| Marcel Maas | |
| Birth Date: | 7 May 1897 |
| Birth Place: | Clermont-Ferrand, France |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Instrument: | Piano |
| Death Place: | Sint-Genesius-Rode, Belgium |
Marcel Maas (7 May 1897 – 11 June 1950) was a Dutch-Belgian pianist. He died at his home in Sint-Genesius-Rode, on 11 June 1950. His repertoire includes Bach and Scarlatti to the moderns; he was an appreciated interpreter of the solo piano music of Franck, Debussy and Ravel.
He was born on 7 May 1897 in Clermont-Ferrand, France, where his father, a successful Dutch operatic bass, was then based. The family soon moved to Belgium and Marcel eventually took Belgian nationality. His brother, Robert Maas was a cellist.
He studied at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels with Arthur De Greef and soon began an international career.[1] In 1933 he became a professor at the Royal Brussels Conservatoire.[2]
During the 1930s he joined the Quator Pro Arte, created with violinist Alfred Dubois and Robert Maas.[3] Pro Arte became one of three outstanding sonata partnerships which flourished in the 1930s, along with Adolf Busch – Rudolf Serkin and Szymon Goldberg/Lili Kraus.[4]