Ventsislav Yankov

Ventsislav Yankov (born in Sofia, 1926) is a Bulgarian pianist and pedagogue. 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 [citenews|title=Le concours Long-Thibaud > Les lauréats - 1949 |author= |date=
publisher=Concours International Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud |url=http://www.concours-long-thibaud.org/long/laureats/index.php?annee=1949 ] . An intercontinental concert career ensued.

Yankov is a professor emeritus at the Conservatoire of Paris, where he held a professorship (1977-1991). He is still active as a concert pianist in France. [citenews|title=Récital de piano de Ventsislav Yankoff - Aude, April 9 2005 (biography) |author= |date=
publisher= |url=http://alainmarinaro.info/infoplus.php?id=65 ]

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