"Tour de force of devilish mastery" is how the press describes the Bulgarian pianist Maria Martinova. From the very beginning, she joins a great pianistic tradition by becoming a student of the reputed pedagogue Maria Gineva, a pupil of the emblematic Russian pianist Mikhail Voskresensky. Maria follows her studies with her, prior to being accepted to the Bulgarian National Academy of Music as a student of Stella Dimitrova, a pupil of the legendary pianist Heinrich Neuhaus’s disciples Julia and Konstantin Ganev. She attends the Juilliard School as a recipient of the prestigious and rarely awarded Vladimir Horowitz Scholarship. After completing her studies there, Maria continues to perfect herself at the Royal Academy of Music in London. She has been under the guidance of Alexis Weissenberg, Alexander Toradze, Joseph Kalichstein, and Hamish Milne. A multiple competition winner, Maria has performed in some of the most prestigious venues in Europe and beyond. A fierce and daring artist, she has also established herself on the contemporary tango scene as the founder of ensemble TANGUARDA. Inspired by theatre and dance, she is driven by her intrinsic need to tell the audience a story. Her discography includes recordings for EMI Records, Delphian Records, LP Classics, the Bulgarian National Radio, and Rubicon Classics. Passionate about recording, she is also featured as the producer on bigger part of her albums.