Daniela Shtereva
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EMPLOYMENT
2008 to date - Naples Philharmonic, Florida, tenure contract
EDUCATION
2003-2006 - Carnegie Mellon University - Artist Diploma
2000-2002 - Louisiana State University School of Music - Master of Music in Violin Performance
1997-2000 - State Music Academy “Pancho Vladigerov” (Sofia, Bulgaria) - Bachelor of Arts, Major Violin
1985-1997 - School of Music “Dobrin Petkov” (Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
Diploma of High Specialized Education in Arts and Culture
MAJOR VIOLIN TEACHERS
♦ 2003-2006 - Prof. Cyrus Forough, (former student of David Oistrakh)
♦ 2000-2002 - Prof. Kevork Mardirossian, (former student of Yfrah Neaman)
♦ 1997-2000 - Prof. Evgenia-Maria Popova, (former student of Leonid Kogan), Prof. Yosif Radionov
♦ 1985-1997 - Elena Koynova, Elena Doykova
RELEASED SOLO RECORDINGS
♦ Five Compact Discs for “Music Minus One”, USA, 1999-2000:
- Mischa Elman Favorite Encores, MMO CD 3162
- Mischa Elman Concert Favorites, MMO CD 3163
- Jascha Heifetz Favorite Encores, MMO CD 3164
- Kreisler Favorite Encores, MMO CD 3165
- Mozart Violin Concerto No.2 in D major, KV 211, MMO CD 3167
COMPETITIONS
♦ 1st Prize - Washington International String Competition - Washington DC, May 19-21, 2006
♦ 1st Prize - National Society of Arts and Letters Lynn University STRAD Violin competition - Boca Raton, FL, February 10-11, 2007
♦ 1st Prize - American Society of Musicians Auditions - Chicago, IL, March 18, 2007
♦ Winner - Sorantin Award International Competition String Division - San Angelo, TX, November 19-20, 2004
♦ Winner - Pittsburgh Concert Society Major Auditions - Pittsburgh, PA, May 15, 2004
♦ Winner - Concerto Competition - Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, March 14-16, 2004
♦ Winner - String Division of Sorantin Award International Competition - San Angelo, TX, November 19-20, 2004
♦ Winner - Music Teachers National Association South Central Division Competition - Louisiana, January 27, 2002
♦ Winner - Music Teachers National Association State Competition - Louisiana, October 27, 2001
♦ Winner - Dean Concerto Competition - Louisiana State University School of Music, Baton Rouge, LA, USA, 2001
♦ Semi-finals - Sarasate International Violin Competition - Pamplona, Spain, September 14-21, 2007
♦ Semi-finals - Michael Hill International Violin Competition - Queenstown-Auckland, New Zealand, June 1-9, 2007
♦ Semi-finals - Indianapolis 7th Quadrennial International Violin Competition - Indianapolis, IL, September 1-17, 2006
♦ Semi-finals - 9th International Violin Competition Jean SIBELIUS - Helsinki, Finland, November 2005
♦ 2nd Place - National Finalist - Music Teachers National Association - Cincinnati, March 18, 2002
♦ 3rd prize - Pancho Vladigerov International Competition for violin and piano - Shumen, Bulgaria, May 2011
♦ 4th prize - Szeryng International Violin Competition - Toluca, Mexico, February 25 - March 3, 2013
♦ Finalist - William Byrd Young Artist Competition - Flint, Michigan, March 1, 2008
♦ First round - Queen Elizabeth Violin Competition - Brussels, Belgium, May 2005
♦ 1st Prize - Swiss Music - International Competition “Earth and Men” - Sofia, Bulgaria, April 28-May 6, 2000
♦ 2nd Prize - Fifth International Competition for Violinists “Andrea Postacchini” - Fermo, Italy, May 31, 1998
♦ 1st Prize - First All-Bulgarian Academic Competition - Plovdiv, Bulgaria, November 15-18, 1994
♦ 2nd Prize - Tenth National Competition “Svetoslav Obretenov” - Provadia, Bulgaria, March 30 - April 6, 1986
SOLO APPEARANCES WITH ORCHESTRA
♦ June 21, 2012 - Jean Sibelius - Concerto for violin and orchestra op.47, d minor, Conductor: Grigor Palikarov, Pzardjik Symphony, Bulgaria
