Pianist · Composer · Educator
One piano can carry
your whole event.
No backing tracks, no DJ, no extra instruments.
The piano already holds melody and bass in one.
What Maxma does
Different ways to work together
From a hotel lounge to a kindergarten classroom.
From a concert hall to the nearby square.
Pianist Services
The result of a solo pianist is to elevate the prestige.
Available for:
- Hotel, lounge and dinner piano
- Corporate business receptions and cultural events
- Cocktail bars and private dining rooms
- Lofi jazz ambiance or refined background
- Themed nights — anime, Halloween, concept events
from €49.99 / hour€149.99 minimum per event. Final pricing depends on location.
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Also available for
- Anime-themed events
- Halloween and concept nights
- Theatre and improv support
- Live boardgame-session atmosphere
- Other themed or crossover requests
- Private occasions
About the approach
The goal is not simply to play well — it’s to understand the room, support the event, and make the music feel like it belongs there.
Masterclasses
Learn not only from a professor, but also a performer.
Not where a piece is born — where it becomes yours. For music already in your hands, but not yet in your body, your sound, or your story.
- Intermediate level and above
- Strictly one-on-one, 60 minutes
- In person or online
- Stage presence and crisis management
- Alexander Technique and physical release
€49.99 per session
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What this is
Not where a piece is born — where it becomes yours. For music that already exists in your hands, but not yet fully in your body, your sound, your presence, or your story. Not slowly learning notes from scratch, but taking something prepared and making it more alive, more convincing, more fully owned.
What we work on
- Crisis management on stage
- Alexander Technique and physical release
- Stage presence
- Music philosophy and interpretation
- Visual understanding of technique
- Self-teaching habits
- Reading the audience
- Turning preparation into communication
Important note
We do not learn pieces from zero here. We reshape. The music should already be in a decent state before the session begins.
Online sessions require camera placement that clearly shows the hands and posture.
Session Focus Options
- One piece reshaped in depth
- Preparation for a specific event or performance
- Multi-session work across several pieces
- Ongoing refinement of stage presence, sound and response
Online & On-Site Lessons
Every level, every age, every way of learning.
Lessons shaped around how you actually learn — not a fixed routine. Complete beginners welcome; intermediate and advanced, even more welcome.
- One-on-one, online or on-site
- Piano, theory, solfège, composition
- Adults returning or starting from zero
- A serious, warm first guide for children
- Classical, jazz, pop, film music, electronic
from €9.99 trial lesson€39.99 (1×/week) · €72.99 (2×/week) · €99.99 (3×/week). Cancellations are not refunded.
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Whether you are here for results or for the joy of it, we start with the Reason.
Every level, every age, and every way of learning music deserves its own approach, so lessons are shaped around how you actually learn. At your own pace, improvement is guaranteed within each lesson.
For adults
No embarrassment, no rush, no need to feel you should have started earlier. A personal way into music that respects your pace and your reasons for starting. Welcoming pensioners too.
For parents
A warm but serious beginning, visible progress, and a musical space where children can build discipline, brain activity and confidence.
What we could explore
- Piano basics
- Music theory
- Solfège — ear training, rhythm and timing
- Musical awareness
- Composition in classical, rock, jazz and electronic music
For online lessons
You need a piano or keyboard at home, plus a camera and microphone — you can absolutely begin with a phone setup. Ideally: an 88-key instrument with good hammer action, plus a pedal for later progress. Best camera placement shows fingers and posture clearly, from above and diagonally.
Choirs, Therapy & Kindergarten
Some people meet music through a song, some through a game.
Group and therapeutic music work for institutions, companies and communities — opened gently, playfully, and with real care.
- Kindergarten sessions, ages 2–6
- Orff, Wirth and Montessori methods
- One-on-one music therapy, any age
- Choir conducting for companies and groups
- Parent-and-infant and prenatal workshops
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Some people meet music through a song, some through a game, some through breath, rhythm, movement, or voice. This space opens that door gently, playfully, and with real care — for kids, adults, groups, and communities.
Kindergarten
Music sessions for institutions, children 2 to 6 years old, groups of up to 7 kids, together with their original teacher. Following a school curriculum or forming one based on the class or the school, with timely reporting of needs and activities.
- Explore different instruments through guided discovery and play
- Percussion, simple melodic instruments, dancing and vocal experimentation
- Basic rhythm, pulse, loud/soft, fast/slow, and musical reactions
- Songs, playful musical games, and performances for parents
- Experience with Orff, Wirth and Montessori methods
Music therapy
Private one-on-one work for any age, shaped around the person’s specific challenge or focus. Direction and possible outcome depend on the person’s specific need, determined honestly and carefully.
Choir
In person only; rehearsals of 1.5 hours; repertoire chosen together by the conductor and the group. Aimed at companies, institutions or groups interested in participation, for children or adults.
On/Offline Performances
When the stage is vague.
Not every performance begins on a stage with velvet curtains. Some begin on a square, in noise, in surprise — and that is where music proves it can hold people.
