About Me
I was born in Sofia, Bulgaria, and studied at the State Conservatoire of Music. My piano professors were both graduates of Moscow Conservatoire, Nicolai Evrov and Lubomir Dinolov, both being among Bulgaria's foremost recitalists and teachers. After graduation, in 1991, I became pianist in residence in the Northern Province of South Africa. I came to the UK in 1993, where I perform as a recitalist and concerto soloist and am also a teacher.
As well as performing throughout UK, I have performed throughout Europe, Russia, South Africa and the USA.
I now perform as part of a piano duo, Va i Ve, with a Bulgarian colleague, Valentina Seferinova, with whom I have recorded a CD of music for two pianos. I have also recorded and performed as a member of the Broadwood Piano Quintet. Most recently, I have recorded and performed with the Somov Piano Trio, with the Bulgarian 'cellist, Alexander Somov, and the violinist, Lucy Jeal.
Additionally I am the Musical Director of the Bishop Auckland Choral Society and have an extensive teaching practice (I teach students at Durham and Newcastle Universities and the Sage Gateshead). I also run a popular series of monthly piano master classes for advanced pianists in the Caedmon Hall, Gateshead.
I live near Durham in the north of England with my husband, also a musician, and my two children, aged 12 and 13.
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