Helena Sá e Costa, piano | Mozart Piano Sonata K.330 in C major

Helena Sá e Costa, piano
W.A. Mozart - Piano Sonata in C major K.330
- Allegro moderato
- Andante cantabile
- Allegretto
The concert pianist and pedagogue Helena Moreira de Sá e Costa was born in Porto on 26/05/913 and died on 9/01/2006 at the age of 92. She completed her course at Lisbon National Piano Conservatory having been taught by her parents and Vianna da Motta. She also studied with Alfred Cortot and Edwin Fischer, with whom she performed in 40 concerts in Europe’s major cities, playing JS Bach’s piano concertos.
Her concert performances took her many times to Spain, France, England, Germany, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Hungary, Italy, America, Canada, Brazil, Angola and Mozambique. She worked with all the Portuguese orchestra conductors and others of high renown, such as the maestros Ernest Ansermet, Igor Markevitch, Paul Kleckii or Swarowsky
Among the artists she played with were Pierre Fournier, Maurice Gendron, Sándor Végh, Arthur Grumiaux, János Starker, L. Hoelscher, Ruggiero Ricci, Stich-Randall, Rita Gorr, and Zara Nelsova.
She taught in the Lisbon and Porto conservatories and gained international recognition as an outstanding teacher, leading to invitations to oversee courses in Cascais, Espinho, Estoril, Salzburg (Austria), Gunsbach (Albert Schweitzer Centre, in Alsace, France), Switzerland, Italy, England, Germany, Canada and America.
She was among the virtuoso performers at famous festivals, such as at Strasbourg, Wiesbaden, Haarlem, Prades, Gulbenkian, Majorca, Costa del Sol, Sintra, Espinho, Costa Verde, etc. Her prestige led to invitations to join judging panels at international contests such as those at Berlin, Berna, Vianna da Motta, Palma de Mallorca, Canada, Maria Callas (Athens), Luís Costa (Porto) and the Portuguese Covilhã, Musical Youth and João Arroyo contests, among others.
Highlights of her discography include the complete recording of the 1st book of JS Bach’s “Well Tempered Clavier”, Beethoven’s Concerto no.4” and the “JS Bach Live Recording" CD.

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