# Ventsislav Yankov

> Ventsislav Yankov was a Bulgarian pianist and pedagogue. He was born in Sofia on 24 March 1926. Trained in Berlin, he settled in France in 1946; three years later he won ex-aequo with Aldo Ciccolini the III Concours Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud's Grand Prize. An intercontinental concert career ensued. Yankov was a professor emeritus at the Conservatoire of Paris, where he held a professorship (1977–1991). As of 2005, he was still active as a concert pianist in France. He was a recognized interpreter of the music of Frédéric Chopin. Yankov died in Paris on 8 January 2022, at the age of 95.

*Bulgarian pianist (1926–2022)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Born:** 1926-03-24
- **Died:** 2022-01-08
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 39.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 15.0 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 6.8 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/1958113)
- [فينتيسلاف يانكوف](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%81_%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%83%D9%88%D9%81)
- [Венцеслав Янков](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%86%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2_%D0%AF%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2)
- [Wenzislaw Jankow](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wenzislaw_Jankow)
- [Ventsislav Yankov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventsislav_Yankov)
- [Ventsislav Yankoff](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventsislav_Yankoff)
- [Янков, Венцеслав](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AF%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%2C_%D0%92%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%86%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/4060ae01-2dc5-4c7d-9dfe-f5ce6db2abb1)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3555633)

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