The Munich-born pianist is one of the most promising musical talents of her generation .

Now 22 years old, she received her first piano lessons, besides instruction in violin, flute, and singing, at the age of five .

At the age of eight, she gave her first piano recital; at twelve, she was accepted as a pre-college student at the University Mozarteum and the "Institute for Promotion of Outstanding Talents" in Salzburg .

Valentina Babor was instructed by Ludmila Gourari, Karl-Heinz Kämmerling and Elisso Wirssaladze. She is currently studying with Gerhard Oppitz at the University for Music and Performing Arts in Munich and receives additionally important suggestions from the Hungarian pianist András Schiff .

Already at a very early age, the young pianist won a number of first prizes - for instance, at the age of six years, in the competition "Jugend musiziert" and "Klavierpodium der Jugend" .

A lot of other first prizes followed in international youth competitions :

In 1989 and 1999 with the "Münchner Klavierpodium der Jugend",
in 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2007 with the "Grotian Steinweg Piano Competition",
as well as with "Jugend musiziert" in the years 1996, 1999, 2002 and 2005 .

Since her 10th year Valentina Babor has played solo and orchestra concerts on many renowned stages in Europe and Asia, including Salzburg, Vienna,St. Petersburg, Paris, Barcelona and Peking, and at various international festivals, such as the " Kissinger Summer ", the "Braunschweiger Classix", the "Alpen Classic Festival" in Bad Reichenhall, and the "Biennale Film Festival" in Venice .

Her mature musicianship, linked with her brilliant piano technique, has brought her great recognition since childhood .

Thus she was chosen in 1999 as the most promising hope of the rising generation; in 2006 she received from the European cultural endowment foundation "Europa musicale" the classical prize "Rising Stars" .