♦ June 19, 2012 - Astor Piazzolla - Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, Condusctor; Aleksei Izmirliev, Dobrich Chamber Orchestra, Bulgaria
♦ December 12, 2011 - Astor Piazzolla - Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, Conductor: William Noll, Fifth avenue chamber orchestra, Naples, Florida
♦ May 9, 2011 - Henryk Wieniawski – Violin Concerto No.2, Op.22, Conductor: Nayden Todorov, Rousse Symphony, Bulgaria
♦ March 15-16, 2008 - Piotr Tchaikowski – Violin Concerto, Conductor: Dr. Jon Robertson, Redlands Symphony Orchestra, CA, USA
♦ February 11, 16, 17 2008 - Piotr Tchaikowski – Violin Concerto, Conductor: Dr. Jon Robertson, Lynn Philharmonia, Boca Raton, FL, USA
♦ November 20, 2006 - Henryk Wieniawski – Violin Concerto No.2, Op.22, Conductor: Pablo Saelzer, Friday Morning Music Club, Kennedy Center,
♦ October 7, 2006 - Henryk Wieniawski – Violin Concerto No.2, Op.22, Conductor: Walter Morales, Edgewood Symphony, Rodef Shalom, Pittsburgh
♦ October 27, 2004 - Bela Bartok - Violin Concerto No.2, Conductor: Walter Morales, Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic, Carnegie Music Hall, Pittsburgh
♦ April 20,21, 2001 - Jean Sibelius - Violin Concerto in D, Op. 47, Conductor: Jindong Cai, LSU Symphony, First Baptist Church, Union Theater, Baton Rouge
♦ May 8, 1997 - Piotr Ilich Tchaikowski - Waltz –Scherzo - Conductor: Georgi Dimitrov, Plovdiv Philharmonic, Symphony Hall, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
♦ June 1995, March 1996 - Johann Sebastian Bach - Double Concerto, Conductor: Plamen Parvanov, Plovdiv High School of Music Orchestra
Performed on Tours in Norway, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Germany
♦ October 20, 1995 - Edward Lalo - Spanish Symphony, Conductor: Tzanko Delibozov, Shumen Symphony Orchestra
♦ spring 1995 - Saint-Saens - Havanaise, Conductor: Dean Pavlov, Pazardjik Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Hall Plovdiv, Bulgaria
♦ spring, 1988 - Arthur Seibold - Polonaise Op.86, Conductor: Rumen Bairakov, Plovdiv Philharmonic, Symphony Hall, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
♦ May 4, 1986 - Parashkev Hadjiev - Concertino, Conductor: Plamen Parvanov, Plovdiv Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Hall, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
♦ 1985 - Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in A minor, Conductor: Kiril Tchaplikov, Plovdiv Music Academy Orchestra, Recital Hall,
Academy for Music and Dance, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
PRESS RELEASES - REVIEWS - available upon request
♦ Strad magazine
♦ Washington Post
♦ The Press Enterprise
♦ San Bernerdino Sun
♦ Naples Daily News
ONLINE VIDEO PERFORMANCES
♦ www.violin.org ♦ www.youtube.com ♦ www.yle.fi/teema/sibelius/index ♦ www.cmu.edu ♦ WQED Pittsburgh – Live from Studio A, 2007
PERFORMANCES
2013
♦ April 9, 16, 23 - Art & Alzheimers, Artis-Naples, with harpist Richard Fleisher
♦ March 17, - Port Royal Club, violin & viola recital with Katrina Rozmus -
♦ January 27 - Port Royal Club, violin & piano recital with Billie Jo Miller
♦ January 14 - Fifth Avenue Chamber Players, Archduke Trio with Philip Kopachevsky & Adam Satinsky
♦ January 13 - Sypert Chamber Series, Beethoven "Ghost" Trio
2012
♦ April, December - Russian Cultural Center of Naples, Solo and Chamber music, Koreshan State Park chamber music series, Estero, FL
♦ 2009 to date - Naples Philharmonic, Chamber recitals, Quartet, Octet
♦ March-April 2012 - Heath Recital Series, Cypress Cove, violin and viola duo recital
♦ February 2010 - Chamber Music recitals: Adam Satinsky and friends, Performing Beethoven Quartet op.59, no.1, Venice, Naples, Ft. Myers, FL
