Maria Welna, a young Australian concert pianist, pipe organist, singer, composer, writer, and Arts advocate (to name a few) always had a clear vision of what her future would be like. Ever since hearing a fateful Chopin recording at the age of five she knew that she would devote the rest of her life to music. Addicted to the stage and all things theatrical, music along with performance constitutes her life-long passion and love. Maria’s performance ideology has always been characterised by the quest for an equilibrium between creatively performing a work, taking on the role of a mediator (between the composer and listener) and interpreting the work. This in turn saw Maria’s talent, dedication and determination put to use through efforts to popularise classical music to both non-musical and musical audiences whilst adhering to three principles (the music presented must be of the highest professional quality, the element of creativity must always be valued, advocacy for the Arts should be an important aspect of the artist’s life).

Maria grew up in Perth, Western Australia moving to Brisbane, Queensland in 2006 and Sydney, New South Wales in 2010. She is a fully qualified performance/instrumental teacher, with solid pedagogical training from the K. Szymanowski Music Academy and Sydney Conservatorium, coupled with experience across selective specialist music schools. Maria is a full member of the Music Teachers' Association of NSW, and can be contacted on maria@mariawelna.com regarding vacancies in her Sydney studio (piano and pipe organ performance) .