Pianist Daniel Pereira has been praised by Melómano for his “truly delightful pianism” and by Ritmo for his “careful legato and beautiful sound.” He has performed at the 75th Santander International Festival and will appear at the 43rd Canary Islands Music Festival in 2027 with a recital devoted entirely to Beethoven, featuring four of his most famous sonatas. Pereira has developed an international career combining performance, teaching, and research into the piano tradition.

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He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Maryland, a Master of Music from the University of Hartford, and an Artist Diploma from the State University of New York, having previously completed his advanced piano studies at the Conservatorio Superior de Vigo. His doctoral dissertation focused on Alexander Scriabin’s complete piano preludes, a project that led to the release of the double CD 90: Scriabin Complete Piano Preludes, issued by Odradek Records in 2020.

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Pereira is a founding member of Trío Preseli, alongside soprano María Hinojosa and horn player Simon Lewis. The trio has performed at venues and festivals including the Santander International Festival, the Auditorio de Galicia in Santiago de Compostela, the Teatro Filarmónica in Oviedo, the Teatro Jovellanos in Gijón, the Teatro Principal in Ourense, and Saint David’s Cathedral in Wales. The ensemble combines the traditional chamber music repertoire with contemporary music and the premiere of new works, and is currently preparing a recording of previously unpublished works by Anthony Randall for IBS Classical.

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Pereira has furthered his musical training at festivals and masterclasses in Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Brazil, and the United States. He has worked with pianists and teachers including Garrick Ohlsson, Seymour Lipkin, Luiz de Moura, Paul Ostrovsky, Mikhail Volchok, Boris Berman, Helena Costa, Steve Lubin, Eugene Pridonoff, and Carlos César Rodríguez. His teaching activities have included masterclasses at the IKFEM Festival, Turtle Bay Music School in New York, the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais in Brazil, the Conservatory of Bragança in Portugal, and the Albarracín Course in Spain.

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His research focuses particularly on the history of piano performance, piano schools and traditions, major pianists and their pedagogical genealogies, as well as historical recordings. Since 2021, he has collaborated with the International Piano Archives at Maryland (IPAM), an institution dedicated to the preservation and study of the piano tradition, where he develops his project Piano Traditions through their Genealogical Trees. The project is also published by Melómano Digital in Spain and recently reached its 50th installment, marked by a special feature in the magazine’s print edition. The British magazine International Piano devoted an article entitled Rooted in Tradition to the project.

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As an author, Pereira co-wrote the book We Can’t Always Play Waltzes with oboist Bert Lucarelli, published by Carl Fischer, and contributed the article The Teaching of Alfred Cortot to Clavier Companion. He is also co-editor of the Notas de Compositor project for the Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais.

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Pereira has served as Artistic Director of the Conde de Gondomar International Piano Festivals and as Co-Director of the Vianden International Music Festival in Luxembourg. He has worked as an accompanist at the Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático de Málaga and the Real Conservatorio de Danza Mariemma in Madrid, and has taught at the Conservatorio Teresa Berganza and at WKMT in London.

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After fourteen years of study and professional activity in the United States, Pereira is now based in Spain, where he continues his artistic and teaching career as a member of the Music and Performing Arts faculty and as a piano professor at the Conservatorio Profesional de Música de Vigo.