Pallavi Mahidhara is an Indian-American concert pianist and teacher.   She made her orchestral debut at the age of 10 at the Ravinia Festival in Chicago, and has performed across five continents.  She is the 2nd Prize Winner of the 69th Geneva International Competition, and is a the first female Indian graduate of The Curtis Institute of Music, the Escuela Superior de Musica Reina Sofia, and the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler.   She served for several years as the Artistic Advisor and a Piano Professor for the Young Artists Program at the Reina Sofia School in Madrid.  Pallavi is passionate about advocating for Mental Health Awareness in her own life, for her students, and for the entire artistic community.

Podcast title music: Brahms Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Händel, Op. 24.  Live recording by Pallavi Mahidhara; Essen, Germany.  Recording Engineer: Christoph Frommen.