MILЕNA MOLLOVA

Milena Mollova started taking piano lessons with professor Dimiter Nenov, and later with 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 contests like Long-Tibault - Paris, Tchaikovski - Moscow, Beethoven - Vienna, Vioti - Vercheli, and, notably, the World Youth Festival in Moscow. She has been very successful in concerts around Bulgaria, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Russia, Japan, Cuba etc. She has made recordings for the Bulgarian National Radio and Television and for the Balkanton and Melodia recording companies. Her undisputed achievements include her integral performances of piano sonatas and the violin-and-piano sonatas by Beethoven. Milena Mollova is a professor at the “Pancho Vladigerov” State Music Academy and holds annual master classes in Germany, Italy, Greece and South Korea. In 1997 Milena Mollova first appeared in "Thracia Summer" Music Festival together with the violin player Evelina Dimova.