Ventsislav Yankov

Ventsislav Yankov (Венцислав Янков) (24 March 1926 – 8 January 2022) was a Bulgarian pianist and pedagogue. He was born in Sofia on 24 March 1926 and trained in Berlin. Yankov settled in France in 1946 and went on to win the III Concours Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud's Grand Prize in a tie with Aldo Ciccolini three years later. He had a successful concert career spanning continents and was recognized for his interpretations of Frédéric Chopin's music. Yankov served as a professor emeritus at the Conservatoire of Paris from 1977 to 1991 and continued performing as a concert pianist in France until 2005. He passed away in Paris on 8 January 2022 at the age of 95.