Colette Maze

Pianist Colette Maze began making recordings late in life and released her seventh album in 2023 at the age of 109, also continuing to give live performances. Maze was one of the last students of legendary pianist and teacher Alfred Cortot. Maze's son Fabrice pointed out that products of Cortot's unique teaching methods were very few. Finally, she agreed, and she released her first album in 2001 when she was nearly 90. Most of her recordings have been devoted to Debussy, one of her favorite composers. Maze was signed to the Continuo Classics label and released her debut album there, Colette Maze Interprète Claude Debussy, in 2015. In 2023, at 109, Maze released the album 108 Ans de Piano ("108 Years of Piano"), featuring works by Gershwin, Piazzolla, Schumann, and Debussy.