Before the age of 18, Pilar Leyva had given over 600 concerts in New York, New Jersey, Washington D.C., Ecuador, Spain, Uruguay, Prague, Moscow, and nationwide Colombia, and had been guest soloist with several orchestras including the New York Orchestral Society, New York and New Jersey local Orchestras, the Philharmonic Orchestra of Bogotá and the National Symphony of Colombia.  Her technical and musical maturity was impressive.

Due to the overwhelming accomplishments as a child prodigy, and twelve years of intensive private study with Claudio Arrau (Douglaston, NY) and assistant professor Josefina Megret,  (New York, NY) she has developed a fascinating  career  as a  teacher, clinician-lecturer  succeeding  in different venues  while being responsible of  an array of recognized national and international prize winning students.  Fifty years of piano teaching experience and research  with students from beginner to professional levels.

Miss Leyva is a tireless entrepreneur and  creator,  co-creator,  founding member  and director of several music non profit  organizations that promote and disseminates preparatory music programs for children and youth and two higher education highly recognized undergraduate music performance programs in Colombia. Miss Leyva is also director of  an ongoing research project  in  health related biomechanical issues of  pianists and  students  as of a  successful and innovative preventive perspective.

Pilar Leyva is presently the Director of InterInstitutional Relations and teacher  at the School of Music - Corpas University,  Founder member and Executive Secretary of Unimusica ,   Board member of Atempo Bogotá International Festival, founder member and active pianist with the Chamber Music Society of Bogotá.

ACTIVIDAD ARTISTICA  Highlights  1957-1969

Entre más de seiscientos, conciertos con orquestas y recitales, Pilar Leyva recuerda estos como los más importantes antes de sus 18 años de edad.

• S.O.D.R.E en Montevideo, Uruguay,
• Keller Hall, UNM, Albuquerque, NM   Recital,
• Teatro Conservatorio Tshaicovsky, Moscú. Recital,
• Radio Moscú, USSR. Recital,
• Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango, Bogotá,  Colombia
• Judson Hall, NY, NY
• Panamerican Unión, Washington DC. OEA
• Town Hall, NY   New York Orchestral Society,  Dir. Joseph Eger*,
• Panamerican Unión Hall, Washington. D.C.  OEA Recital,
• Steinway Hall, NY
• Teatro Colon. Bogotá. Recital, y   Orquesta Sinfónica de Colombia: Dir. Olav Roots
• Carnegie Recital Hall, NY,
• Hudson Valley, NY., Lakewood, and Monmouth, NJ Symphony Orchestras
• Steinway Hall, NY.  Concierto Piano y Orquesta

ACTIVIDAD EMPRESARIAL Y ADMINISTRATIVA  1972-2017

• Miembro fundadora y pianista de la Sociedad de Música de Cámara de Bogotá.
• Directora de Relaciones Interinstitucionales de la Fundación Universitaria Corpas.
• Vicedecana, Facultad de Música de la Universidad Antonio Nariño,
• Centro Profesional de Música para Niños y Jóvenes
• Miembro fundadora y Secretaria General: UniMúsica
• Jurado del Concursos. USA, Colombia , y  UNEAC Union de Artistas y Autores de Cuba,
• Fundadora, directora de la Pianoteca.  Bogotá
• Fundadora, gestora y directora del Festival  Musicalfa.
• Dirección de la Escuela Superior de Música Tunja, ICBA. Boyacá.
• Miembro Fundadora de FIDIA y  Centro Cultural para Niños.  Fidia´s Cultural Center for Children., Bloomington, Ind.  Filarmonía de Iberoamerica