What you hear at an event is light classical — the repertoire a concert audience knows, played for a room that is talking, dining and celebrating. The playing is at concert level: I am Dr. Maria Pisarenko, a classical concert pianist and Doctor of Musical Arts. Nothing below is a fixed set list. It is the ground most programmes start from, and we narrow it together once I know your day.
Tell me the piece and the date. A piece that matters to you is prepared in advance as part of every booking.
Played live, so the music follows the room rather than a stopwatch: the prelude continues if the doors open late, and the processional stretches to the pace you actually walk.
Music guests recognise without being asked to listen — at conversation volume, so the room stays warm and the speeches land.
Solo piano is the heart of it. A duo with violin or cello, accompaniment for a singer, or a small ensemble can be arranged by request, booked well in advance.
The light classical at your event is played by someone who performs the full concert repertoire. Works I have performed in recital and with orchestra include:
Yes. Film and popular melodies are arranged for solo piano by request, and one piece that matters to you is prepared in advance as part of every booking. Ask early and more can be planned into the programme.
No. There is no fixed set list. The programme is chosen for the occasion, the size of the room and the hour of the evening, and we narrow it together once I know the shape of your day.
No. An acoustic piano at the venue is required; I do not play on an electronic keyboard. If your venue has no piano, one can be hired in for the day. Tell me early which instrument is in the room and the programme is prepared for it.
Send the date, the venue and any piece you would like played, and I will come back to you with a programme suggestion and a quote.