Biography
Mimoza Keka is a classical pianist based in Munich, working across solo recital, chamber music and artistic collaboration. Her programmes are shaped with a curator’s ear—linking Baroque architecture, Romantic intensity and contemporary sound worlds into a single, coherent musical narrative.
Her artistic profile is closely linked to research. She completed her doctoral degree in Musical Arts at the age of 26 with the dissertation “The Use of Digital Technologies in Quantitative Analysis of Piano Performance,” recognised for its originality and interdisciplinary significance. This work unfolded on stage through premiere performances of Samuel Barber’s Sonata Op. 26, Maurice Ravel’s Miroirs and Leoš Janáček’s In the Mists—approached with a performer’s intuition and an analyst’s precision.
Keka has appeared in venues and festivals across Europe and the United States, with engagements in cities including Paris, Rome, Prague, Bristol, Milan, Trieste, Siena, Istanbul and New York City. Festival appearances include Siena Summer Festival, Ohrid Summer Festival, Francophone Festival Soleil, Days of Macedonian Music, Golden Lyre Festival and Autumn Musical Festivities.
As a soloist with orchestra, she has collaborated with conductors including Sasha Nikolovski‑Gjumar, performing Saint‑Saëns’ Piano Concerto No. 2. At the Faculty of Music in Skopje she worked with appointed conductors and contributed to projects with the Chamber and Symphonic Orchestra of the Faculty. She also served as an artistic collaborator in the Opera Studio programme, supporting undergraduate and postgraduate vocal students in their operatic training.
She earned her Master of Arts Diploma under the mentorship of Prof. Lilya Zilberstein and continued her formation at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena (2015–2017). Additional artistic encounters include masterclasses with Alexei Volodin and Alexander Ghindin.
In 2022 she released her recording Non‑Fungible (Bach · Scriabin · Barber). Alongside concerts and recordings, she curates international projects in solo, chamber and lecture‑concert formats, remaining open to new artistic directions and collaborations. A central project is her lecture‑concert From Shadows to Light (concept 2025), scheduled for its first presentation in 2026 at the Bayerische Musikakademie Schloss Alteglofsheim.
Selected projects (highlights)
• 2017: Classical music projects in Sozopol and Skopje, with solo concerts and programmes featuring composers from North Macedonia (incl. Tomislav Zografski), supported by the Ministry of Culture.
• 2018: AUTUMNAL FAIRYTALE — charity concert for SOS Children’s Village Skopje.
• 2018–2019: Piano&Voice — part of New Cultural Wave, presenting works for solo piano and piano & voice.
• 2018: Recital in Rome with works by F. Liszt, C. Debussy, M. Ravel and composers from North Macedonia (incl. Tomislav Zografski).
• 2019 / 2021 / 2022: FESTIVE RHAPSODY — concert series at the Philharmonic in Skopje, supported by the Ministry of Culture.
• 2019: PIANO SOUND — international concert tour in Paris and Rome, supported by the Ministry of Culture.
• 2019: Selected as one of ten participants in TEME (Transnational European Music Entrepreneur), held in Trieste and Camerino, Italy (Creative Europe / Music Moves Europe).
• 2022: Projects in Skopje and New York, supported by the Ministry of Culture, promoting classical music through solo recitals.
• 2022: Invited pianist Francesca Orlando for a joint piano‑duo tour in Skopje and Bitola.
• 2023: Invited for a solo concert at Ohrid Summer Festival; a piano‑duo recital “Fidan” in the Philharmonic season 2022/2023; and a solo concert at Nazim Hikmet Culture Center in Istanbul.
Awards and distinctions
She is a prizewinner at international competitions including Pietro Argento, Giovani Talenti San Bartolomeo and Akordeon Art Plus, and a five‑time first‑prize winner at the national piano competition in North Macedonia. She is a member of the Association of Music Artists (SMUM).
Based in Munich, Keka continues to develop her artistic vision as performer, researcher and educator.
Selected Press
“Clear and creative imagination… precisely developed dynamics, articulation and rhythm… and an exceptionally well‑developed pianistic technique…”
— Doctoral Committee, Faculty of Music, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Skopje (1 June 2021)
“A highly professional and inspiring concert… capturing the nuances of the vocal ensemble—the combination of timbres, emotions, intonation and artistry.”
— Prof. Dr. Viktorija Kolarovska Gmirja (June 2022)
“Unique concert by pianist Mimoza Keka.”
— Ohrid Summer Festival (August 2023)
“Chamber cohesion on stage.”
— Skopje Philharmonic (June 2023)
“Pianist Keka created an emotional evening with her music.”
— Anadolu Agency (August 2023)
“Keka fascinates with emotional and physical strength… mastering Liszt’s Sonata in B minor with an inexplicably effortless approach.”
— Vaska Naumova Tomovska, Golden Lyre Festival (October 2017)