Torsten Fras is a harpsichordist born in 2007. He started playing piano when he was five, and began learning harpsichord when he was eleven, studying under the guidance of Dr. Anna Kislitsyna. He also studies with Leon Schelhase at The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. Torsten has appeared on the radio show From the Top on NPR and is a basso continuo accompanist at the Philadelphia Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra. He has been awarded a variety of prizes from competitions: Boulder Bach Society's World Bach Competition, the French International Music Competition, Kings Peak International Music Competition, the Moscow International Music Competition, and the Junior Bach Festival.
Torsten has attended various master classes given by Catalina Vicens at Brandywine Baroque; Arthur Haas, Peter Sykes and Katherine Cok at Amherst Early Music Festival; and Joseph Gascho at the University of Michigan Early Keyboard Institute. He also founded the Main Line Baroque Society.