Harpsichordist, organist and conductor, Andrea Buccarella is one of the most admired musicians and early music specialists of his generation. In 2018 he was awarded First Prize at the International Harpsichord Competition Musica Antiqua Bruges, where he also won the Outhere Award. Since then, a busy concert schedule has taken him to major festivals and concert halls in Europe, the United States, Colombia, Bolivia, Lebanon, Korea and Japan, both as a soloist on the harpsichord, organ and fortepiano, and as a conductor.

He was born in Rome in 1987 and undertakes his first musical studies as Puer Cantor in the prestigious Sistine Chapel Choir (1997-2000). After obtaining the diploma in organ and organ composition at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome, he graduates cum laude in harpsichord and historical keyboards under Enrico Baiano. He concludes his musical studies at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, where he achieves with full marks and distinction two Masters in harpsichord and historical keyboards, under the guidance of Andrea Marcon.

In September 2019 he released his debut album TOCCATA for the renowned label Ricercar (Outhere Music), which explores the history of the most emblematic form of Baroque music, from Claudio Merulo up to its apotheosis in Johann Sebastian Bach. Toccata has received high international critical acclaim and has been awarded with 5 stars on BBC Music Magazine (December 2019) and with the prestigious Diapason d'Or Découverte on Diapason Magazine (January 2020).

Among his solo recordings there are J.S. Bach's Concerts for two harpsichords and strings BWV 1060-1062, with Francesco Corti and il Pomo d'Oro, J.S. Bach's concert for 4 harpsichords and strings, with Rinaldo Alessandrini and Concerto Italiano. In autumn 2023 he released his second solo album FANTASIA, second chapter dedicated to musical forms for keyboards.

As conductor he has recorded for SONY Deutsche Harmonia Mundi (Stabat Mater and Dies Irae), Challenge Classics (Cieco Amor and L’Aureo serto), The Vivaldi Edition (Vivaldi, Cantate per Soprano I and Vivaldi, Serenata a tre RV 690) and Glossa (Amate stelle).

In 2012 Andrea became the artistic director and conductor of Abchordis Ensemble. Since then, Andrea dedicated himself to a conscientious activity of research, aiming for the discovery of musical masterpieces of the past which are not performed in modern times, with special focus on the sacred, instrumental and operatic repertoire of 18th-century Italy. Under his guidance the Abchordis Ensemble won the First Prize at the International Händel Competition 2015 in Göttingen. Andrea has been invited to conduct several vocal and instrumental ensembles, including the Venice Baroque Orchestra, La Cetra Barockorchester Basel, il Pomo d'Oro, Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop, Kore Orchestra and others. In February 2020 he made his debut as conductor at the Musikverein Wien with the Venice Baroque Orchestra and Julia Lezhneva. In May 2022 he conducted from the harpsichord J.S. Bach's 6 Brandenburg Concerts BWV 1046-1051, on an Italian tour with the Frau Musika Orchestra. In May 2023 he has been invited, again to conduct Frau Musika Orchestra for a tour with the complete performance of J.S.Bach's harpsichord concertos for 2, 3 and 4 harpsichords and strings.

Andrea Buccarella is also very active as a teacher and has given several masterclasses for harpsichord, basso continuo, organ and ensemble music. Since the academic year 2022/2023 he is guest teacher at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, as assistant in Prof. Andrea Marcon's harpsichord class.