Pedro Maia, D.M.A.

About Pedro

Brazilian violinist Pedro Maia has played in some of the most prestigious venues throughout Asia, South America, and North America including Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, Sala São Paulo, and Seoul National Theater. Recently, Maia made his Mexico debut soloing The Four Seasons by Piazzolla with the Orquesta Filarmonica Tlaxcalan. Maia is a founding member of Cosmos New Music ensemble, which had their Carnegie Hall debut at Weill Hall in 2018. He is also a member of Trio Riva, ensemble with which he travelled extensively in the U.S., Italy, and Brazil.

Also an active pedagogue, Maia has years of experience teaching students from diverse backgrounds. He maintains a private studio in Memphis, Tennessee and has been on the faculty of festivals in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, the United States, and Mexico. At Florida State University, he taught chamber music as well as technique classes for undergraduate students. For the Tallahassee Youth Orchestra, he coached precollege students and founded and directed TYO’s first camerata. His private students and chamber groups have placed in competitions such as the NOLA Chamber Fest and Charleston International Competition.

Maia holds a doctoral degree and a master’s degree in violin performance from Florida State University and a bachelor’s degree in violin performance from the University of Southern Mississippi. Currently, he is an Iris Fellow for Germantown, Tennessee’s Iris Orchestra, which is under the direction of Michael Stern. His principal teachers have included Erich Lehninger, Nadia Nedialkova, and Shannon Thomas.