Andrew Maginley a native New Yorker, after gaining a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts, Andrew completed his MA in historical performance at Mannes College of Music in New York. As a Fulbright Scholar Andrew had further studies at the Hochschule für Künste in Bremen Germany.

Andrew has performed with Sempreoper Dresden, Oper Frankfurt, Edinburgh Festival 2013, Opera North, BBC Proms Royal Albert Hall with Glyndebourne Opera, Oper Stuttgart 1998–2006, Oper Klagenfurt, Oper Graz, New York City Opera, Los Angeles Opera, and Liceo Opera Barcelona. The Freiburger Barock Orchestra, The English Concert, and Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, The Ulster Orchestra featuring Andreas Scholl and with soprano Danielle de Niese live on television for the BBC Breakfast show .

His second solo recording, Andrew Maginley: The Baroque Lute featuring J.S. Bach, S.L. Weiss & Adam Falckenhagen was released on Avie Records. Festival appearances have included Salzburger Festspiele, International Handel-Festival Göttingen, Berlin Tage für Alte Musik, Aspen Festival, Telemann Festspiele Magdeburg, and the Händel Festspiele Halle.