Make music.
Passionate pianist, inspiring teacher.
Offering piano lessons in the Canton, Ohio area.
Make music.
Passionate pianist, inspiring teacher.
Offering piano lessons in the Canton, Ohio area.
Photo credit for the image above: Kristen Adams
“When people ask me about my job, I tell them: ‘I get to make and teach music every day of my life, and I get to do it for a living.’ For me, music is more than a profession. It’s a vital part of my being, a part I’m always excited to share with my students or my audiences.”
Private lessons
Performances and workshops Studio and group classes
“The creative arts are the measure and reflection of our civilization. They offer many children an opportunity to see life with a larger perspective...The moral values we treasure are reflected in the beauty and truth that is emotionally transmitted through the arts. The arts say something about us to future generations.”
Pianist
Concerts, recordings, musical musings
Pianist
Concerts, recordings, musical musings
Maira Liliestedt, Pianist
View audio and video recordings of Maira's playing at her YouTube channel.
Or, choose from some videos below.
Rachmaninoff Prelude Op. 32, No. 12
Lecuona Danzas afro-cubanas
Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue
Beethoven "Appassionata" Sonata
Maira’s video journey from starting to learn her favorite piece, the Chopin E Minor Concerto, to the first performances:
Upcoming Concerts
2023-2024 SEASON
September 17, 7:30 pm in Presser Recital Hall at the University of Mount Union
Faculty Showcase Recital: Maira joins other Mount Union music faculty for an evening of music for winds, strings, voice, and piano, including Shostakovich’s Cello Sonata in D Minor and Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2.
October 1, 4 pm at Keys to Artistry Recital Hall
Fall studio recital!
October 7, 2 pm at Church of the Covenant
Stark County Music Teachers’ art recital for young students (ages 10 and under)
NEW TIME AND VENUE: October 29, 5 pm at University Circle United Methodist Church in Cleveland, OH
Maira performs Rachmaninoff’s beloved, sweepingly Romantic Second Piano Concerto with the Cleveland Women’s Orchestra and maestro Eric Benjamin
November 4, 7:30 pm in Presser Hall at the University of Mount Union
Piano Keys recital (university students and advanced Keys to Artistry students)
November 11, time TBA, Church of the Covenant
Stark County Music Teachers’ Scales Olympics event
December 17, 4 pm, Keys to Artistry Studio Recital Hall
Winter Studio Recital!
January 27, 7:30 pm, Presser Hall at the University of Mount Union
Maira joins guest violinist Emily Cornelius and Mount Union faculty pianist Brent Schloneger for a recital of Beethoven, Bartok, and more!
February 11, 3 pm, Brush Hall at the University of Mount Union
Maira again performs Rachmaninoff’s beloved, sweepingly Romantic Second Piano Concerto with the Alliance Symphony and maestro Eric Benjamin
February 16, 7 pm, Church of the Covenant in Canton, OH
Stark County Music Teachers’ Collaborative recital
March 2 or 9, afternoon time TBA, Church of the Covenant in Canton, OH
Stark County Music Teachers’ Ribbon Festival
March 17, 3 pm, in Presser Hall at the University of Mount Union
Piano Keys recital (university students and advanced Keys to Artistry students)
April 2, 7:30 pm, Presser Hall at the University of Mount Union
Maira’s university student Eden Walker performs a duo piano and violin/piano recital assisted by Mount Union faculty member Bohdan Subchak, violin, and Mount Union alumnus Samuel Atkinson, piano
April 5, 7:30 pm, Presser Hall at the University of Mount Union
Maira’s Mount Union student Alejandro Elias plays his senior piano recital.
April 6, 2 pm, Church of the Covenant, Canton, OH
Stark County Music Teachers’ art recital for older students (ages 10 and up)
April 14, 7:30 pm, Presser Hall at the University of Mount Union
Maira’s Mount Union student Elizabeth McCune performs a student piano recital.
April 27, time TBD, Aurora School of Music
Ohio Music Teacher’s Buckeye Audition Competition
May 5, 3 pm, Church of the Covenant, Canton, OH
Stark County Music Teachers’ Honors recital (by invitation only)
May 19, 4 pm, Keys to Artistry Studio Recital Hall
End of the Year Studio Recital!
Appassionata piano duo
Maira Liliestedt, piano Janelle Phinney, piano
A twenty-five year partnership, the Appassionata Piano Duo can be heard here in three movements from Rachmaninoff's Suite No. 2 for two pianos:
Waltz
Romance
Tarantella
Or in Brahms’s fascinatingly emotional Hungarian Dances:
“Music is life, and like it, inextinguishable. ”
Appassionata PIano Duo
Appassionata Piano Duo: Maira Liliestedt and Janelle Phinney
Teacher
Teacher
Goals and Objectives of the Keys to Artistry Piano Studio
Music study involves every aspect of one’s person. It provides intellectual growth, solicits emotional involvement, and, at certain levels, can be a deeply spiritual experience. I view music as an entirely unique mode of expression that deserves respect, commitment, and one which can yield progress in artistic terms, but more importantly, in human terms. Students in my studio are challenged to become better pianists in their technique, interpretation, and overall musicianship. Qualities that make for successful music study—dedication, passion, commitment, perseverance, and a thirst for learning—are all qualities that make for successful professional and personal lives. The main goals of my teaching are to help students improve as pianists, and to be able to use music as a means for professional and personal growth.
Dr. Maira Liliestedt is Professor of Music and has been teaching piano at the University of Mount Union since 2005. She has over 20 years of piano teaching experience, having taught students from age 4 to senior citizens. Maira Liliestedt teaches all levels of students from beginner to advanced, with a particular focus on high-level students who are intensely focused and dedicated, often at the high-school and university level.
For more on her university piano program and students, visit the University of Mount Union site.
"Music is the closest we can get to heaven here on earth." ~ Laura Jurasko