Andrew Koutroubas is a cellist and multi-instrumentalist specializing in historical performance. A strong believer in the transformative power of music, Koutroubas is a founding director of New Hampshire-based non-profit, Silentwoods Collective Inc, an organization committed to community building through music and the arts.
As a cellist, Koutroubas has performed and recorded with Grammy winning ensembles such as Handel and Haydn Society, Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Opera Series, and has the honor of performing around the US and Europe with Juilliard 415, Les Arts Florissants, MA Festival Bruges, Boston Camerata, American Symphony Orchestra, Ars Lyrica Houston, Upper Valley Baroque, New Hampshire Philharmonic and others. Additionally, he has contributed to the formation of newly established early music ensembles Orbis Pictus and The Fooles, the latter winning Early Music America’s Emerging Artist Showcase Award in Boston for their performances of Dario Castello in 2023.
Andrew studied historical performance at the Longy School of Music of Bard College earning a Master of Music degree in 2021, and The Juilliard School where he earned a Graduate Diploma in 2024. In his spare time he loves to cook, practice, explore the music and culture of Southern Italy and try to keep his antique Jaguar running.