Considered one of the most brilliant artists of her generation, Marie-Andrée Joerger has been touring the world for many years, actively promoting her instrument, the classical accordion, for which she has been passionate since a very young age.

She has performed at prestigious festivals such as the Zelt-Musik-Festival in Freiburg (Germany), Musique en scène in Lyon, the Messian Festival (Pays de la Meije), the Colmar International Music Festival, the Folia Festival in Montreal (Canada), the Musica and Arsmondo Festival in Strasbourg, Festival Manifeste in Paris, Les Musicales de Normandie, Akordeono Festival in Vilnius (Lithuania), Wien Modern Festival (Austria), Musikfestpiel Saar (Germany), Accordion fest (Estonia), Festival Piano en Valois and with various symphony orchestras: Freiburg (Germany), Nancy, Strasbourg, the Russian National Philharmonic Orchestra.

She has also performed in prestigious venues such as the Berlin Konzerthaus and Philharmonie, Zurich Tonhalle, Vienna Konzerthaus, Lyon Opéra, Frankfurt Alte Oper, Bucharest Romana Theater, the Philharmonie de Paris under the baton of such renowned conductors as Marko Letonja, Vladimir Spivakov, Peter Rundel, David Reiland and alongside such renowned soloists as Armand Angster, Marc Coppey, Françoise Kubler, Daishin Kashimoto, Pierre Strauch.

Recorded in 2021, her first solo album “Bach en Miroir”, published by the Klarthe label and unanimously acclaimed by critics in France and abroad (“favorite album” Le Monde 2021, France Musique, Mediapart, Pizzicato, Classic News, France Inter, Rai3....), gives new impetus to classical accordion, given the originality of the program proposed, the poetry and imagination deployed in its interpretation, and the warmth of the sound colors it provides.

A chamber music enthusiast, she founded the ensemble “Les musiciens de Strasbourg” (string quintet and accordion), of which she is artistic director, performs around the world with Vincent Dubois, titular organist of the great organs of Notre Dame de Paris, is a member of the “Philharmonie de Poche”, the ‘Linea’ ensemble and regularly appears with Strasbourg's “Accroche Note” ensemble.

Passionate about artistic creation, Marie-Andrée Joerger has been asked to premiere numerous works, including Thierry Escaich's first solo work for accordion at the Berlin Philharmonic, Annette Schlünz's first concerto for accordion and orchestra, and others by composers such as Bernard Cavanna, Daniel D'Adamo, Beat Furer, Martin Matalon, Misato Mochizuki and Alberto Posadas.

Graduating with the highest honors from the Musikhochschule in Freiburg, Germany (class of Teodoro Anzellotti) and Basel, Switzerland (specialized master's degree in contemporary music), she passes on her passion to younger generations through master-classes given at Europe's most prestigious higher music institutions, She is a founding member of the Agora international summer academy in Adelboden (Switzerland), and teaches regularly at the Strasbourg Higher Music Academy - Haute école des arts du Rhin and at the Strasbourg Conservatory, where she created the accordion class in 2014