Andrew Russo

Andrew Russo is not your typical concert pianist or Grammy-nominated recording artist. He is also a certified financial planner and advisor and a former candidate for the New York state senate. Russo received both his bachelor's and master's of music degrees at Juilliard, and followed these with time in Leipzig and Paris, including studying with Frederic Chiu. He gained some notoriety when he performed George Crumb's A Little Suite for Christmas, A.D. 1979 during the first round of the 2001 Van Cliburn competition. It is believed to have been the first time a participant had...