Maria Beatriz de Oliveira has a degree in Performance - Classical Guitar and a Master's in Music Teaching from the University of Aveiro. She is currently studying for her PhD at the same institution under the guidance of Professor Pedro Rodrigues. She began her classical guitar studies at the age of 6 and during her career has premiered works by composers such as Clotilde Rosa, Jorge Peixinho, António Laertes and Inês Madeira Lopes. In 2021 she played as a soloist in the world premiere of Concerto No. 1 for Guitar and Orchestra by the composer Rauhit Krishnan, with Banda Sinfónica da PSP. She has played solo and in chamber music ensembles at various venues in Portugal, including the Centro Cultural de Belém (Lisbon), Centro de Artes de Ovar, Fórum Luísa Todi (Setúbal), Auditório Municipal António Chainho (Santiago do Cacém), Cineteatro Alba (Albergaria-a-velha) and Pavilhão Multiusos de Gondomar. Maria Oliveira has attended master classes with Martha Masters (USA), Helen Sanderson (England), Thomas Viloteau (France), Jonathan Leathwood (England), Dejan Ivanovic (Croatia), Zoran Dukic (Croatia), Daniel Wolff (Brazil), Juan Almada (Argentina), Redmon O'Toole (Ireland), Paulo Vaz de Carvalho (Portugal), Miguel Carvalhinho (Portugal) and Francisco Morais Franco (Portugal). As a guitarist, she collaborates with portuguese female composers in the interpretation and recording of their works. She is a member of the SinTempo Duo, Quarteto Hera, and collaborates frequently with the Portuguese Guitar and Mandolin Orchestra.