Meet our team
More than 10 years of experience in the teaching field
We are pianists, concertists, composers, jazzmen, all passionated to share and broaden our horizons.
We are currently working worldwide in 6 languages, with several families and students
that who have chosen piano as a hobby, a passion, or a life purpose.
Gema Arias Varela
Co-founder & CEO
Piano in all flavours
A passionated, socially and environmentally engaged professional who combines the many sides of a musician : performer, teacher and project coordinator. Her formation as a pianist goes by brilliantly at the conservatories of her native town, A Coruña, where she finishes the Professional and Bachelor degrees receiving a cum laude mention in piano and obtaining the highest qualifications. Later, during her stay in the heart of Europe, she completes a Master in piano solo performance at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, acquiring great distinctions and working along with the piano masters Dominique Cornil, Zofia Lalak and Alexander Besant. The role of the piano as a solo instrument has allowed her to make the 2019 debut in Brussels of the orchestral version of the masterpiece ''Soatiña'', from one of the most prolific composers nowadays in Spain, Rogelio Groba. Over the course of her young musical career, she has been selected and invited to participate in many festivals and international concert series, such as the Yan International Festival (Liège, Belgium), Festival Groba (Ponteareas, Spain), Piano Meeting (Ourense, Spain), Festival Melide Clásica (Melide), ciclo de Novos Talentos Musicais (Santiago de Compostela, Spain), Les Ballades and Les Nocturnes from the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, between others. This intensive musical activity made her perform in many concert halls in Spain, Italy, Portugal and Belgium. On the other hand, she has been awarded with several international prizes, such as the first Prize of the Concours des Lauréats of the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, the Prize of Heritage Gerofi-Baschwitz (Belgium) and the International Prize of Music GianClaudio Chiais (Rome, Italy). Currently, Gema is focused on developing this pedagogical project also at the concert level, participating with non-profit associations such as DeMusicaDe, which bring music to all parts of our society. Her work with Pianoma has also been acknowledged after being nominated as the Best Teacher in Spain in Non-Formal Education at the Educa Abanca Awards.
Vincent Tohier
Co-founder & tech development
Piano, composition, production, film scoring
A complete, curious and intuitive musician exploring the many fields of creativity, from sensible interpretation to composition. Born and raised in France, Vincent is firstly a classical musician : he began to practice piano at the age of 7, after his parents discovered his gifts for music. He composed his 1st music for a movie “Le Courage d’Entreprendre” for the ACD (Association des Centres Pierre et Louise Dumonteil) at the age of 15. Following the lessons of Julien Le Prado in piano at the Conservatory, he also followed all the parallel courses of harmony, counterpoint, music history, composition, computering music and recording. In 2012, he wrote his first symphonic movie score ever : “Fuis”, a short thriller wrote and directed by Alexis Renard. In 2013 he entered the Royal Conservatory of Brussels in Piano in the classes of Dominique Cornil and Zofia Lalak, from which he got his master Degree in 2018 with a great distinction. Actually Vincent goes on with his musical works for movies, without having lost his ambition to grow, and to become better in his artistic passion. In 2019 he wrote the music of 4 short movies from cinema schools students in Brussels (Narafi, RITCS) and finished the work on his first feature-length movie, “River”, by Laurenzo Vergeynst. Since October 2020, he writes music for today’s films as well as new music for restored silent films (collaboration with Penteo Film and Nyx Channel). The first feature film he worked on, “River” by Laurenzo Vergeynst, will be distributed and screened worldwide in 2022. At the present time, Vincent continues his activity as a pianist, always keeping his ambition to grow musically. He coordinates his work as Head of the Soundtrack Department at Penteo Film and Nyx Channel, where he also writes music for silent films, and his work as a pedagogue at Pianoma.
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Marina
Piano in all flavours
A Spanish pianist who will inspire you and bring out the best in you. With an extensive international career and a graduate of Spanish conservatories, she is currently studying at the prestigious Schola Cantorum in Paris and has been taught by great figures of the piano. Music has been her passion since a very young age and this has allowed her to take her music all over Europe and to obtain different recognitions in different awards in competitions and concert series. With her extensive experience in the teaching field, she will guide and motivate you to achieve all your musical goals, whatever they may be.
Elene
Piano in all flavours
An active and patient listener that will definitely bring you the tools to play freely and to inspire you through your musical journey. Having graduated from Tbilisi State Conservatoire she continued her studies of Master at the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles. Since a very young age she has held a number of solo recitals in Georgia and has participated in different projects, concerts and masterclasses in Georgia, Belgium and Germany. Elene is a laureate of several international piano competitions and has more than 4 years of teaching experience. If you search for a highly motivated and positive teacher that shows you the way to build a good technique, she's the one.
Maria
Piano in all flavours
Focus. Inspiration. Talent. Maria is all of this, and much more! Maria is a full time musician and teacher with many years experience specialising in Piano, Voice, Saxophone, Clarinet, Music Theory, Songwriting and Music Production using LogicPro. She teach all ages and levels. Maria grew up in a musical family and studied music at The University of Witwatersrand and The University of Cape Town with Professor Carlo Mombelli being one of many mentors. Besides teaching and completing her ABRSM grades, she has also performed her own original music at various festivals and venues and has been signed with a music label in America called Handsmade Collective. She has produced her own album which has been released on all streaming platforms and she's played alongside artists such as Alice Pheobe Lou, Carlo Mombelli, Kyle Shepherd, Jonno Sweetman and many more and has hosted her own big music events showcasing various artists. She is passionate about music and is excited to keep inspiring her students, don't hesitate to choose her!
Ana
Piano in all flavours
Meet Ana, a Musical Maestro from Galicia! Hailing from the vibrant city of Vigo, Ana's world revolves around the enchanting realm of music. With her fingers dancing on the keys, she graduated from the prestigious Conservatorio Superior de Salamanca. But her musical journey doesn't stop there. Ana delves deep into the soul-soothing power of Music Therapy, earning her stripes with a master's degree in Valencia. Her expertise spans from nurturing the talents of disabled children to bringing harmony into the lives of seniors. As she fine-tunes her craft, Ana's doctoral thesis shines a spotlight on the transformative impact of music on the elderly. Beyond academia, she's a guiding light in socio-community centers, spreading the joy of music far and wide. With a repertoire that includes teaching piano, musical language, and chamber music, Ana's passion lies in tailoring her musical teachings to each individual.