Marietta Petkova is a celebrated pianist. Her interpretation of Rachmaninov’s Études-Tableaux is legendary. She’s a pianist who knows how to reach the soul of music, whatever you understand by soul. But that’s what you experience. She leaves the score behind and gets into the psychology of the composer. She searches for the connection between the person who composed the music, revealing an underlying world of sound. That requires a finely tuned sensitivity and emotional maturity that few pianists possess. Whoever attends her concerts is sure to have an exceptional experience. Marietta Petkova knows how to move you to the bone, and how to make even over-familiar pieces sound fresh. Mighty grand pianos like the Steinway melt like wax under her hands.