Ventsislav Yankov
Ventsislav Yankov (Bulgarian: Венцислав Янков) (born 24 March 1926) is a Bulgarian pianist and pedagogue. He was born in Sofia. Trained in Berlin, he settled in France in 1946; three years later he won ex-aequo with Aldo Ciccolini the III Concours Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud's Grand Prize.[1] An intercontinental concert career ensued. Yankov is a professor emeritus at the Conservatoire of Paris, where he held a professorship (1977–1991). As of 2005, he was still active as a concert pianist in France.[2] He is a recognized interpreter of the music of Frédéric Chopin.[3]
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- ^ "Le concours Long-Thibaud > Les lauréats - 1949". Concours International Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud. ; 88 notes pour piano solo, Jean-Pierre Thiollet, Neva Ed., 2015, p. 329. ISBN 978 2 3505 5192 0
- ^ "Récital de piano de Ventsislav Yankoff - Aude, April 9, 2005 (biography)". Archived from the original on March 25, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
- ^ Improvisation so piano, Jean-Pierre Thiollet, Neva Editions, 2017, p. 29. ISBN 978-2-35055-228-6
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- 1926 births
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- Bulgarian classical pianists
- Musicians from Sofia
- Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition prize-winners
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