2011 Academy
Faculty - Prof. Tomislav Nedelkovic-Baynov
Prof. Tomislav Nedelkovic-Baynov
Professor of piano at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik Trossingen.
Born in Sofia, Bulgaria, Prof. Baynov studied at the National Academy of Music in Sofia with the Neuhaus pupils Prof. Konstantin Ganev and Julia Ganeva. He further studied piano and composition with V. Savova, P. Wladigeroff and L. Nikolov.
In 1981, Prof. Baynov emigrated to Germany and undertook graduate studies (artist and solo diplomas) with Prof. Johan van Beek at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik Trossingen.
A prizewinner at many international piano competitions, he is both Founder (1989) and Artistic Director of the Baynov-Piano-Ensemble that dedicates its repertoire to works for several pianos.
Prof. Baynov conducts master classes in Germany, Italy, Bulgaria, China, Singapore and Canada.
In 2002 he was appointed guest professor at the University of Qing Dao and at other Chinese universities.
His performances include numerous solos, chamber music and orchestral concerts with a repertoire of 42 piano concertos, radio and television broadcasts and 18 CD productions.
Prof. Baynov performs as a concert pianist and soloist with renown orchestras on all five continents.