Reviews
This pianist is one of the more promising ones of her generation.
- Albert Storace, The Times of Malta, 16 April 2002
Maria Blanco, with all her enthusiasm and joie de vivre, exercised impressive control and gave us a clean and sensible rendition of this masterpiece by Mozart.
- Joyce Guillaumier, Il-Hadd Magazin, 26 Mejju 2002
The Kiraly Ensemble received a deserved standing ovation for their performance.
- Martina Caruana, The Sunday Times, 3rd October 2004
Maria Blanco is an astounding pianist, a slip of a girl really, who, seated in front of the great black monster of a piano, charmed it into producing the most wonderful sounds.
- Kenneth Zammit Tabona, Weekender, 7th October 2006
Upcoming Performances
Maria will be musician in Residence at Ashford Boarding School in kent.
Further details will be announced soon.
Maria Blanco has a smooth, velvety touch which can however, build up to great power without losing its quality.
- Cecilia Xuereb, The Sunday Times of Malta, February 2002
[… ] she played with characteristic spirit and panache.
- Martina Caruana, The Sunday Times of Malta, 16 March 2003
The music was allowed to breathe and the phrases to sing. […] This was a deeply felt, intelligently analytical interpretation.
- Cecilia Xuereb, The Sunday Times, 12th May 2002
The brain-child of this event, pianist Maria Blanco, with the support of the Ministry for Tourism and Culture and Malta International Airport, is worthy of only superlatives and even these cannot do her full justice.
- Maria Ghirlando, The Onion Magazine, October 2006
She also will have various concerts as a soloist and chamber musician both in Malta and the UK.