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Vlaeva’s Music Program:
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)
Sonata-Fantasia No. 2 Op. 19
I. Andante
II. Presto

Pancho Vladigerov (1899-1978)
Exotic Prelude Op. 17 No. 4
“Evening Song” (In modo arabo)

Nadejda Vlaeva
“Between Two Worlds”

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Liebestraum No. 3

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Sonata in B minor

Nadejda Vlaeva’s overwhelming musicality, poetic nature, and electrifying virtuosity have garnered accolades from many world-famous musicians. Lazar Berman called her talent “God-given”; Maestro Hans Graf observed that “her musicality and the depth of her interpretation amazed me,” and Arnold Steinhardt, leader of the Guarneri String Quartet, praised her as “one of those people of extraordinary ability whom we hope for, but rarely see.”

Ms. Vlaeva has given solo recitals and appeared with orchestras throughout Europe, Asia, and North America. She has been invited to numerous music festivals, including the Bortkiewicz Festival and the Northern Musical Evenings festival in Ukraine, Husum Rarities of Piano Music Festival in Germany, the Chopin Festival in Kosovo, Evmelia festival in Greece, Portland Piano International, Houston International Piano Festival, and she has performed in many prestigious concert halls such as Carnegie’s Zankel Hall, the Rose Hall at Lincoln Center, the Concertgebouw in The Netherlands, and the Oriental Arts Center in Shanghai.

Ms. Vlaeva is a Hyperion Recording Artist, and was the first pianist to record the complete Bach Transcriptions of Camille Saint-Saëns [“positively stunning,” BBC Music Magazine Instrumental CD of the Month]. The CD’s opening track inspired the award winning short animation movie “Ouverture” that premiered at the Lincoln Center Film Festival in New York. Vlaeva received the Grand Prix ‘Liszt’ du Disque for her “Piano Music of Liszt” CD. Her newest CD, with world-premiere recordings of works by the noted Bulgarian composer Pancho Vladigerov, is being released by Hyperion Records in May 2021.

Ms. Vlaeva has been a frequent guest at “The EG Conference” where she has collaborated with BBC Planet Earth and with the violinist Joshua Bell. Ms. Vlaeva is a strong advocate of music from her own country and frequently performs works by Bulgarian composers. As part of a piano duo with the pianist Ivajla Kirova, she recorded works by Vladigerov and Raichev/Krushev. Vlaeva’s original composition “Cascades” is being published this year by Contemporary Composer’s Circle, and her own arrangement and recording of Brahms’ Lullaby is available on the disc “Lullabies”, recently released by Weltklassik am Klavier.

Nadejda Vlaeva was born in Sofia, Bulgaria. At age 15 she won First Prize at the Liszt competition in Lucca, Italy. Among other prizes and awards earned by Ms. Vlaeva are Third Prize at the International Liszt Competition in Budapest, and the Yamaha Award for the best interpretation of Brahms in Weimar. She currently divides her time between New York and Europe.

Nadejda Vlaeva is a Yamaha Artist.

Salon Series is generously supported by Louis K. and Susan P. Meisel, Sandy and Stephen Perlbinder, The Jeannette and H. Peter Kriendler Charitable Trust, and sponsored by Yamaha Artist Services, Inc.

Friday Nights are made possible, in part, by Presenting Sponsor, Bank of America.
Additional support provided by Sandy and Stephen Perlbinder.