The Munich-born pianist is one of the most promising musical talents of her generation. Now 24 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 K?mmerling, Elisso Wirssaladze and Gerhard Oppitz and receives important suggestions from the Hungarian pianist András Schiff.

Since 2013 she continues her studying as a master student with the Finnish pianist Antti Siirala.

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". Many other prizes followed at 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.