Current & Recent Performances
May 24, 2019: Salon Impromptu:
A Salon Evening of Romantic Repertoire and Romantic Style Improvisation
With pianists Clemens Teufel and Christos Vayenas
Music by Poulenc, Teufel, Chopin & improvisations
7pm
Harvard Musical Association
Beacon Hill, Boston, MA
June 17, 2018: With Light in My Soul:
An Evening of Music and Poetry
With poet Simeon Asparuhov
ClassicArt String Quartet & Ensemble with the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Music by Dvorak & Dohnanyi
7pm
“Bulgaria” Chamber Hall
Sofia, Bulgaria
April 26, 2018: Folk and Art Music of Bulgaria:
A Workshop-Performance
With Bulgarian Folk Music Singer Elitsa Stoyneva
Music also by Pancho and Alexander Vladigerov
5pm
Lewis Music Library
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
March 4, 2018: The Piano Is A Thousand Instruments:
An Afternoon of Music and Conversation
With composers Carl Christian Bettendorf, Bert Van Herck, and Richard Beaudoin
Music also by Pancho Vladigerov, Bela Bartok, Claude Debussy
4pm
Killian Hall, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
Some Past Performances
June 24, 2017: A Palette of Timbres
ClassicArt Chamber Ensemble
Sofia Philharmonic Chamber Music Season
Gabriel Fauré, Rumen Boyadjiev-Son, Bruce Adolphe,
David Amram, Ian Munroe
7 pm
Chamber Hall "Bulgaria"
Sofia, Bulgaria
May 6, 2017: Soundworlds at the Piano
A Presentation, Interactive Experiment, and Recital
Killian Hall, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
February 8, 2017: Showcase: Open Studios Presentations
Rolston Auditorium
Banff Centre for the Arts
Banff, Canada
May 23, 2016: “Invitation to Collaborative Listening”: An Interactive Workshop
Holden Chapel, Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
August 22, 2015: “Preludes and Repertoire: A Current-Day Exploration of Romantic Pianism,” : A solo recital of repertoire works and improvised preluding
Vladigerov, Rachmaninoff, Chopin, (Tzotzkova)
Cornelia Street Cafe
New York City
June 18, 2015: “Music for Two Pianos”, Conference Concert and Workshop, with Mine Dogantan-Dack
Sixth International Symposium on Music/Sonic Art: Practices and Theories
Brahms, Rachmaninoff
Institut für Musikwissenschaft und Musikinformatik (IMWI)
Karlsruhe, Germany
May 30, 2015: "The Piano is a Thousand Instruments": A concert-presentation
Rachmaninoff, Bartok, Chopin, Bettendorf
Lehman Hall, Dudley House
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
May 31, 2014: "Preludes and Repertoire: A Current-Day Exploration of Romantic Pianism": A solo recital of repertoire works and improvised preluding
Chopin, Debussy, (Tzotzkova)
Spectrum NYC
New York City
March 27, 2014: "The Piano Is a Thousand Instruments, or Standing at the Intersection of Sound and Experience":
A presentation in words and music
Bulgarian Cultural Salon in New York and
Young in the City Artist Fund
Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Debussy
Bulgarian Consulate General
New York City
June 18, 2013: "With Four Hands: Music for Two Pianists", Conference Concert
with pianist Mine Dogantan-Dack
Mozart, Brahms, Rachmaninoff
Chancellor’s Hall
Senate House
London, UK
January 9, 2013: "Bells, shimmers, and images: Zooming in on acoustic piano sound": A concert-presentation
Bulgarian Cultural Salon in New York and
Young in the City Artist Fund
with composer Carl Christian Bettendorf
Bulgarian Consulate General
New York City
July 10, 2012: Open Studio Showcase
SonicExchange collaborative initiative
curated by Ursel Schlicht,
in conjunction with dOCUMENTA (13)
Musings on the music of Morton Feldman
with composer Nick Patterson
Fenster zum Hof (Fotomotel Wolf 53)
Kassel, Germany
November 5, 2011: Rosetta Goodkind Memorial Concert
Rachmaninoff
Manhattan School of Music
New York City
October 22, 2011: "Counterpoints: Nineteenth-century Music and Literature", Conference Concert
Debussy, Carl Christian Bettendorf
Fordham University, Lincoln Center
New York City
October 14, 2010: Solo Recital
Bechstein Artist Series
Chopin, Debussy, Vladiguerov, Grieg, Rachmaninoff
Bechstein Piano Salon
New York City
April 30, 2010: In the Spirit of Diaghilev
Argento Chamber Ensemble
Stravinsky, “Les Noces”
Miller Theater at Columbia University
New York City
April 25, 2009: New York Recital Debut
Artists International Presentations
Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Feldman, Debussy
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
New York City
November 3-5, 2008: Music and Dance collaborations
New Chamber Ballet
Dvorak, Stockhausen
City Center Studios
New York City
June 26, 2008: Chamber Music Series
“Vek” Chamber Ensemble, Sofia Philharmonic
Brahms, Messiaen
Chamber Hall at “Bulgaria” Concert Hall
Sofia, Bulgaria
July 27, 2007: Festival Showcase: New Works
European American Musical Alliance
Philip Lasser, Ori Talmon
Salle Cortot, Ecole Normale de Musique
Paris, France
Video: Claude Debussy, “Dr. Gradus ad Parnassum”
from Children’s Corner
New York Recital Debut
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
25 April 2009
“A unique musical personality...
...The sheer beauty of her golden tone...
...Simply magical”
~ Rorianne Shrade
The New York Concert Review
“Very dramatic and powerful playing. Solid technique and color control... a strong musical conviction”
“A very much emotional palette of colors”
“Strong temperament and sense of drama supported by mature technique and a very musical ear”
~ Lawrence Graham The Manhattan School of Music
“It was music deeply felt and wonderfully transmitted to the audience”
~ Svetla Jelyazkova
Vecherni Novini
Sofia, Bulgaria