BULGARIA
- date of birth: August 22, 1988
- studied at the National Academy of Music in Sofia with Prof. Anatoli Krastev and the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía in Madrid with Prof. Natalia Shakhovskaya;
- participated in masterclasses given by David Geringas, Frans Helmerson, Arto Noras, Natalia Gutman, Antônio Meneses, Lluis Claret, Young-Chang Cho, Thomas Carroll, Robert Cohen, Maria Kliegel, Reinhard Latzko, Thomas Demenga;
- performed as a soloist in Austria, Brazil, France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Greece, Serbia, Slovakia, Russia, Bulgaria.
Prizes: laureate of the Liezen International Cello Competition, International Competition Jeunesses Musicale in Belgrade
Program:
First Round
Piatti Caprice Op. 25 No. 6
Haydn Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major Hob. VIIb/1
Schumann Adagio and Allegro in A flat major Op. 70
Second Round
Schubert Arpeggione Sonata in A minor D. 821
Crumb Sonata for Solo Cello
Rostropovich Humoresque Op. 5
Semifinal
Enescu Cello Sonata No. 2 in C major Op. 26
Prokofiev Cello Sonata in C major Op. 119
Final
Prokofiev Sinfonia Concertante in E minor Op. 125
