On April 4, 2026, the International Piano Competition "Viva Piano" was held at the "Lyubomir Pipkov" National Music School, Sofia.
Students from the piano school, taught by Anita Bogdanova, performed with dignity and won the following awards:
Second age group:
- Chara Yanakieva
Third age group:
- Bozhidara Ingilizova
- Nika Yanakieva
- Siyana Borisova
Seventh age group:
- Teodora Georgieva
- Dan Hristov
The participants were evaluated by an international jury with established musicians from Austria, Bulgaria, Italy, Korea and the USA. The commissions were composed of:
From the 1st to the 4th group Evgenia Radoslavova /Austria/, Rada Chomakova /Bulgaria/, Raycho Hristov /Bulgaria/
Commission from 5 to 9 groups composed of Hanna Lee /Korea-USA/, Stefano Mancuso /Italy/, Yong Jung Jo /Korea-USA/.
Congratulations to all the students and their teacher for their hard work and successes!
