Austrian-Bulgarian pianist Donka Angatscheva to perform in Sofia

Austrian-based pianist Donka Angatscheva will perform with the Sofia Philharmonic on 22 January, bringing her Bösendorfer grand piano for the concert. She is one of a select group of artists associated with the renowned piano brand, alongside legendary performers such as András Schiff, Christoph Eschenbach, Rudolf Buchbinder, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Tori Amos and Peter Gabriel.

In Sofia, Angatscheva will perform Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488, conducted by Maestro Johannes Kalitzke. The programme will also feature Arnold Schoenberg's symphonic poem Pelleas und Melisande, Op. 5.

Angatscheva holds a Master's degree from the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, and has completed further studies at the renowned Queen Elisabeth College in Brussels. She has performed with leading orchestras on major stages worldwide, including the Golden Hall of the Musikverein, Vienna’s Konzerthaus, and the Tonhalle in Zurich.

She has released nine CDs and taught at the Vienna Conservatory for over eight years, delivering masterclasses at universities across Europe and South America. In 2023, she was named Woman of the Year by the Austrian magazine Look. From 2025, she will serve as curator of the Bösendorfer Klavierwelten concert series and as president of the International Chopin Society in Vienna. She will also receive the Gold Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria.

Editor: Miglena Ivanova
Posted in English by E. Radkova