Acclaimed American pianist Drew Petersen is a sought-after soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician, praised for his commanding and poetic performances of repertoire from Bach to Zaimont. He received the 2018 Avery Fisher Career Grant and won the 2017 American Pianists Awards and Christel DeHaan Classical Fellowship.

Following his debut with the Baltimore Symphony in the summer, the 2025/26 season includes concerts with the Hartford Symphony conducted by Carolyn Kuan and recitals in Charleston (SC), Greensboro (NC), and Indianapolis with a program ranging from Mozart to Liszt and John Adams. A prize winner of the Hilton Head International Piano Competition at 17, he returned in 2024 to close the BravoPiano! Festival. Recent orchestral appearances include Asheville, Charlotte, Terre Haute, and Eugene. His debut solo album on the Steinway & Sons label was lauded by BBC Music Magazine.

Petersen has appeared on McGraw-Hill Young Artists Showcase, From the Top, and Performance Today, and has been profiled by The New York Times, New York Magazine, and in Kim A. Snyder’s documentary just normal. A passionate chamber musician, he performed on France Musique as a member of a Verbier Festival piano trio.

Dedicated to the role of music in contemporary life, Petersen collaborates with Young Audiences NY to bring performances to public schools. His inclusion in Andrew Solomon’s bestselling book Far From the Tree sparked national conversation around raising exceptional children. A 2006 Davidson Fellow for his portfolio “Keeping Classical Music Alive,” Petersen continues to champion the necessity of classical music in society.