OLDER:
♦ January 18, 2010 - Meet the musicians, NPO, lecture recital, Naples, FL, Stabile Building
♦ July 13-27, 2007 - Seattle Chamber Music Society festival, Five chamber music performances, Two solo recital, Seattle, WA
♦ August 13, 2006 - Beverly Hills Music Festival, Presbyterian Church, Beverly Hills, LA,
♦ April 11, 2006 - Student Composer’s Concert, Kresge Recital Hall, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh
♦ April 8, 2006 - Contemporary Ensemble Concert, Kresge Recital Hall, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh
♦ November 12, 2005 - Artist Diploma Recital, Alumni Concert Hall, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh
♦ November 4, 2005 - Artist Diploma Recital, Alumni Concert Hall, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh
♦ April 2, 2005 - Artist Diploma Recital, Kresge Recital Hall, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh
♦ February 12, 2005 - Artist Diploma Recital, Kresge Recital Hall, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh
♦ February 11, 2005 - Artist Diploma Gala Recital, Kresge Recital Hall, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh
♦ November 15, 2004 - Pittsburgh Concert Society, Pre-concert Recital of Pacifica Quartet Performance, Carnegie Music Hall, Pittsburgh
♦ September 19, 2004 - Pittsburgh Concert Society, 2004 Major Winners Recital, Kresge Recital Hall, Pittsburgh
♦ April 25, 2004 - Artist Diploma Gala Recital, Kresge Recital Hall, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh
♦ June 13, 2003 - Louisiana Sinfonieta Solo Series at St. James Place, Baton Rouge, Louisian
♦ May 21, 2003 - Mid-South NACUSA Concert, (National Association of Composers, USA), Recital Hall, Louisiana State University College of Music and Dramatic Arts Baton Rouge, Louisiana
♦ March 13, 2002 - Masters Recital, Recital Hall, Louisiana State University College of Music and Dramatic Arts, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
♦ 1983 – 2002 - Not listed individually: Numerous public performances, studio recitals, TV and radio broadcasts, performances at music festivals
and master classes, Bulgaria, USA
CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVALS
♦ 2007 - Seattle Chamber Music Society, WA, USA
♦ 2006-2009 - Des Moines Metro Opera – chamber music series
♦ 2007-2008 - BRITT festival – chamber music concerts
♦ 2006 - Beverly Hills International Music Festival, LA
♦ 2004 - Tanglewood Music Festival, MA, USA
♦ 2003-2004 - Starling Quartet, Carnegie Mellon University Honors Quartet
♦ 2002 - Manchester Music Festival, six week training, concerts, master classes, VT
♦ 2001 - Round Top Festival, TX, USA
♦ 2001 - Heber Springs Festival, AK, USA
♦ 1999, 1998 - Trakya Summer Festival, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
♦ 1995, 1994 - Golden Autumn Music Festival, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
♦ 1993-2006 - Classes and performances. Ensemble types: Violin-Piano Duo, String Trio, String Quartet, Piano Quartet, String Quintet, Piano Quintet,
String Sextet
ORCHESTRAL EXPERIENCE – PRINCIPAL POSITIONS
♦ 2012 Memphis Symphony - Concertmaster auditions finalist
♦ 2010 Omaha Symphony - Concertmaster finalist, September-October
♦ 2008 Grant park orchestra - Assistant concertmaster auditions finalist
♦ 2007 Pittsburgh Opera Theater - Concertmaster
♦ 2007 New Fusion Orchestra - Concertmaster, Music Director: Nizan Leibovitch
♦ 2007- 2008 Erie Philharmonic - Assistant Concertmaster, Principal II violin, Section Player
♦ 2007 Tulsa Opera - Concertmaster
♦ 2006 McKeesport Symphony - Assistant Concertmaster
♦ 2007 McKeesport Symphony - Acting Concertmaster
