Hey, I'm Ananya

I make music
that moves you

A concert pianist devoted to Chopin, Beethoven and the quiet moments between notes — crafting performances that feel intimate, cinematic and true.

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Ananya Rao at the piano on stage
15+years at
the piano
music with
heart & soul
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Ananya at a grand piano beneath a chandelier
200+concerts &
recitals
About the Artist

I'm Ananya, a pianist who tells stories through keys.

The piano found me before I could read words — and it never let go. Trained in the classical tradition and shaped by years of conservatory study, I perform the repertoire I love with the honesty it deserves: Chopin's nocturnes at midnight, Beethoven's thunder, Debussy's pastel light.

For me, a recital is a conversation. I want every listener to leave the hall feeling something they didn't have a name for before the first note.

Expressive
Touch

Disciplined
Practice

Creative
Interpretation

Lifelong
Student

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Featured Performances

Recent concerts

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01 Recital performance

Nocturnes by Candlelight

Frédéric Chopin — Nocturnes, Op. 9 & 27

Recital · Mumbai58 min
02 Concerto performance on a white grand piano

Beethoven in the Concert Hall

L. v. Beethoven — Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 37

Concerto · NCPA, Mumbai41 min
03 Piano keys

Visions & Reflections

Liszt — Liebesträume · Debussy — Clair de Lune

Gala Recital · Vienna36 min

Solo Recitals

Full-length programmes built around a composer, a mood, or a story — from intimate salons to grand halls.

Chamber & Collaborations

Performing with string quartets, vocalists and orchestras — listening as much as playing.

Recordings

Studio and live recordings — including a debut album of nocturnes, set for release this season.

Lessons & Masterclasses

Teaching passionate students the craft of touch, phrasing and honest musicianship.

Repertoire

Composers I live in.

Hover a name to step inside their world — these are the voices that shaped my playing, and the ones I return to before every season.

— select a composer —

01

Frédéric Chopin

1810 – 1849
02

Ludwig van Beethoven

1770 – 1827
03

Franz Liszt

1811 – 1886
04

Claude Debussy

1862 – 1918
05

Sergei Rachmaninoff

1873 – 1943
The Journey

An artistic odyssey

Ananya performing
2018

First Full-Length Recital

Performed her first solo recital — an all-Chopin programme in a candlelit hall that left the audience in silence before the applause.

2021

Conservatory Studies

Deepened her classical training with advanced study in interpretation, chamber music and the great Romantic concertos.

2024

International Performances

Invited to perform across Europe and Asia — from Viennese salons to festival stages — earning recognition for her luminous tone.

2025

Debut Recording

Entered the studio to record her first album — a nocturne collection recorded in the quiet hours she loves most.

Ananya doesn't play the piano — she speaks through it. In her hands, Chopin becomes a confession and Beethoven becomes weather.
Meera Kapoor
Meera KapoorConductor · Symphonica Ensemble
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music together!

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Mumbai · IndiaAvailable for performances worldwide
Recitals · Collaborations · LessonsBooking open for the 2026 season
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