Join us for an evening that celebrates the universal language of music, transcending boundaries and enriching our souls with its timeless beauty.

Marialena Fernandes, a distinguished professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, Collaborating with the faculty of BSM for an evening of music. This concert promises to be an unforgettable experience, marrying the depth of classical compositions with the vibrancy of contemporary interpretations.

Born in Mumbai, Marialena Fernandes has been since several years a recognized artist on the international scene. After acquiring her Licentiate Diploma of the Royal Schools of Music (LRSM), Fernandes completed her education from the Mumbai University in Psychology. Winner of the All India Beethoven Piano Competition, Fernandes was awarded a scholarship to the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, where she received her Diploma in Piano and Chamber Music Performance with unanimous distinctions.

Her Professors were Walter Panhofer, Bruno Seidlhofer, Tamas Vasary, Stanislav Neuhaus, Wilhelm Kempf.

Solo, Chamber Music and Orchestra concerts in most European capitals followed, but also in USA, Australia, Africa and Asia. Annual TV and Radio broadcasts, CD recordings.

1988-2006 Professor for Piano and Chamber Music at the Joseph Haydn Conservatory in Eisenstadt. Since 1991 Professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna. Workshops, Masterclasses around the globe, Jury member at International Competitions.

Artistic Director and International Program Curator in Crossover projects, in which Fernandes incorporates classical, jazz and world music fusions with an emphasis on Improvistion. Intercultural exchange between Students, Teachers and Audiences.

Since 2007 Series Cycle „Uno, Due, Tre“ in the prestigious Musikverein in Vienna. Musical Dialog between Educators, Students as well as Audience participation.

Fernandes has initiated several Projects with Women Composers and Gender themes. In 2008 Marialena received the MIA Award for Woman with international background in the field of Art and Culture from the Austrian Ministry for Education and Culture. 2010 took the artist for a Sabbatical as scholar as well as faculty to the USA at the University of Urbana Champaign in Illinois. 2012 she was invited to participate at M.I.T Boston University in a Symposium on „Reconstructing Beethoven as Improvisor“. 2013 Fernandes attained the PhD degree from the University of Music and performing Arts Vienna.

Since 2015 Fernandes has initiated a project called „The Quest for Passion“ which takes place annually in India, in which she incorporates musicians from Europe and India in dialog with each other; but also involving talented youth discussing diverse artistic themes.