Tales Machado

Tales Machado de Souza (born 2006 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian pianist. He is recognized as one of the leading names of the new generation of pianists in the country. His talent has been acknowledged by pianists such as Miguel Proença, Janusz Olejniczak, and Sylvia Thereza.

Career

Early training Machado was born into a family connected to the arts. At seven, he began studying music as an autodidact; at eight, he gave his first concert in his hometown, São Paulo. He also participates in the institution's Piano Laboratory (LaP).

Recognition In 2021, at age 15, he won first place in the IV Round of the XXX Souza Lima Piano Competition, considered one of the most important piano contests in Brazil. In 2025, he performed internationally at the Pianíssimo Festival in Moscow, Saint Petersburg (at the Winter Palace of the Hermitage Museum), and Nizhny Novgorod, He also performed in São Paulo, at the Teatro B32.

Collaborations He is a partner of Uaná – Association pour les Arts, an organization that promotes concerts and cultural initiatives worldwide.