Lola Gjoka [SEP] date of death
Lola Gjoka
Lola Gjoka or Lola Aleksi (26 May 1910 – 6 October 1985) was an Albanian pianist.
Life.
Gjoka was born in Sevastapol in 1910, in an Albanian family originating from Bulgarec village near Korçë, which had emigrated out of Russia. She began learning the piano at the age of six, and her success was such that her father arranged for her to have lessons from the pianist Karalovy. In 1932 her family returned to Korçë, where Gjoka worked as an accompanist for singers including
- Mirko Gashi
- Lola Gjoka
- Pjetër Gjoka
- Gregory IV of Athens
- Milto Sotir Gurra
- Ibrahim Dalliu
- Halil Jaçellari
- Petro Janura
- Zef Jubani
- Ardian Klosi
- Jolanda Kodra
- Vedat Kokona
- Ernest Koliqi
- Shahin Kolonja
- Kostandin Kristoforidhi
- Mirela Kumbaro
- Çezar Kurti
- Donat Kurti
- Henrik Lacaj
- Loni Logori
- Gjekë Marinaj
- Vangjel Meksi
- Esad Mekuli
- Betim Muço