Lunchtime recital: Lily Petrova, Piano

Join us for this recital series by students of the Royal Academy of Music

Free admission, donations encouraged

Programme:

Prokofiev- Selections from Romeo and Juliet, op.75

Schumann- Fantasie in C, op.17

Bartok- Piano Sonata, Sz. 80

Lily Petrova:

Lily Petrova (b. 2003) began her piano studies at the age of six. She received her formative
education at The Purcell School of Music with Professor Tatiana Sarkissova and is currently
continuing her studies at The Royal Academy of Music under Professor Joanna MacGregor
CBE.
As a concert pianist, chamber musician, and curator with a diverse musical background
rooted in Bulgarian folk song and dance, Lily champions rarely performed works and
explores the boundaries of classical music performance through other art forms. She played
a key role in founding the Forgotten Melodies Society, an organization created to provide
more concert opportunities for conservatoire students in London and to perform rarely heard
pieces. Subsequently, she founded the Muse and Fashion Collective, aiming to bridge the
gap between art forms such as fashion and dance, and to introduce classical music to
children.
Lily has performed at prestigious venues including Wigmore Hall, Cadogan Hall, St. Martin-
in-the-Fields, and the Royal Overseas League. She was invited to perform at a welcoming
concert for the Bulgarian Cultural Minister and conductor Nayden Teodorov at the Bulgarian
Cultural Institute. Internationally, Lily has performed across Europe in countries such as Italy,
Germany, and Bulgaria, including the Bulgaria Hall in Sofia. She has played at the Piano
Extravaganza festival in Sofia and recently participated in the first complete performance of
Kurtág’s Játékok at the Royal Academy of Music Piano Summer Festival.
She is the first prizewinner of numerous international piano competitions, including the
Springboard Festival Concerto Competition, which led to her performance of Arensky’s
Fantasia with the Brighton Youth Orchestra conducted by Andrew Sherwood. She was a
category winner at the Rickmansworth Young Musician of the Year and most recently won
third prize at the Pietro Argento Competition in Italy.
Lily has received guidance from esteemed musicians such as Bernd Goetzke, Imogen
Cooper, Dmitri Alexeev, Steven Osborne, Barbara Szczepańska, Ludmil Angelov, Hinrich
Alpers, Sontraud Speidel, and Nicholas Walker, among others. Her chamber music coaches
include Adrian Brendel, Nathan Braude, and Nicola Eimer. As a chamber musician, she
performed alongside the Kaleidoscope Collective at the Side-by-Side project at the Royal
Academy of Music Chamber Music Festival and has toured England with violist Vanessa
Hristova. She also performed the Poulenc Two-Piano Concerto at the Bushey Festival.