DANIELA DIKOVA

DANIELA DIKOVA

Born in Sofia, DANIELA DIKOVA graduated from Prof. Lili Atanasova’s class at the Bulgarian State Conservatory, where she later completed a specialization in chamber music and collaborative piano. She has participated as an accompanist at international competitions such as the “Belvedere” in Vienna, the “Tchaikovsky” in Moscow, and many others. From 1985 to 1993 she was the staff pianist for Prof. Petko Radev’s clarinet class at the National Music Academy in Sofia, and from 1988 she has served in the same capacity for the Academy’s violin department. Her extensive chamber music experience includes performances with various chamber ensemble partners, including Petko Radev and violinist Ginka Gichkova. After many years of duo collaboration with the American cellist Geoffrey Dean, she founded the Ardenza Trio in 2005. She has made numerous recordings for Bulgarian National Radio and Television, and has concertized in Italy, Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, Korea, and other countries.