Piano
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Applied Piano
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About
As at home in chamber music as in the solo piano repertoire, Aglika Angelova brings a world-class technique, a deeply-embedded musicality and infectious enthusiasm to her playing and teaching. A Steinway artist, she has been praised for her “sure and powerful touch,” “exultant, energetic intelligence,” “undoubted brilliance,” and “rich tone and formidable abilities.”
Born in Bulgaria and educated in Germany where she studied with the eminent pianist and pedagogue Volker Banfield, Aglika Angelova came to the United States in 1997 and joined the piano faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. There she co-founded the Jupiter Trio with violinist Robert Waters and cellist Julian Hersh. The group has attracted significant international attention after winning a Gold Medal and First Prize at the 4th Annual Osaka International Chamber Music Competition and releasing its first CD with trios by Hummel, Mozart and Dvorak. In 2004 the Jupiter Trio released its second CD on the Bridge Records label. After garnering much critical acclaim, the recording was awarded the Samuel Sanders Collaborative Artist Award by the Classical Recording Foundation.
Aglika Angelova is a recipient of numerous awards and has served as Artist-in-Residence at the Limassol Festival, the Banff Center for the Arts, the Moab Music Festival and the Olympic Music Festival, among others. She has appeared in countless solo recitals, orchestra and chamber music concerts in her native Bulgaria as well as in Germany, Belgium, Cyprus, Lithuania, the United States, Canada, Japan and throughout the Pacific Rim.
Aglika Angelova is a devoted teacher and coach. She has given numerous master classes throughout the United States. In addition to her activities at DePaul School of Music, she serves as Faculty-in-Residence at the Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra in California as well as at the annual Yehudi Menuhin Chamber Music Seminar at the San Francisco State University.