史戴爾是當今最著名的大鍵琴家與古鋼琴家之一，他 1986 年開啟獨奏生涯，其無須爭辯的音樂造詣，使得他在巴洛克音樂、古典樂派、浪漫樂派作品的詮釋占有舉足輕重的一席之地。也因此，史戴爾獲頒國際古典音樂大獎 ICMA（International Classical Music Awards ）2014 年的年度音樂家。

1955 年出生於哥廷根的史戴爾，分別在漢諾威與阿姆斯特丹學習現代鋼琴與大鍵琴，他曾經擔任科隆古樂團（Musica Antiqua Köln）的駐團大鍵琴家三年，累積大量巡迴演出與錄音的經驗。身為獨奏家，史戴爾巡迴歐洲、美國與亞洲演出，與柯隆協奏團、弗萊堡巴洛克樂團、柏林古樂團、巴黎香榭麗舍管弦樂團合作協奏曲。

史戴爾受邀參與許多著名國際音樂節的演出，包括安瑟宏音樂節（Festival de La Roque d'Anthéron）、愛丁堡國際音樂節（Edinburgh International Festival）、萊比錫巴赫音樂節（Bach-Fest Leipzig）、石勒蘇益格-荷爾斯泰因音樂節（Schlweswig-Holstein Musik Festival）等等；他在歐洲、美國與日本許多主要音樂廳演出，包括維也納音樂廳（Konzerthaus, Wien）、柏林愛樂廳（Philharmonie, Berlin）、阿姆斯特堂大會堂（Concertgebouw Amsterdam）、倫敦威格摩廳（Wigmore Hall）、紐約卡內基廳（Carnegie Hall）等等；他也是 BBC 定期邀請的客席獨奏家。

史戴爾與小提琴家史派克（Daniel Sepec）、大提琴家迪爾廷斯（Roel Dieltiens）組成三重奏，也與索爾罕（Christine Schornsheim）、梅尼可夫（Alexander Melnikov）、佛斯特（Isabelle Faust）、范歐塔（Anne Sophie von Otter）、魯比莫夫（Alexej Lubimov）、派瑞賈迪恩（Christoph Prégardien）合作，其中與派瑞賈迪恩更灌錄舒伯特、舒曼、孟德爾頌、貝多芬、布拉姆斯的藝術歌曲集。

史戴爾在 BMG、Teldec 灌錄大量錄音，2003 年他成為 harmonia mundi 的專屬音樂家，所灌錄的唱片獲得許多國際大獎，包括金叉獎（他與索爾罕合作的莫札特雙鋼琴作品錄音）、德意志唱片大獎；他與弗萊堡巴洛克樂團合作的 CPE 巴赫協奏曲集獲得 2011 年留聲機大獎年度巴洛克器樂唱片，他的貝多芬《迪亞貝里變奏曲》錄音則為他獲得金叉獎、留聲機、10/10 Classica、BBC 雜誌當月推薦；他的 17 世紀德國與法國大鍵琴作品選集，更讓他二度奪得留聲機年度大獎的殊榮。另外，史戴爾於 2014 年發行舒曼的「幻想小品與變奏曲」專輯，2015 年與豎笛家柯波拉（Lorenzo Coppola）合作布拉姆斯的豎笛奏鳴曲，之後將與梅尼可夫合作舒伯特的四手聯彈作品集。

One of the world's most prominent harpsichord and fortepiano performers, Andreas Staier embarked on a solo career in 1986 and, since then, his indisputable musical mastery has made its mark on the interpretation of baroque, classical and romantic repertoire. Testament to this, Andreas was awarded the International Classical Music Award's Artist of the Year 2014.

Born in Göttingen in 1955, Andreas studied modern piano and harpsichord in Hannover and Amsterdam. For three years, he was the harpsichordist of Musica Antiqua Köln with whom he toured and recorded extensively. As a soloist, Andreas Staier performs throughout Europe, the United States and Asia with orchestras such as Concerto Köln, Freiburger Barockorchester, the Akademie für alte Musik Berlin and the Orchestre des Champs - Elysées Paris.

Andreas has been invited to leading international festivals including the Festival de La Roque d'Anthéron, Festival de Saintes, Festival de Montreux, Edinburgh International Festival, York Early Music Festival, Lufthansa Festival of Baroque Music, Styriarte Graz, Schubertiade Schwarzenberg, Schlweswig-Holstein Musik Festival, Bach-Fest Leipzig, Bachtage Berlin, Bachwoche Ansbach and Kissinger Sommer. He has also performed in all the major venues across Europe, America and Japan, including Konzerthaus, Wien; Konzerthaus, Philharmonie, Berlin; Kölner Philharmonie; Gewandhaus Leipzig; Alte Oper Frankfurt; Tonhalle Düsseldorf; Wigmore Hall, Royal Festival Hall, London; De Singel Antwerp; Concertgebouw Amsterdam; Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels; Tonhalle Zürich; Cité de la Musique, Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, Ircam, Théâtre des Champs – Elysées, Paris; Teatro della Pergola, Florence; Sala Filarmonica, Roma; Toppan Hall, Suntory Hall, Tokyo; Carnegie Hall, Frick Collection New York; and is regularly invited as guest soloist by the BBC.

Andreas Staier has formed a piano-trio with violinist Daniel Sepec and cellist Roel Dieltiens, and performs as a duo (or four-hands on the keyboard) with Christine Schornsheim, Alexander Melnikov and Tobias Koch; the German baritone Georg Nigl, violinists Petra Müllejans and Isabelle Faust, and the clarinet player, Lorenzo Coppola. He has also performed with internationally renowned artists such as Anne Sophie von Otter, Pedro Memelsdorff, Alexej Lubimov and tenor Christoph Prégardien, with whom he has recorded lieder by Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Lachner and Brahms.

Andreas has recorded extensively for BMG, Teldec Classics (with whom he had an exclusive contract for seven years) and harmonia mundi France, the latter since 2003, and received numerous awards from international press. These include a Diapason d'or for his 'Am Stein vis-à-vis' with Christine Schornsheim (Mozart), the 2002 Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik and, in 2011, the Gramophone Award in the Instrumental Baroque category for his CPE Bach concerti recording with the Freiburger Barockorchester. More recently, 'Variations Diabelli', was met with great critical acclaim: Diapason d'Or, E/Scherzo, G/Gramophone, 10/10 Classica and Disc of the Month of the BBC Music Magazine. This was followed by a selection of 17th century works for harpsichord from both German and French repertoire: '...pour passer la mélancolie', for which Andreas received his second Gramophone award in 2013. His next album dedicated to Schumann's 'Fantasiestücke und Variationen' will be released in October 2014.

Upcoming highlights of the 14/15 season will include a series of concerts with clarinetist Lorenzo Coppola for the release of their recording of the Brahms Sonatas; recording a disc of Schubert's music for four hands with Alexander Melnikov with a tour in January 2016, an European tour with the Freiburger Barockorchester to support the release of their latest collaboration on CD dedicated to Bach concertos; tours in the Far East and the United States, including his debut with OSESP (Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo) in April 2017.