Ventsislav Yankov
Ventsislav Yankov 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. An intercontinental concert career ensued. Yankov is a professor emeritus at the Conservatoire of Paris, where he held a professorship. As of 2005, he was still active as a concert pianist in France. He is a recognized interpreter of the music of Frédéric Chopin.
