A recipient of the Ivan Vazov Medal for Bulgarian Culture and winner of the First Prize at the Washington International Competition for Pianists, Lora Tchekoratova is a concert pianist, piano pedagogue, artistic director, and festival maker. She made her debut at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and has since performed throughout the United States — most notably at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall, The Museum of Modern Art, and Alice Tully Hall — as well as at major venues across Europe, including in Italy, The Czech Republic, Sweden, Finland, Monte Carlo, France, Great Britain and her native Bulgaria.

Renowned for her interpretations of the Romantic repertoire, Ms. Tchekoratova is equally at home in new music. She has premiered and commissioned works by contemporary composers throughout her career, and has established a residency and commissioning program for living composers at the Off the Beaten Path Festival, with support from the National Culture Fund, Bulgaria. A devoted chamber musician, she performs regularly at chamber music venues, festivals and interdisciplinary events in collaboration with renowned artists from around the world, such as Dobrinka Tabakova, David Ludwig, Bella Hristova, Zlatomir Fung, Carol Wincenc, Mark Sparks, Randall Scarlata, and many others.

Lora Tchekoratova serves on the faculty of Mannes Prep at the New School College of Performing Arts, and as Artistic Director of Salon de Virtuosi, a New York organization dedicated to the promotion and nourishment of exceptional young classical musicians.

In 2018, she founded the Off the Beaten Path Foundation in Bulgaria, which she chairs. She holds a Bachelor of Music, Master of Music, and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from The Juilliard School.

Lora is a Steinway Artist.