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          Portuguese pianist and musical purist Maria João Pires performs intimate renditions of classical compositions with an exquisitely fluid style....

          Her face – elegant features and short hair that once made her look `gamine' – has seen a lot of sun, and wears the long-term effects handsomely.

        1. Maria João Pires, one of the most celebrated pianists and performers of classical music in recent decades, with a career spanning nearly seventy.
        2. Portuguese pianist and musical purist Maria João Pires performs intimate renditions of classical compositions with an exquisitely fluid style.
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          5. Maria João Pires

          Portuguese classical pianist (born 1944)

          In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Alexandre Barbosa and the second or paternal family name is Pires.

          Maria João Pires

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          Pires playing in 2009

          Born

          Maria João Alexandre Barbosa Pires


          (1944-07-23) 23 July 1944 (age 80)

          Lisbon, Portugal

          OccupationClassical pianist

          Maria João Alexandre Barbosa Pires (Portuguese:[mɐˈɾi.ɐʒwɐ̃wˈpiɾɨʃ]; born 23 July 1944) is a Portuguese classical pianist, widely regarded as one of the leading interpreters of the repertoire of the 18th and 19th centuries.

          Early life and education

          Pires was born in Lisbon, Portugal, a posthumous daughter of João Baptista Pires and his wife Alzira dos Santos Alexandre Barbosa. She has three siblings: Hugo Alexandre Barbosa Pires, Maria Regina Alexandre Barbosa Pires and Maria Helena Alexandre Barbosa Pires.

          Her first recital was at the age of five, and at the a