Andrew Snow

Andrew Snow serves as a Senior Lecturer for Applied Piano Skills in the Department of Composition & Music Theory at Mozarteum University Salzburg, integrating performance expertise with pedagogical instruction.

His academic foundation includes:

• Linz Bruckner Conservatory: piano studies under Horst Matthäus, music theory and counterpoint with Helmut Schiff; earned state teaching qualification for piano (IGP)
• University Mozarteum Salzburg: advanced piano training with Schneider-Cuvey, school composition under Ernst Ludwig Leitner, teacher training for music education (completed with distinction), and polyaesthetics with Wolfgang Roscher

Artistic practice defines his career trajectory across performance and composition. As a pianist, he specializes in collaborative settings spanning opera excerpts, operettas, musicals, and jazz repertoire, while his compositional output spans choral works, film scores, ballets, and church music. This dual focus creates a unique synergy between theoretical frameworks and practical execution in music education.

Professional recognition includes:

• Composition Prize of the Province of Upper Austria

He maintains active performance affiliations with ensembles including the Salonensemble Potpourri, Jeunesse Orchestra Linz, Salzburg Virgil Schola, and Salzburg Belcanto Choir, alongside teaching positions at Stiftsgymnasium Wilhering and A. Stiftergymnasium Linz.