♦ 2006 Beverly Hills International Music Festival - Concertmaster
♦ 2004 Tanglewood Music Festival Orchestra - Concertmaster and Section member
♦ 2004 Tanglewood Film Music Festival Orchestra - Concertmaster
♦ 2004 Pittsburgh Opera Theater, - Principal 2nd Violin
♦ 2003-2008 Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra - Assistant Concertmaster
♦ 2003-2006 Carnegie Mellon University Philharmonic - Concertmaster, Assistant Concertmaster, Principal II
♦ 2003-2004 Carnegie Mellon University Contemporary Ensemble - Concertmaster
♦ 2001 & 2003 Natchez Opera Festival - Concertmaster, Assistant Concertmaster
♦ 2000-2003 Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra, Baton Rouge, LA - Associate Concertmaster, 2002-2003 Assistant Concertmaster
♦ 2000-2003 Acadiana Symphony Orchestra, Lafayette, LA - Assistant Concertmaster
♦ 2000-2002 Louisiana State University Symphony, Baton Rouge, LA - Concertmaster
♦ 2001 Round Top Festival Orchestra, Round Top, TX - Assistant Concertmaster
♦ 1997-2000 Symphony Orchestra of State Music Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria - Principal
♦ 1996-1997 Chamber Orchestra of School of Music, Plovdiv, Bulgaria - Concertmaster
ORCHETSTRA EXPERIENCE - SECTION
♦ 2007 to date Britt Orchestra Festival, OR - 1st violin section
♦ 2006 to date Des Moines Metro Opera, IA - 2nd violin section
♦ 2007 to date Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic, PA - Sectional Rehearsals Leader
♦ 2007 Clarksburg Symphony, WV - Section Player
♦ 2005 to date Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh, PA - Sub-list member
♦ 2006 to date Des Moines Metro Opera Festival, Des Moines, Iowa – 2nd violin section member
♦ 2005 to date New World Symphony Orchestra, Miami, FL - Sub-list section member
♦ 2004 to date Pittsburgh Opera, Pittsburgh Ballet - Sub-list section member
♦ 2004 to date The Academy Orchestra, Pittsburgh, PA - 1st Violin section member
♦ 2004 Boston Symphony Orchestra (as a Tanglewood Music Fellow) - 2nd Violin section
♦ 2003-date Wheeling Symphony Orchestra - 1st Violin section
♦ 2002-2003 Louisiana Sinfonietta, Baton Rouge, LA - 1st Violin section member
♦ 1997-2000 New Symphony Orchestra, Sofia Bulgaria
♦ 1998 Sarajevo Philharmonic, Bosnia
♦ 1998-1999 Bulgarian Radio Orchestra – Film Music Recordings; AMNESTY International tour in Rome, Italy
♦ 1994 – 2000 Private Chamber Orchestra Tours in Germany, Greece, Austria, Spain
CONDUCTORS – collaboration as a concertmaster, section player, or soloist
Christoph von Dohnanyi, Seiji Ozawa, Kurt Mazur, Andrey Boreyko, Rossen Milanov Jorge Mester, Sir Andrew Davis, Peter Onjian, James Gaffigan, Daniel Myers, Walter Morales, William Noll, Jon Robertson, and more.
VIOLIN PEDAGOGY EDUCATION
♦ 2001 - Louisiana State University, Violin Pedagogy Class
♦ 1999-2000 - State Academy of Music, Sofia, Bulgaria, Violin Pedagogy Class
♦ 1996-1997 - High School of Music, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Violin Pedagogy Class
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
♦ 2010 -"Better with Bergonzi" string quartet masterclass, Miami University
♦ 2010 to date - Private studio, Naples, FL, ages 6 - 65
♦ 2009 - 2011 - Seacrest Country School, violin teacher, Student ages 6-10
♦ 2005 - 2008 - Carnegie Mellon University - Assistant to Prof. Cyrus Forough
♦ 2008 - Carnegie Mellon University - sectional rehearsals, Carnegie Mellon Philharmonia
♦ 2003 - Louisiana State University - Music Academy, beginners, ages 6 to 63
♦ 2003 - Baton Rouge, private studio, ages 7 to 15
♦ 2002 - Manchester Music Festival, VT, USA: beginners, ages 6 and 9
♦ 1998 - National Conservatory of Music, Sofia Bulgaria – Violin Pedagogy Course, teaching high school violin major students
