María Luisa

I am an award-winning composer-performer based in London. I work as a pianist and choir director, and as a freelance composer specialising in piano works and soundtracks.

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  • “Spectacular and passionate piano playing. Quite breathtakingly brilliant!”

    - Peter Snook, Performing Arts Patron

  • “Her performances speak to a musician with something important to say; an artist of substance with interpretations rich in both imagination and virtuosic flair”

    - Peter Tuite

  • "A music force to be reckoned with."

    - Matthew Sear, Guitarist and Composer

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  • “Marisa masterfully blends the gravitas and musicality of a pianist with the curiosity and observation of a film composer.”

    -Vasilis Milesis, Media Composer

  • “Marisa's piece swept me most away. I identified elements of Stravinsky and Morricone in it.”

    - Max Reinhardt, BBC Radio3 Late Junction

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  • “Marisa is an excellent musician with a fantastic ear and an amazing sense of artistry.”

    - Samuel Pradalie, Contemporary Music Composer

Production

My productions have been performed in festivals including Bloomsbury Festival and the Festival Latinoamericano de Música. To date, I have commissioned over thirty composers and more than twenty works of art from painters, photographers, dancers and actors. My compositions, in collaboration with other artists, have been performed at venues including the Southbank Centre. I also enjoy working with film directors both as a composer and as a recording pianist, recently being awarded Best Soundtrack at the Berlin Short Film Festival. 

Education

I have been lucky to meet and study with some outstanding musicians, including Elena Riu, Peter Tuite, John Ashton Thomas, Natasa Paulberg, Errollyn Wallen MBE and Douglas Finch. In 2020, I graduated with First Class (Hons) from a double major in composition and piano at Trinity Laban Conservatoire. In October 2022, I graduated from an MMUS (Performance) at the Royal Academy of Music with Distinction and the DipRAM Award. Currently, I am pursuing an MSc in Psychological Sciences to support my work in education.

Awards

I have won over ten prizes in national and international competitions, both as a Pianist and as a Composer. These are some of the prizes I am most proud of: 

  • Berlin Shorts Awards Best Music Score for “U.N.C.A.N.C.E.L.L.E.D.”

  • Diploma of the Royal Academy of Music, Award for Best Postgraduate Performance. 

  • Daryl Runswick Competition, Awarded by Late Junction BBC Radio 3 presenter, Mark Reinhardt.

  • First Prize at John Halford Competition, in collaboration with composer Mikey Parsons.

  • XXII Certamen Nacional de Música ‘Ángeles Reina, Premio Paula Coronas.

  • Ludlow English Song Young Composers Competition, Awarded by Tarik O’Regan.