Born in Sofia, Bulgaria. Piano studies with James Douglass, Andrew Harley, Arkady Aronov, and Morey Ritt. Studies at Vladigerov Convservatory and Mannes College of Music. B.M. (magna cum laude) and an M.A. from Queens College. D.M.A. in collaborative piano from University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
     Recipient of over a dozen artistic and academic awards including several Chamber Music Live awards, the Mark Kyrkostas Award (twice), two Rathaus Family Memorial Awards, and The Presser Scholarship. First prize winner of Svetoslav Obretinov Bulgarian National Piano Competition and Dimitar Nenov Bulgarian National Piano Competition.
      Solo and chamber music performances throughout Europe and the U.S., including on Bulgarian National Television and in the Schola Grande de San Giovanni Evangelista as a participant at the Venice Piano Festival. Former faculty, United Nations International School. Adjunct lecturer, Queens College. Premiere performances of works by Martín Kutnowski, Michael Capobianco, Jae Hong Lee, James Borgas, Matthew Samorov, and Crystal Young, among others.