Maltese pianist Rachel Gauci has performed across Malta, France, Austria, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, appearing in various concert series and festivals. In April 2024,  she made her solo recital debut at the Manoel Theatre in Valletta as part of the 18th Malta Spring Festival.

 Her recital programmes are carefully curated, bringing together rarely performed works and compositions by contemporary composers, reflecting her interest in exploring and broadening the piano repertoire. These have included an ensemble work by Olivier Calmel, created for silent film in France, as well as collaborations with the composition department of the Tiroler Landeskonservatorium in Innsbruck, where she premiered newly written works. 

As a collaborative pianist, Rachel has worked with distinguished vocal coaches, including Malcolm Martineau, Pascal Le Corre, and Lydia Brown.   She has also been invited to perform in various masterclasses with internationally renowned artists, including Petras Geniušas, Yuri Didenko, Kenneth Hamilton, Aaron Shorr, Roy Howat, and Mikhail Petukhov. She was additionally invited to perform in a masterclass with composer Thierry Escaich, presenting one of his works. 

Rachel is the recipient of several competitive scholarships from Arts Council Malta, which enabled her to perform in international masterclasses in South-West France where she worked closely with Paul Roberts and Charles Owen.  She was also awarded a full scholarship for a two-week residency at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg.

Rachel holds a Master of Music in Piano Performance from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, where she studied with Fali Pavri, Head of Keyboard, alongside Sinae Lee and Sasa Donaldson. She also furthered her studies at the Conservatoire in Avignon with Véronique Muzy and Andrea Corazziari. Her studies abroad have been further supported by prestigious awards, including Malta Arts Scholarships, the Janatha Stubbs Foundation, and she is also a BOV Joseph Calleja Foundation Scholar. 

Alongside her performing career, Rachel is passionate about music education and has held teaching positions in Malta and at conservatoires in France. Beyond music, Rachel also has a keen interest in science and medicine. She is a pharmacist and holds a Master of Pharmacy from the University of Malta.