Luis Magalhães, concert pianist
Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms
The works that have kept Luis company for years, set down at last. Schubert and Brahms at their most intimate, Beethoven’s late Bagatelles and Mozart’s fantasias, played as a single, personal arc.
From the 2025 album
Luis performs as soloist and chamber musician across four continents, and records for Catalyst.Music, the artist-led label he co-founded. A Yamaha International Artist, he is also Professor of Piano at Forum Musikae in Madrid.
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Selected discography
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