Milena Mollova

Milena Mollova

About Milena Mollova

Professor Milena Mollova (b. 19 Feb 1940) is a prominent Bulgarian pianist and winner of both the International Tchaikovski Piano Competition in Moscow and the International Beethoven Piano Competition in Vienna. A child prodigy, she began piano lessons under the tutelage of Professor Dimiter Neno and later Professor Panka Pelishek. After graduating from the Pancho Vladigerov State Music Academy she specialised in Moscow with professor Emil Gillels. She was prize-winner at the First All-Bulgarian Contest in Sofia as well as at international contests like Long-Tibault - Paris, Tchaikovski - Moscow, Beethoven - Vienna, ARD - Munich, Vioti - Vercheli, and, notably, the World Youth Festival in Moscow. She has been very successful in concerts around Bulgaria, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Russia, Japan, Cuba etc. during her over 50-years life on the stage. She has made recordings for the Bulgarian National Radio and Television and for the Balkanton and Melodia recording companies as well as for many TV and Broadcast companies in Europe. Her undisputed achievements include her integral performances of 32 piano sonatas and the violin-and-piano sonatas by Beethoven. Milena Mollova was a piano professor at the Pancho Vladigerov State Music Academy and holds annual master classes in Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Greece, The United States and South Korea. Since 2000 she has been piano professor and a head of Departement "Musical Arts" in the New Bulgarian University in Sofia. She is a chairman for Bulgaria of the European Piano Teachers Association. This description has been adapted from a posting at http://forum.piano-lovers.net/index.php?topic=12344.0

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