Mariana Dimitrova Gurkova-Franco (Bulgarian: Марияна Димитрова Гуркова-Франко) is a Bulgarian pianist, born in Sofia. Gurkova, who nowadays is a naturalised Spanish citizen, settled in Madrid in 1988. A former head professor at Badajoz's Conservatory, she is a teacher at Madrid's Real Conservatorio Superior.
| 1985 |  VI Ettore Pozzoli, Seregno | 2nd prize |  Klára Würtz | |
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| 1989 |  I Jacinto e Inocencio Guerrero | 1st prize | ||
| 1989 | XXXII Premio de Jaén | 2nd prize |  Martin Zehn | |
| 1990 | X Paloma O'Shea, Santander | Semifinalist diploma | 1st prize void | |
| 1992 | XI Paloma O'Shea, Santander | Finalist prize | ||
| 1992 | VIII José Iturbi, Valencia | 3rd prize | 1st prize void. | |