Born in Sofia, Bulgaria, Lora started studying violin at the age of 5 in the National School of Music “Lyubomir Pipkov” in Sofia, in the class of the most prominent  Bulgarian pedagogue Blagorodna Taneva. Since 2022 she is a student of prof. Kolja Blacher at the Academy of Music “Hanns Eisler” in Berlin.

Her international achievements include major prizes from competitions like: “Andrea Postacchini “ and “Piccolo Violino” in Italy, “Anton Rubinstein” Germany, “Odesa” Ukraine, “Concertino Praga”, Czech Republic. In 2020 she won First Prize from the International Violin Competition “Leonid Kogan” in Brussels and in 2021 she was awarded First Prize from “Tibor Varga Junior” Violin Competition in Switzerland which leads to multiple concert opportunities for her and an invitation by the Swiss Artist Agency “AMG Rising Stars” to perform recitals in Basel and Geneva.

She has been appearing as a soloist in many festivals in concerts, to name some of them: “Colourful Days of Bulgaria” Germany, “Musica Mundi” Belgium, „Treasures of Bulgaria” Carnegie Hall, New York and others in France, Italy, Greece, Switzerland, Portugal, Austria and worked with conductors Domenico Mason, Giancarlo Guarino, Leonid Kerbel, Marek Šedivý, Alexander Gordon.

Lora is also committed to chamber and ensemble music playing. She is often invited by some of the outstanding musicians of the new generations but also by prominent names in classical music to share the stage in different festivals and events in Germany, Finland, Switzerland and Bulgaria. She played alongside Boris Garlitsky, Thomas Riebl, Alexander Zemtsov, Andrey Baranov, Stefan Tarara, Sergey Malov, Kyril Zlotnikov and the members of Stradivari quartet. Lora is a scholarship holder of Leonidas Kavakos for the year 2021.

She plays a 1869 violin by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, kindly given to her by “Villa Musica” Foundation in Germany.

First Round

• J. S. Bach: Sonata No. 1 G minor BWV 1001
  • 2. Fuga (6')
• N. Paganini: Caprices for solo violin op. 1, No. 11 (4')
• W. A. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 KV 219
  • 1. Allegro Aperto (9')
• C. Franck: Sonata A major
  • 2. Allegro (9')

Second Round

• P. R. Flys: Sonata for solo Violin (6')
  • 1. Lento capriccioso - Vivo
  • 2. Largo - Allegretto
• E. Ysaÿe: Violin Sonata op. 27 No. 5 in G major (9')
  • 1. L'Aurore
  • 2. Danse Rustique
• W. A. Mozart: Violin Sonata in G major KV 301 (15')
  • 1. Allegro con spirito
  • 2. Allegro
• C. Debussy: Sonata in G minor for Violin and Piano L 140 (15')
  • 1. Allegro vivo
  • 2. Intermède. Fantasque et léger
  • 3. Finale. Très animé
• C. Saint-Saëns: Introduction et Rondo Capriccioso op. 28 (10')

Piano: UdK accompanist

Finale

• S. Prokofjew: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major (21')
  • 1. Andantino
  • 2. Scherzo: Vivacissimo
  • 3. Moderato – Allegro moderato