Pianist Marina Staneva won the Sam Hutchings Piano Prize in 2019 and was designated a Young Steinway Arts the following year. Staneva made her recording debut in 2019 on the album A Love Letter to Liverpool. She has appeared as a soloist and collaborative pianist at major venues in London and has also performed with the Liverpool Philharmonic and appeared on the Classic FM radio network. Signed to Chandos, Staneva released the album Slavic Roots: Vladigerov, Tabakova in 2022. She followed that up in 2023 with an album of works by Federico Mompou.