Ekaterina Frolova & Vesselin Stanev

Ekaterina Frolova & Vesselin Stanev Monday 5 October 2026, 7:30pm Stoller Hall ?22.50 Book tickets The pianist Vesselin Stanev, who is originally from Varna (Bulgaria), studied at the Music Academy in Sofia, with Dmitri?Bashkirov?at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, with Alexis Weissenberg and at the Conservatoire National?Supe?rieur?de Musique in Paris. Further inspiration came from Peter Feuchtwanger in London. The Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow and the Concours Marguerite Long ? Jacques Thibaud saw him as a?prize-winner. He regularly performs in major concert halls in Europe, such as the Wigmore Hall in London, the Philharmonie?Berlin, the Gewandhaus Leipzig or the Salle?Gaveau?in Paris. He also travels to the Nordic countries, to Eastern and South-Eastern Europe,?Russia and Japan. He devotes particular attention to chamber music, for example with the violinist Ekaterina Frolova, the flautist Eva?Oertle?or the cellist?Zolta?n?Despond. He has made?numerous?CD recordings for RCA, Sony Classical and the Bulgarian label Gega New.?? Programme: Clara Schumann 3 romances for violin and piano op. 22 Richard Strauss Sonata for violin and piano E flat major op. 18 Karol Szymanowski Mythes for violin and piano op. 30 Maurice Ravel Sonata for violin and piano n? 2 G major