Mimoza Keka

• 2018 first prize-laureate at International competition ‘‘Akordeon Art Plus” Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
• 2010 second prize at International competition ‘‘Pietro Argento’’ Gioia del Colle, Italy,
• 2009 second prize at International competition ‘‘Giovanni Talenti’’ San Bartolomeo, Italy,
• 2008 second prize at International competition Nis, Serbia,
• 2007 and 2010 first prizes at the State Competition in Skopje, North Macedonia.

I am a classical concert pianist, scholar with interests in different fields: chamber music, collaborative piano, piano duo, musicology, digital technologies and research.

In 2021 I defended my doctoral dissertation ”The use of digital technologies in quantitative analysis of piano performance” and made a premiere performance of Sonata op. 26 from Samuel Barber and premiere integral performance of ”Miroirs” from Maurice Ravel and ”In the mists” from Leoš Janáček in the country. Therefore in 2021 I was awarded her Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance from SS. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje.

Since studying at the Faculty of Music in Skopje with Prof. Todor Svetiev and Prof. Lilya Zilberstein, obtaining a Bachelor of Music (2015) and Master of Music Arts (2017), as well as being awarded in 2021 with a Doctor of Music Arts in Piano Performance, had numerous concerts as a solo artist, with concerto appearances, solo recitals and chamber concerts. Moreover, became member of the Association of Music Artists (SMUM).

I have also performed in a number of master classes with highly acclaimed pianists such as Alexei Volodin, Alexander Ghindin, as well as participating in professional trainings at prestigious music academies including Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, Italy with world-renowned pianist, maestra Lilya Zilberstein from 2015 to 2017