On the 9th July I will be performing at the charming little venue, Burgh House in Hampstead. This is a part of Hampstead Music Club‘s three annual concerts by professionals. I have been a member of Hampstead Music Club for almost ten years now and in the last four years I have also served as […]

Kosovo Diaspora, a website dedicated to highlighting the achievements of Kosovans living abroad, has asked me for an interview. Here’s the link: http://kosovodiaspora.org/2014/06/23/yllka-istrefi-talent-beyond-borders/  

On 26th of March, I was a guest on Jo Whitehall’s show at Croydon Radio studio. We talked about my recent concert at the Fairfield Halls in Croydon, as well as my upcoming concert with the Kosovo Philharmonic Orchestra at the Chopin Festival, where I will perform Saint-Saens’ second piano concerto. We talked marathons and […]

On 25th May 2014, I will be running again. This time it’s Edinburgh Marathon and I will run for a really good cause, for the Mental Health Foundation. These are the key areas in which their work is focused: improve policy and practice in mental health, campaign to raise awareness and remove stigma, provide high quality […]

I recently performed at Blackheath Halls in London, at their Fundraising series organised by the Friends of Blackheath Halls. The concert took place at the Recital Hall and was very well attended. I was asked to perform a work by Prokofiev, since Prokofiev’s son Oleg lived in Blackheath and some of his works are permanently […]

TCS Amsterdam Marathon 20th October 2013. Time 3:54:04. If I wasn’t a pianist, I would have been a runner.

On September 24th I opened the 2013-14 season of the Music at Lunchtime series at Farnham. The concerts take place at Farnham United Reformed Church, in South Street and this was my third visit there. Concerts are organised by John Mansfield, who has now become also a good friend! This review was published in Farnham […]