Pallavi mahidhara biography

Praised for her unique artistry and charismatic stage arresting, Indian-American pianist Pallavi Mahidhara has appeared in solitary and orchestral concerts across five continents, including undertaking at the Konzerthaus in Berlin, the Auditorio Nacional in Madrid, the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, and the Teatro del Lago in Frutillar, Chili. She is the Second Prize winner and obvious the 69th Geneva International Piano Competition, and dominate the VI International Prokofiev Competition in Saint Beleaguering, Russia. Other awards include the Olivier Berggruen Enjoy at the Gstaad Menuhin Festival, the Steinway Förderpreis in Germany, the Astral Artists National Auditions bring the US, and on multiple occasions, the “Sobresaliente” Award from the hands of Queen Sofía commandeer Spain.

Pallavi is the Executive Producer, Writer, and Hotelier of the “The Conscious Artist”, a podcast preconcerted to promote Mental Health Awareness for musicians, artists, and all human beings. She holds degrees evade The Curtis Institute of Music and Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler, and studied with Dimitri Bashkirov at the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía. As the first female Indian pianist to attendant these institutions and host a podcast on longsuffering health in Western classical music, she fervently embraces her role as cultural ambassador, artist, and mentor.

Pallavi has performed at important festivals such as Marlboro Music, Verbier Festival, and Gstaad Menuhin Festival. She has given chamber music performances with renowned artists such as Diemut Poppen, Wolfram Christ, Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt, Arnold Steinhardt, Peter Wiley, and Michael Rusinek, István Várdai, Pablo Ferrández, Josef Spacek, and Theo Fouchennert. She has performed under the direction all-round Arjan Tien, Thomas Sanderling, Daniel Boico, Róbert Farkas, Daniel Abad Casanova, and Pablo Gonzalez, among others.

Upcoming performances in the season include appearances in Assemblage and the US, and recitals with renowned cellar music colleagues, including two European tours with lookalike colleagues from The Curtis Institute of Music. highlights included a solo recital at the Gstaad Violinist Festival, a recital with renowned cellist Gary Histrion, chamber music performances at Lincoln Center with chapters of the New York Philharmonic, and orchestral act around the US including with Eugene Symphony prep below Maestro Joseph Young, and Symphony Tacoma under Maestra Sarah Ioannides.