Nediana P.-

Nediana P., born in Sofia, Bulgaria, performed numerous times in her early concert career with the Sofia and Bulgarian Symphony Orchestras in prestigious concert halls such as Bulgaria Hall and the hall of the Union of the Bulgarian Composers. Ms P. earned a Bachelor's degree in music from the L. Pipkov Music School in Sofia , graduating with honors, and a Master's degree in piano performance from the State Academy of Music in Sofia. She won first place in two important piano competitions in Sofia: the 1st of May and the Liszt-Bartok competitions. Ms P. continued her musical training by attending a master's class in Weimer, Germany, taught by Rudolf Kehler, and a two-year long masters' class taught by Almerindo d'Amato at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, where she studied the techniques and repertories of Italian composers. While in Italy, she performed at the renowned Sala Baldini and participated in the Festival Musicale delle Nazioni (Music Festival of the Nations).

Ms P. moved to America in 1994. She was granted American citizenship as an alien with exceptional abilities. Ms P. has given recitals in many venues such as St Mary's College in Maryland, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Capitol Hill Baptist Church, and the State Department.

Ms. P. has taught piano to hundreds of students over 20 years. Many of her students have earned top marks at recitals, festivals, and competitions, as well as winning state competitions in Virginia and North Carolina. She is a member of the National Association of Music Teachers and the Union of the Bulgarian Musicians. She has close connections with P&O Music Company in Shanghai, China representing top musicians from Shanghai Music Conservatory, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra as well as Shanghai Cana Business Consulting, Ltd. Together with her Chinese partners, Ms. P. is working on a project of cultural exchange between China and USA. In 2007, she established the Global Music Academy. She won recognition in 2008 by the Washington Family Magazine as one of the top best-music-teachers in the Metropolitan area.

Ms. P. was chosen as an honor member of the Cambridge Who's Who 2009-2010 registry of professionals and entrepreneurs worldwide. She is Founder and Artistic Director of Global Music & Dance Foundation, Inc. and Founder and Chair of the Annual Piano Competition “Young People and Italian Music”. She has been engaged to perform works by Bulgarian Composers and make CD/ DVD recordings