MASTER CLASSES AND PRIVATE STUDIES
2007 - Prof. Pierre Amoyal (France), New Zealand
2007 - Prof. Hu Kun (Britain), New Zealand
2006, 2008 - Prof. Andres Cardenes, Pittsburgh, USA
2004 - Prof. Pamela Frank, Tanglewood Music Festival, MA, USA
2004, 2003 - Prof. Donald Weilerstein, Malcolm Lowe, Lucia Lin, Bonnie Bewick (BSO) Tanglewood Music Festival, MA, USA
2002 - Prof. Ani Kavafian, Manchester Music Festival, VT, USA
2002, 2001 - Prof. Yfrah Neaman, Louisiana State University, LA, USA
2001 - Prof. Eric Friedman, Round Top music Festival, TX, USA
2001 - Prof. Claudia Dora (Switzerland), March 29, Sofia, Bulgaria
2000 - Prof. Devy Erlih (France), May 3, Sofia, Bulgaria
2000, 1998, 1996 - Prof. Kevork Mardirossian (USA), Plovdiv, USA
1997 - Prof. Mincho Minchev (Germany), Plovdiv High School of Music, Bulgaria
1995 - Prof. Dora Ivanova (Bulgaria), Plovdiv Summer Music Festival, Bulgaria
1994, 1995 - Vania Milanova (GB), International Festival “March Music Days”, Bulgaria
THEATRE and FILM COLLABORATIVE PERFORMANCES
♦ February-March 2006 - Open Stage Theatre, “See Under: Love”, Solo Violin
♦ January-April 2006 - Pittsburgh University, Shakespeare in the Schools, “Romeo and Juliet”, Solo Violin
♦ 2004 - New Film Music festival, Tanglewood
♦ 1998 - Bulgarian Radio Orchestra – Film Music Recordings for Italian productions
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
♦ September 2006 - Semi-finalist award, 7th Quadrenial International Violin Competition of Indianapolis
♦ November 2005 - Sibelius family award for semi-finalist of the 9th International Violin Competition Jean Sibelius, Helsinki, Finland
♦ 2005 - 2006 - Semester graduation with honors, violin juries, Carnegie Mellon University School of Music, PA, USA
♦ Summer 2004 - Tanglewood Music Festival Fellowship (approx. $15,000)
♦ 2004 - 2006 - Artist Diploma Full Scholarship, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA
♦ 2003-2004 - Member of the Carnegie Mellon University School of Music Honors Quartet - Starling Quartet
♦ Summer 2002 - Manchester Music Festival Fill Scholarship, Manchester, Vermont, USA
♦ Spring 2002 -“Helen Gold and Derryl Haymon” Scholarship, Louisiana State University School of Music, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
♦ 2000-2002 - String Scholarship, Louisiana State University School of Music, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
♦ June 1997 - High School of Music Graduation – “Dobrin Petkov” award for exceptional artistic-creative work
REFERENCES
Prof. Cyrus Forough
School of Music
College of Fine Arts, Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Cell Phone: 845 561 2490
CyrusForough@aol.com
Prof. Kevork Mardirossian
Indiana University
Jocobs School of Music
1201 E. Third Street, Merryl Hall 003
Bloomington, IN 47405-2200
Work phone: 812-855-5495
Home phone: 812-824-4234
mardiro@indiana.edu
Prof. Elmar Oliveira
Lynn University Conservatory of Music
3601 N. Militari Trail
Boca Raton, 33431
561 237 9011
eoliveira@lynn.edu
Alan Fletcher, Head
Aspen Music Festival
2 Music School Road
Aspen, CO 81611
Work phone: 970-925-3254
afletcher@aspenmusic.org
2008 to date - Naples Philharmonic, Florida, tenure contract
EDUCATION
2003-2006 - Carnegie Mellon University - Artist Diploma
2000-2002 - Louisiana State University School of Music - Master of Music in Violin Performance
1997-2000 - State Music Academy “Pancho Vladigerov” (Sofia, Bulgaria) - Bachelor of Arts, Major Violin
1985-1997 - School of Music “Dobrin Petkov” (Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
Diploma of High Specialized Education in Arts and Culture
MAJOR VIOLIN TEACHERS
♦ 2003-2006 - Prof. Cyrus Forough, (former student of David Oistrakh)
