Marite Männi, an Estonian pianist specializing in art song and currently based in Germany, performs actively both as a soloist and as a song pianist on international stages. She and baritone Jasper Lampe were awarded Second Prize at the 2024 International Lied Duo Competition Groningen, and in 2025 she is a scholarship holder of the renowned Exzellenzlabor Lied masterclass. She has appeared at the Beyond Lied Days of the Hugo Wolf Academy and has been a member of the Yehudi Menuhin Live Music Now program since 2021. In 2026, Marite will take part in the Carnegie Hall SongStudio.

In addition to her Lied activities, she has performed with the Vaasa City Orchestra (Finland) and the EMTA Symphony Orchestra (Estonia). Marite also works across disciplines: with mezzo-soprano Clara Schneider and violist Lilia Rubin, she co-created funky brain, a staged concert format addressing ADHD through artistic exploration and emphasizing social relevance and inclusion.

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Born in Tallinn, she began piano lessons at the age of six. She completed her undergraduate studies at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre with Prof. Peep Lassmann, and continued her education at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts. She is currently specializing in art song with Prof. Götz Payer at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart.

Her musical development has been shaped by masterclasses and mentoring with Alexej Gorlatch, Christopher Park, Einav Yarden, Dmitry Ablogin, Anne Le Bozec, Leif Ove Andsnes, Christian Ihle Hadland, Hedwig Fassbender, and Sophia Rahman. In 2022 she was selected for the TONALi Stage Academy in Hamburg. She is a former recipient of the Deutschlandstipendium and is currently supported by the arteMusica Foundation.

She teaches at the Clara Schumann Music School in Baden-Baden. Her repertoire spans classical to contemporary music, with a particular emphasis on art song.