Maria Markesini

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Maria Markesini was born in one of Greece's most beautiful islands, Kefalonia, where music has played a major role for centuries. A Greek island, with a strong Italian influence, Kefalonia has been home to countless musicians, poets and artists. At the age of three, it was already clear to her parents that Maria would become a musician. She was constantly singing and harmonizing melodies. It was not long before her talent was discovered, and she began piano lessons at the age of five. Music, and theatre, remained her main interests throughout childhood. At the age of fourteen, she joined the Athens Conservatory, where she studied classical piano with Popi Efstratiadi. At the same time, she was also presenting the television program “The Wonderful World of Music.” Maria was drawn to the world of media, but when the time came to make a choice, music won. In 1988, she joined the Music Academy of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, where she studied classical piano with Michael Davidson and Daniel Wayenberg. In 1993, she graduated as a piano soloist. She continued her postgraduate studies at the Royal Music Academy of Brussels, with Andre de Grote, and during the same period, took part in master classes with teachers like Lazar Berman and Zoltan Cozsis. Through her appearances on television, and her recitals in Europe, Maria’s audience continued to broaden. During those years, singing jazz was her secret passion, something she was only doing in her free time. A conservative way of

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Aangenaam... Jazz 2010

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