Indian-American pianist Pallavi Mahidhara made her orchestral debut at the age of 10, performing at the Ravinia Festival in Chicago. She is the Second Prize winner and Young Audience Award winner of the 69th Geneva International Piano Competition, and of the VI International Prokofiev Competition in Saint Petersburg, Russia. She has won the Steinway Förderpreis in Germany, the Astral Artists National Auditions in the US, and has received on multiple occasions, the “Sobresaliente” Award from the hands of Queen Sofía of Spain.
 Praised for her unique artistry and charismatic stage presence, she has appeared in solo and orchestral concerts across five continents, performing at the Konzerthaus in Berlin, the Auditorio Nacional in Madrid, the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, and the Grand Hall of the Dimitri Shostakovich Philharmonia in Saint Petersburg, Russia.


Pallavi was selected by Sir András Schiff for his concert series, Building Bridges, a platform to support and promote young pianists. Performances included solo recitals in Germany at the Konzerthaus in Berlin, the Beethoven Haus in Bonn, the Classeek Showroom in Aubonne, Switzerland, and the Centro Cultural de Belem in Lisbon, Portugal.

Pallavi has performed with Metamorphosen Berlin under Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt at the Konzerthaus in Berlin, in Budapest at the MÜPA with the Danubia Orchestra Óbuda under Róbert Farkas, with the Eugene Symphony in Oregon under Teddy Abrams, and with the Orquesta de Camara de Comunidad Valenciana with Daniel Abad Casanova. She recently performed at the Ruhr Piano Festival in Essen, Germany, and at the Festival de Torroella in Spain with Pablo Ferrández. Upcoming performance highlights this season include a recital with Gary Hoffman at the Curtis Institute of Music, performances with the Symphony Tacoma under Sarah Ioannides, and a recital next summer at the Gstaad Menuhin Festival.

Pallavi has performed at important festivals such as Marlboro Music and Verbier Festival. She has given chamber music performances with renowned artists such as Diemut Poppen, Wolfram Christ, Arnold Steinhardt, Peter Wiley, and Michael Rusinek, István Várdai, Pablo Ferrández, Josef Spacek, and Theo Fouchennert. She has performed under the direction of Arjan Tien, Thomas Sanderling, Daniel Boico, and Pablo Gonzalez, amongst others.


Pallavi received her Bachelor’s Degree from the Curtis Institute of Music, and her Master’s Degree at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler.