Nuno Miguel Marques, acclaimed Portuguese pianist and Yamaha Artist, has built an accomplished international career from his base in New York City. A versatile musician, his artistry extends effortlessly across solo and chamber performance, teaching, and cross-disciplinary collaborations.

As a soloist, Marques has appeared with orchestras around the world and recorded for Antena2 Radio Portugal and Centro Atlântico. A founding member of several prizewinning chamber ensembles, he is also deeply committed to contemporary music—commissioning, editing, and premiering numerous works for solo piano and ensemble, and collaborating with leading new music groups.

In 2016, Marques founded Porto Pianofest, an international piano festival held annually in his native Portugal. Under his artistic direction, the festival has quickly gained international recognition, expanding its activities to New York City, Washington, D.C., Madrid, and Paris.

Marques has performed at many of the world’s major concert halls and festivals across Europe, Asia, and the United States. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree from Rutgers University, where he studied with Min Kwon. He is a graduate of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London, where he studied with Artur Pizarro, and earned his Master’s degree from the Royal College of Music under Niel Immelmann. He also attended New York University with José Ramón Méndez as a recipient of the prestigious Reinhold Scholarship.

Based in New York, Marques is a pianist for the American Ballet Theatre (ABT), America’s national dance company, and a guest pianist with the New York City Ballet. He also serves as Music Director of Stars of American Ballet, touring extensively throughout the Middle East, Europe, and the United States.

Beyond the stage, Nuno Marques is passionate about travel, literature, and photography.