Bach to Broadway
June 5, 2022
Unitarian Universalist Church
Bridgeport, CT
Solo and duet piano concert with Dave Childs
November 20, 2021
All Saints' Episcopal Church
Harrison, NY
Concert of Classical, jazz, pop & piano duet with Dave Childs
Solo Recital
November 2, 2019
All Saints' Episcopal Church
Harrison, NY
Works by Philip Glass, Pancho Vladigerov and Nikolai Kapustin
Music for Youth
November 5, 2022
Pequot Library
Southport, CT
Works by Schumann, Chopin and Popper with Gjorgj Kroqi, cello
Music for Youth
February 26, 2022
Pequot Library
Southport, CT
Works by Glazunov, Rimski-Korsakov and Rachmaninoff with Gjorgj Kroqi, cello
Alexander Scriabin
Ten Piano Sonatas
December 25, 2020
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Ten Piano Sonatas
Double CD, recorded at Oktaven Audio, Mt. Vernon, NY
December 25, 2020
The double album with Scriabin's ten piano sonatas was officially released on December 25, 2020, in honor of the composer's birthday, and is now available for purchase through Amazon, Apple Music, Spotify, other popular streaming services as well as on this website.
Recorded, edited and mastered by Ryan Streber at Oktaven Audio, Mt. Vernon, NY
Assistant engineers: Teng Chen, Edwin Huet and Charles Mueller
Hamburg Steinway D tuned by Dan Jessie
Cover design: Elina Christova
Art and photography: Aglika Darakchieva
Produced by Paper Heart Media © 2020
Connecticut's Own Concert Series
September 15, 2019
Wilton Library
Wilton, CT
Works by Bohuslav Martinů and Monte Morgenstern
Summit Music Festival & Institute
July 30, 2019
Manhattanville College
Purchase, NY
Recital featuring the music of Albert Markov and J. S. Bach with Albert Markov, violin
Chapel of the Holy Spirit
February 7, 2018
Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT
Solo faculty recital
Musical Treasures from Bulgaria
May 24, 2017
Weill Recital Hall
New York, NY
Solo and chamber music recital with Stanichka Dimitrova, violin
Rosewood Fanning Piano Competition
June 29-30, 2019
Union College
Schenectady, NY
Adjudicator and participant in juror recital
World Piano Teachers Conference
June 27-July 3, 2018
Isidor Bajic Music School
Novi Sad, Serbia
All-Scriabin recital
International Piano Festival
June 1, 2017
Cervantes Hall
Havana, Cuba
All-Scriabin recital
Sofia Music Weeks Festival
May 31, 2014
National Palace of Culture
Sofia, Bulgaria
Solo recital with works by Mompou and Scriabin
Performance
Past
Chamber Music
Elina has been paired up with great musicians for some fabulous music over the years, and she is always on the lookout for new projects. In 2017 she performed with Bulgarian violinist Stanichka Dimitrova at Weill Recital Hall, where the highlight of their program was the violin sonata by Milcho Leviev. In 2012 Elina recorded the complete Beethoven violin sonatas as part of the Elan Duo at Radford University in Virginia, after performing the works extensively throughout the US. She has worked with fantastic singers, performing Barber's Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Ives and Bernstein songs, and a song cycle by Lee Hoiby with soprano Jennie Foster. As part of the Baroque to Modern Concert Series in Trumbull, she performed Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time with clarinetist Sam Kaestner, violinist Andrew Smith and cellist Andrea Mills.
Weill Recital Hall, NY
Accompaniment
Well-versed in the standard and lesser known vocal and instrumental repertoire, Elina is a frequently requested pianist for Juilliard and MSM Prep auditions, local orchestra competitions, and recitals. She most recently performed with violinist Albert Markov in a recital featuring his own compositions at the Summit Music Festival and Institute at Manhattanville College.