Hello everyone, I am a classical and jazz pianist, composer in both styles and a music engraver. I was born in 2001 and have been playing the piano since the age of 6 as well as have been composing since the age of 14. In my biography, I have a significant number of prizes from national and international competitions, having also the honour of playing in halls like Carnegie Hall, Concertgebouw, Royal Albert Hall, Musikverein.

My education began at National School of Arts – Prof. Veselin Stoyanov in Ruse, Bulgaria where I received his specialised music education degree in 2019. I have also a bachelor’s degree of classical piano at Prince Claus Conservatory, Groningen with teacher Paul Komen. Then I continued until present my studies on private practice with Paul Komen and Anastasia Goldberg.

I have participated as well in many masterclasses with names such as Jonathan Fournel, prof. Ludmil Angelov, prof. Atanas Kurtev, prof. Milena Mollova, Aglika Genova and Luben Dimitrov, prof. Bozhidar Noev, prof. Yuri Bogdanov, prof. Ilona Timchenko, prof. Borislava Taneva, prof. Jean Bernard – Pommier, Evgeni Bozhanov.

Additionally, I have also played as a soloist with Mihail Jora philharmonic orchestra, Ruse philharmonic orchestra and Athens sinfonietta.

Some of my professional achievements include:

• 2^nd prize in Rian de Waal Foundation Composition Competition for Horse Freestyle, the Netherlands (2022)
• Special prize “Talent of the Decade”, awarded for artistic achievements in the past 10 years, Bulgaria (2021)
• Special prize “ppIANISSIMO” in International Composition Competition “Artistes en Herbe”, Belgium (2020)
• Prize “Olga Kamburova” for young talent and incredible artistic achievements in the year, awarded by the Bulgarian National Radio (2018)
• Honourable mention in International Competition for Chamber Music “Concertino Praga”, Czech Republic (2018)
• 1^st prize in International Competition “Franz Schubert”, Bulgaria (2017)
• Gran Prix in “Tudor Dumitrescu” International Competition, Romania (2017)
• 1^st prize in National Student Accompaniment Competition, Bulgaria (2017)
• 1^st prize in International Music Talent Competition “American Protege”, the USA (2014)

I have also a significant experience in chamber music, accompaniment, choral music and orchestra playing as a part of the orchestra. Have worked with conductors such as sir Antonio Pappano, Iván Fischer, Gustavo Dudamel, Alexandre Bloch, Ilan Volkov, Elias Grandy, Kazushi Ono, Anthony Gabriele, Peter Stark, Benjamin Pope, Timothy Henty, Ben Palmer, Krzysztof Urbański and Ludwig Wicki. His orchestra experience includes having worked with orchestras such as Brussels Philharmonic, Noordpool Orkest, Noord Nederlands Orkest, Het Balletorkest, EUYO, SHFO, YOF.

Last but not least, I love sharing my knowledge with others and help them grow. As a result, I am giving piano lessons to all types of levels. It is never late to start following your passion and dreams! Just contact me on my email address and we can find an arrangement.

CONTACT

e-mail: [email protected]