twopiano #duopiano #fourhands #kcstudio #kcstudiomag #greenladylounge #kansascitymusicians #magazine
We are so pleased to share our honors feature and interview in KC Studio Magazine's July/August 2024 publication! Check out the link in our bio for more information. ✨ This husband-and-wife team will join hands at the Internationales Klavierfestiva
Looking up 😎 Many thanks to @hannahschreinerphotography for her incredible work! Check out our website for a fresh new look ✨ #andesduo #andespianoduo #pianoduo #duopiano #twopiano #fourhands #kansascity #kansascitymusicians #kauffmancenter
Thank you to the UMKC Conservatory Women's Committee for inviting us to perform for their final year meeting at the Diastole Scholar's Center! We were honored to perform Amy Beach and Cécile Chaminade for such a warm and inspiring audience.
We had a great time performing solo Liszt and duet Grieg for the final spring concert of the Kansas City Musical Club (KCMC). Thank you for having us!! #andesduo #pianoduet #kcmc #kansascitymusicalclub
Hey everyone! We’re fundraising for Andreas’ participation at the Gijón Piano Festival @gijon_piano_festival in Spain this summer (because the grad student life is no joke. #iykyk). Please check out his GoFundMe link in our bio -
And with that, we’ve given “Helter Skelter Rooster Shelter” a well-deserved premiere at the 2024 UMKC Composition Chamber Music Competition!! Many thanks to Kyle for writing such an energy-filled piece - it was a blast to perform.
"Andreas, think Helter Skelter." Andreas: *rawr* Looking forward to premiering Kyle Winge's duo piano piece tomorrow in White Hall, UMKC!! 🐓🐔🐣 #andesduo #umkccomposers #pianoduo #goroos #twopiano #roostershelter #umkccomposition
This bright and early morning in Atlanta, we had the pleasure of competing as 1 of 5 National Finalist duos of the 2024 MTNA Stecher and Horowitz Two Piano Competition! We didn't place in the top 3, but wow - what an experience. Every moment goes tow