Signed to GRAMMY® Award-winning Navona Records and educated at the prestigious Juilliard School, composer and pianist Christopher Jessup is an artist of formidable prowess. Jessup has garnered acclaim for his “imaginative handling of atmosphere” [Fanfare] and his “high standard of technique” [New York Concert Review], cementing himself as one of the foremost composer-performers of his generation. 

Jessup’s works have been performed and recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra, the Brno Contemporary Orchestra, the Juilliard Orchestra, multi GRAMMY® Award-winning choir The Crossing, the Kühn Choir of Prague, the National Sawdust Ensemble, flutist Lindsey Goodman, pianist Nadia Shpachenko, and countless others. Jessup’s music has been praised by top critics from many distinguished news outlets, including Zachary Woolfe of The New York Times, who lauded Jessup’s choral work featured on The Crossing’s 2024 release MECIENDO: “Best is the eerie wonder of Christopher Jessup’s ‘The Mississippi at Midnight’: barely two minutes long, and lovely.” Jessup’s works are published by Noten Roehr Frankfurt.

As a pianist, Jessup has concertized across the globe, performing at notable venues such as New York’s Carnegie Hall. Furthermore, he has appeared as a soloist with orchestras in the United States and Italy.

Jessup has received numerous awards and accolades, including the American Prize, a National Sawdust BluePrint Fellowship, a Global Music Award, and many others. He was named a “Young Classical Star” by Classic FM in 2022. 

Jessup studied under the tutelage of composer Melinda Wagner and pianist Jerome Lowenthal at The Juilliard School, graduating in 2021. He currently works as an Associate Executive Producer with music production company PARMA Recordings.