American pianist and Steinway Young Artist Christopher Goodpasture is establishing himself as an imaginative programmer of the classical repertoire.

Winner of the 2020 New York Concert Artists Worldwide Debut Auditions and the 2019 Astral Artists National Competition in Philadelphia, Christopher has performed recitals at prestigious venues including the Philharmonie Berlin, the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., Benaroya Hall in Seattle, Koerner Hall in Toronto, Alice Tully Hall, Merkin Hall, and Weill Recital Hall in New York City. He has also appeared at the Ravinia, Aspen, and Caramoor festivals, and performed as fortepianist at the Valley of the Moon Music Festival. In addition, he has earned top prizes at the Washington, Dallas, Iowa, and Seattle international piano competitions, as well as the Serge Koussevitszky Competition for Pianists.

His recent orchestral engagements include concertos with the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of New York, Dallas Chamber Symphony, Bucks County Symphony, Sioux City Symphony, Acadiana Symphony Orchestra, Oakville Symphony in Toronto, and the Joven Orquesta Leonesa in Léon, Spain, among others. In the 2025–26 season, he will feature American music in performances of the Samuel Barber Piano Concerto with the Hopkins Symphony Orchestra, several two-piano programs of works by George Gershwin, Meredith Monk, and John Adams with Kara Huber, as well as chamber music recitals presenting piano and percussion works by George Crumb and Steve Reich.

Christopher draws from a broad range of experiences that continue to inform his curiosity and versatility. He has maintained an active interest in commissioning contemporary music, leading to residencies at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris and resulting in original compositions by Jules Matton and jazz pianist Benoît Delbecq. Most recently, he gave the world premiere of Drumming and Dancing for solo piano by composer George E. Lewis at the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia and is collaborating with award-winning composer Douglas Knehans on a new commission for piano and string orchestra.

Born in Los Angeles, California, Christopher began his musical journey at the Pasadena Conservatory, studying piano, chamber music, theory, and composition. He continued his studies with Stewart Gordon and John Perry at the University of Southern California and the Glenn Gould School in Toronto, and pursued graduate degrees at The Juilliard School and the Yale School of Music, studying with Hung-Kuan Chen, Jerome Lowenthal, and Peter Frankl. He is currently completing his doctoral candidacy at the Peabody Institute under Richard Goode.

Beyond performance, Christopher is deeply committed to teaching. From 2018–20, he was a member of Ensemble Connect, a New York-based fellowship program of Carnegie Hall and the Juilliard School focused on chamber music, audience engagement, and mentorship. He is in demand as a guest teacher, having recently presented masterclasses at the University of Arizona (Tucson), Pasadena Conservatory, University of Louisiana (Lafayette), College of Charleston (South Carolina), and the Piano Academy of Bangkok (Thailand). Since fall 2024, he has served as full-time piano faculty at the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan, where he coaches chamber music and maintains a studio of talented young pianists.