Petra Priscilla Polman (Paises Bajos, 1979), comenzó a tocar el piano a los ocho años. Tras sus estudios en el conservatoro de Arnhem con Arthur Hartong y Marjès Benoist, participa en el concurso Petrof, el Yamaha y el Kijkduin, siendo galardonada con diversos premios . Ha tomado cursos de perfeccionamiento con Faina Bryanskaya, Mark Erkens, Marietta Petkova, Louis Andriessen, Tan Crone, Nelly Ben-Or, Johan van Beek, Kazuko Tanosaki, Karl-Heinz Kämmerling y con Falko Steinbach y Pamela Viktoria Pyle en la Unversidad de Nuevo Mexico.

Petra toca frecuentemente como solista y acompañante. También es pianista de Classic Express, la primera sala móvil de conciertos del mundo. Desde 2001 trabaja como profesora de piano en el Instituto Municipal de las Artes de Arnhem.

Petra Priscilla Polman (The Netherlands, 1979) started playing the piano at the age of eight. Later she studied with Arthur Hartong and was admitted to the conservatory of Arnhem. She participated in several piano competitions and won prizes at the Petrof-competition, the Yamaha-competition, and the Kijkduin-competition. Petra took masterclasses and workshops with Faina Bryanskaya, Mark Erkens, Marietta Petkova, and Louis Andriessen and she did a voice-accompaniment course with Tan Crone. In 2002 she graduated with a Bachelor's degree (piano) from the Conservatory where she had studied with Marjès Benoist. Since 2001 Petra has worked as a piano teacher at the Municipal Institute for Education in Music and Arts in Arnhem .

Besides playing in several ensembles, Petra continued her piano study with Sepp Grotenhuis. She also participated in international masterclasses of Nelly Ben-Or, Johan van Beek, Kazuko Tanosaki, and Karl-Heinz Kämmerling. She was invited to study in the USA and in 2005 she went to the University of New Mexico , where she studied with Falko Steinbach and Pamela Viktoria Pyle. In May 2006 Petra graduated from UNM with distinction for the degree Master of Music in Piano Performance. This year of study was possible thanks to the financial support of Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds and Friends of Music.

She frequently performs, both as a soloist and as an accompanist. She also works as a pianist in the Classic Express ; the first mobile concert hall in the world. Recently, Petra was one of the twenty-five pianists who were interviewed for the book, The Classical Piano Recital by author Ben Daeter. Together with fourteen other pianists, Petra played during one of the three concerts which were organized as a part of the book.