BULGARIA
– date of birth: September 5, 1990
– currently pursuing a PhD at the National Music Academy in Sofia under the guidance of Borislava Taneva;
– studied at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, with Prof. Stefan Vladar and in Belgium, with Prof. Alan Weiss;
– performed in European cities, such as Stockholm, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Munich, Vienna, Salzburg.
Prizes: laureate of the Bösendorfer International Piano Competition in Vienna (2019) and of Pancho Vladigerov International Piano Competition in Shumen, Bulgaria (2019)
Program
First Round
Bach Prelude and Fugue in F sharp minor, WTC II
Mozart Piano Sonata No. 9 in D major K. 311
Liszt Paganini Étude No. 3 in G sharp minor, La Campanella
Scriabin Étude Op. 8 No. 9
Second Round
Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 18 in E flat major Op. 31 No. 3, The Hunt
Liszt Dante Sonata
Semifinal
Enescu Piano Suite No. 2 in D major Op. 10, Des cloches sonores
Stravinsky Trois mouvements de Petrouchka
Final
Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor Op. 23