Maria Joao Pires

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One Of The Finest Pianists Of Her Generation: Calling It Quits

The acclaimed Maria Joao Pires announced that she will retire in 2014. The Philadelphia Inquirer's David Patrick Stearns profiles the demure but exquisite…
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Pianist Maria Joao Pires

This week, the acclaimed Portuguese pianist Maria Joao Pires announced that she would retire in 2014. Earlier this year, after an absence of more than a…
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Portuguese Pianist Maria João Pires

On a rare visit to the United States, the internationally renowned pianist and humanitarian Maria João Pires performed with The Philadelphia Orchestra…