Ventsislav Yankov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ventsislav Yankov

Bulgarian pianist

Date of Birth: 24-Mar-1926

Place of Birth: Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria

Profession: pianist

Nationality: France, Bulgaria

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Ventsislav Yankov (Bulgarian: ????????? ?????) (born 24 March 1926) 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 (1977–1991).
As of 2005, he was still active as a concert pianist in France.
He is a recognized interpreter of the music of Frédéric Chopin.