The sentiment and spirit of SHARING and GIVING is the essence of Maria João Pires ' project called 'PARTITURA'. "The concept is very...

Many people asked: What kind of healing are you doing in your piano workshops and why healing at all ? To start with, allow me to explain...

COLOURING IN as a simple activity that does not require any special ability even though it deals with colours and consequently their...

Spreading a unique interdisciplinary vision and approach to music and arts around the globe - helping to develop authentic creative...

For this year’s romantic piano concert, I have prepared a true feast for you: I begin my 2026 concert year with one of my most cherished programs, Songs Without Words  by Felix Mendelssohn. He has always been a composer very close to my heart, and over the past year his music has taken on a particularly meaningful role in my life and artistic journey. In their seeming simplicity, these pieces conceal a world of depth. Mendelssohn speaks where words fall silent, weaving delica

Sviatoslav Richter practising ... Happy first day of the year pianists and pianists in making ......... Enough celebrating—now go and PRACTISE ! No extended holidays for pianists, lol. As Richter famously said: “One day without practicing, and I notice it. Two days, and my family/friends notice it. Three days, and the audience notices it.” Touché ! Richter really knew how to deliver a truth that stings but also - motivates. All right—no holiday excuses for pianists. Time to p

With my heart open and grateful, I am getting ready to step into 2026  with you. May we move slowly enough to hear our hearts speak, to trust their gentle guidance, and to let love lead us—again and again. May we grow with tenderness, stretching beyond what feels safe, not to prove anything, but to remember who we are becoming. May our days be filled with kindness and care, with long, warm embraces, soft kisses, and quiet moments that say you are held, you are home . May we l

Christmas Piano Recital 2025 at 'Maria João Pires' Hall I’m thrilled to (finally) share that a Christmas Piano Recital will once again light up the Maria João Pires Hall this December. These past seven months have been filled with demanding, strength-stretching projects and family commitments, and for a moment I wasn’t sure I could make it happen. Yet despite the whirlwind, the spirit of the season is already calling — and I cannot wait to gather together in a hall glowing wi

Maria João Pires received the prestigious Helena Vaz da Silva European Prize this Saturday (1 November 2025) at the Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon. The jury described her as an “extraordinary interpreter,” a “visionary educator,” a “cultural thinker,” and a “silent revolutionary in the field of world heritage.” Do you see yourself in these attributes ? It’s a huge compliment, but I see myself mainly in action. I belong to the group of people who need to be active in bringing

Can privacy work in the modern music industry ? Would an artist who doesn’t show their face, doesn’t do many interviews, doesn’t engage much in social media still have a successful career ? A persona is a powerful thing to market, and yes, many use it, and the music industry encourages it, even pushes it, so personal privacy becomes harder to achieve however - it is not impossible. So, how to be a successful public performer and at the same time remain as private as possible

We are pleased to share that new online piano lessons with Maria João Pires will be starting soon. This will be a moment to deepen your...

Every day, every moment is an opportunity to start recreating yourself. Change a habit, start learning something new, something...

On 1st of April 2025 (and I honestly believed it was April Fool's Day joke), I opened my PC and tried to log into my account just to get...

Ludwig van Beethoven: 32 Piano Variations in C Minor on an Original Theme, WoO 80, a composition for solo piano, written in 1806. I am...

There are two basic kinds of mindsets that shape our lives (but also shape us as artists): Fixed mindset Growth mindset Are you the one...

You are warmly invited to attend my piano recital: 'ROMANTIC PIANO' which will take place on 14/02/2025 at the 'Maria João Pires’ Hall in...

The main problem in the present system of education and also health care as I see it is - time. The teacher, the health practitioner have...

This holiday season I prepared a special recital as a gift to you all with the pieces that are easy to listen to and equally easy to...

Beethoven's piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111. His very last sonata. Especially its majestic second movement ( Arietta: Adagio...

It is not easy to be a prodigy child. It is an entirely different life where you feel like you are from another planet almost all the...