Lunchtime Recital - Maria Saakian (Piano)
Fri 13 Mar
|St Pancras Church
Maria Saakian is a laureate of international competitions. She has performed with a wide range of orchestras and as a soloist across Europe.
Time & Location
13 Mar 2026, 13:10 – 13:50
St Pancras Church, Euston Rd., London NW1 2BA, UK
About the Event
TBC
Presented in association with Royal Academy of Music.
Biographies:
Maria Saakian is a laureate of international competitions. She has performed with a wide range of orchestras and as a soloist in Germany, Armenia, Italy, Spain, and other countries across Europe. Maria is a prize-winner of several competitions, including the 2nd prize at the Arno Babajanyan International Competition (2019), the International Competition “Solo with Orchestra” (2020), and the 1st prize at the International Festival of Music and Arts Le Ciel de Paris, France (2022).
An alumna of the Gnessin Moscow Special Music School (College), she studied under Elena Sergeevna Plyashkevich. Born in 2002, Maria grew up in Moscow, Russia, and began playing the piano at the age of five with Professor Karina Ayvazova. Soon after, she started taking part in various concerts and festivals.
In 2016, she entered the Gnessin Moscow Special Music School (College) in the class of Professor Elena Plyashkevich. Upon graduation in 2021, she continued her studies at the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music under Professor Yury Bogdanov. In December 2021, Maria received a full scholarship to study with Florian Mitrea at the Royal Academy of Music in London.