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 Marta Menezes is one of the most prominent Portuguese pianists of her generation. Her recitals explore the dialogue between tradition and originality, through proposals that highlight the nuances, subtlety, and musical sensitivity characteristic of her interpretation. Her carefully chosen repertoire, which reflects an affinity with Beethoven, spans from the Baroque to the present day and often includes works by lesser-known composers, many of them Portuguese.

Among her recent collaborations, notable are the concerts with the Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa, the Orquestra Nacional de Espanha, the Orquesta de València, the Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música, Orquestra Filarmonia das Beiras, the Orquestra Sinfonietta de Lisboa and the Orquestra Sem Fronteiras. She has worked with conductors such as Pedro Neves, Nuno Coelho, Jaime Martín, Karel Mark Chichon, Pedro Amaral, Jan Wierzba, Rui Pinheiro, and Martim Sousa Tavares. In recital, she has performed in auditoriums and festivals around the world, such as the National Centre for the Performing Arts (Beijing), St. Martin-in-the-Fields (London), the Festiwal Urodzinowy Fryderyka Chopina (Warsaw), the Palau de les Arts Auditorium (Valencia) and the Centro Cultural de Belém (Lisbon).

Marta plays an active role in promoting Portuguese music, through programming this repertoire in her concerts and commissioning and premiering works by contemporary composers.

Marta completed her bachelor's and master's degrees in piano at the Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa with Miguel Henriques, where she also worked with Jorge Moyano. She finished her master's degree with the highest distinction. She continued her studies in London at the Royal College of Music with Andrew Ball and Dmitri Alexeev and later in the United States with Arnaldo Cohen, earning her doctorate from the Indiana University – Jacobs School of Music.

Throughout her career, she has won several awards and distinctions, including 1st prize in the Beethoven Competition at the Royal College of Music and in the Nice International Piano Competition, the "Medalha de Prata de Valor e Distinção" for her career as a pianist, awarded by the Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, and the Silver Medal at the Global Music Awards (USA) for her CD featuring works by Beethoven and Lopes-Graça, in the categories of Classical Piano and Emerging Artist.

Marta Menezes is currently based in Madrid.

EXTERNAL LINKS
Marta Menezes' Official Website

Last update: April 4th, 2024