- Square and corner concerts
- Live public performance in changing spaces
- Total freedom on repertoire
- Streaming and recorded sessions
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Not every performance begins on a stage with velvet curtains. Some begin on a square, on a corner, in passing light, in noise, in surprise — and that is where music proves whether it can really hold people. What begins in the street does not end there.
Street performing
- Square and corner concerts
- Live public performance in changing spaces
- Real-time connection with strangers
- Reading the mood and adapting — or not, and having total freedom on repertoire
For questions about the gear, don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Listen & watch
Hear the room change.
Post Erasmus Stream
Makri, Greece
Restaurant Lounge
Upanbataar, Mongolia
The Inevitable Courage of the Commoner to Embrace the Hero’s Journey
Bulgaria National Culture Fund programme
The Inevitable Courage — camera views
Bulgaria National Culture Fund programme
Business Event Lounge
IBM Bulgaria
Lofi Poke Concert
Spa Park · Głuchołazy, Poland
Isaac Albéniz — Asturias
Solo piano
Béla Bartók — Four Dirges II
Nürnberg, Germany
Hotel California — cover
Street performance · Paris, France
Raindrops in My Heart
Street performance with dancers
Tokyo Ghoul — Unravel
Public request · New Jersey, USA
Andras Mou Paei
Accordion
Choir conducting and basic practice
Kindergarten · Shanghai, China
Rhythm learning and music adaptation
Kindergarten · China
If You’re Happy and You Know It
Kindergarten concert
Béla Bartók — Four Dirges I
Nürnberg, Germany
Hit the Road Jack
Живи и Здрави × Maxma · Bar Club Renaissance
re:Zero — Requiem of Silence
Cover · Art Bazar, Sofia
Never Meant to Belong
Blues cover
Final Fantasy
Cover · Art Bazar
Fly Me to the Moon
Cover · Maxma × Yana
Film for Stream
Paris, France
Fly Me to the Moon — request
Art Bazar
Shingeki no Kyojin
Cover request · Ivan Vazov Theatre
Hallelujah
Request · Art Bazar, Bulgaria
Feeling Good — four hands
Maxma × Manchev · Street concert, Sofia
Feeling Good
Maxma × Manchev · Square concert
Rozen Maiden — cover
Request · Street concert, Bulgaria
Attack on Titan medley
Art Bazar, Bulgaria
Interstellar — solo cover
Art Bazar · Sofia, Bulgaria
Аз съм тук
Manchev × Maxma × Zorg · Street performance
Who is Maxma
A pianist who travels with the music.
Maxma is a sociable, nomadic pianist who began playing piano at the age of four, instinctively, after hearing the opening of an anime series on TV. He is the only musician in his family.
He completed both his bachelor's and master's degrees in Plovdiv, graduating with perfect scores in music and piano teaching, with an ongoing PhD in Music Perspective. Although trained as a classical pianist, his compositions often evoke soundtracks, with touches of jazz and a strong sense of freedom. He has backpacked through more than 50 countries, and his goal is to keep traveling with awareness, using music as his compass.
To show to individuals that the art of music can be a companion in life rather than a skill or talent. Through experiencing music you can be aware of your emotions, regardless of the intention of the composer.
Repertoire
Languages
- GreekMother tongue
- EnglishC2
- BulgarianC1
- SpanishB1
Credentials
Twenty years of work behind the instrument.
Awards
- 2026Bulgaria National Culture Fund programme“The inevitable courage of the commoner to embrace the hero’s journey”
- 2011Benslow Music Competition — Hitchin, UK (category 18–23)“A Joyful Daydream of the Unknown Adventure in the New World” · “Ethereal caress for the moribund”
Selected projects
- 2025Music for Theatre — “The Edgar Allan Poe Soirée”Director: M. Modzelewski
- 2019Music for Game — “Foods, Drinks and Sweets”Kyoto, Japan · Designer: N. Tanaka, Lavalamp
- 2015Music for Animation — “The Flight”University of Dundee, Scotland, UK · Animator: D. Amprasi
Experience
- 2022–2024Solo Pianist, Viking CruisesGent, Belgium
- 2018–2019Lead Music Teacher and Cultural MediatorFriends of the Vienna Boys Choir Kindergarten — Shanghai, China
- 2017Piano, Solfège Teacher and Choir ConductorNational Music School “Dobrin Petkov” — Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Education
- OngoingPhD in Music Perspective: Anthropological and Societal OutcomesPlovdiv, Bulgaria
- BA & MAMusic Education — Piano and SolfègePlovdiv, Bulgaria · graduated with perfect scores
- CertifiedAlexander Technique under Nelly Ben OrRoyal Academy of Music, London and Northwood, UK
- SeminarFilm CompositionArts University of San Francisco, California, USA
Get in touch
Tell me about the room.
The fastest way to reach me is WhatsApp — the message comes pre-written, just press send. Same number works on Viber, Telegram, Signal, Line, WeChat and KakaoTalk.
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- Emailmaxma33607@gmail.com
- Instagram@maxmastrips