Quarter Final - Liszt Piano Competition 2014

Quarter Final - Liszt Piano Competition 2014

Works: Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke (Erster Mephisto-Walzer), S.514, Rapsodie hongroise XI, S.244/11. After his studies at the National School of Arts with Antoaneta Vodenicharova in his hometown of Pleven, pianist Ivan Penkov continued his studies with Tamara Poddubnaya and Paul Komen at the Prince Claus Conservatoire in Groningen and with Jan Wijn at the Conservatory of Amsterdam. He has taken part in masterclasses with among others Charles Rosen, Rian de Waal, Leslie Howard, Igor Roma and Pascal Devoyon. Ivan Penkov has won various prizes, including the First Prize at the International ‘Russian Piano Music’ Competition in Pleven (2006) and the International Competition ‘Young Virtuosos’ in Sofia (2008). In 2011, he was a semifinalist at the 9th International Franz Liszt Piano Competition. Aside from his native country, Ivan Penkov regularly performs in the Netherlands, such as at the Peter the Great Festival, and in Germany.