♦ 2000-2002 - Prof. Kevork Mardirossian, (former student of Yfrah Neaman)
♦ 1997-2000 - Prof. Evgenia-Maria Popova, (former student of Leonid Kogan), Prof. Yosif Radionov
♦ 1985-1997 - Elena Koynova, Elena Doykova
RELEASED SOLO RECORDINGS
♦ Five Compact Discs for “Music Minus One”, USA, 1999-2000:
- Mischa Elman Favorite Encores, MMO CD 3162
- Mischa Elman Concert Favorites, MMO CD 3163
- Jascha Heifetz Favorite Encores, MMO CD 3164
- Kreisler Favorite Encores, MMO CD 3165
- Mozart Violin Concerto No.2 in D major, KV 211, MMO CD 3167
COMPETITIONS
♦ 1st Prize - Washington International String Competition - Washington DC, May 19-21, 2006
♦ 1st Prize - National Society of Arts and Letters Lynn University STRAD Violin competition - Boca Raton, FL, February 10-11, 2007
♦ 1st Prize - American Society of Musicians Auditions - Chicago, IL, March 18, 2007
♦ Winner - Sorantin Award International Competition String Division - San Angelo, TX, November 19-20, 2004
♦ Winner - Pittsburgh Concert Society Major Auditions - Pittsburgh, PA, May 15, 2004
♦ Winner - Concerto Competition - Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, March 14-16, 2004
♦ Winner - String Division of Sorantin Award International Competition - San Angelo, TX, November 19-20, 2004
♦ Winner - Music Teachers National Association South Central Division Competition - Louisiana, January 27, 2002
♦ Winner - Music Teachers National Association State Competition - Louisiana, October 27, 2001
♦ Winner - Dean Concerto Competition - Louisiana State University School of Music, Baton Rouge, LA, USA, 2001
♦ Semi-finals - Sarasate International Violin Competition - Pamplona, Spain, September 14-21, 2007
♦ Semi-finals - Michael Hill International Violin Competition - Queenstown-Auckland, New Zealand, June 1-9, 2007
♦ Semi-finals - Indianapolis 7th Quadrennial International Violin Competition - Indianapolis, IL, September 1-17, 2006
♦ Semi-finals - 9th International Violin Competition Jean SIBELIUS - Helsinki, Finland, November 2005
♦ 2nd Place - National Finalist - Music Teachers National Association - Cincinnati, March 18, 2002
♦ 3rd prize - Pancho Vladigerov International Competition for violin and piano - Shumen, Bulgaria, May 2011
♦ 4th prize - Szeryng International Violin Competition - Toluca, Mexico, February 25 - March 3, 2013
♦ Finalist - William Byrd Young Artist Competition - Flint, Michigan, March 1, 2008
♦ First round - Queen Elizabeth Violin Competition - Brussels, Belgium, May 2005
♦ 1st Prize - Swiss Music - International Competition “Earth and Men” - Sofia, Bulgaria, April 28-May 6, 2000
♦ 2nd Prize - Fifth International Competition for Violinists “Andrea Postacchini” - Fermo, Italy, May 31, 1998
♦ 1st Prize - First All-Bulgarian Academic Competition - Plovdiv, Bulgaria, November 15-18, 1994
♦ 2nd Prize - Tenth National Competition “Svetoslav Obretenov” - Provadia, Bulgaria, March 30 - April 6, 1986
SOLO APPEARANCES WITH ORCHESTRA
♦ June 21, 2012 - Jean Sibelius - Concerto for violin and orchestra op.47, d minor, Conductor: Grigor Palikarov, Pzardjik Symphony, Bulgaria
♦ June 19, 2012 - Astor Piazzolla - Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, Condusctor; Aleksei Izmirliev, Dobrich Chamber Orchestra, Bulgaria
♦ December 12, 2011 - Astor Piazzolla - Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, Conductor: William Noll, Fifth avenue chamber orchestra, Naples, Florida
♦ May 9, 2011 - Henryk Wieniawski – Violin Concerto No.2, Op.22, Conductor: Nayden Todorov, Rousse Symphony, Bulgaria
♦ March 15-16, 2008 - Piotr Tchaikowski – Violin Concerto, Conductor: Dr. Jon Robertson, Redlands Symphony Orchestra, CA, USA
♦ February 11, 16, 17 2008 - Piotr Tchaikowski – Violin Concerto, Conductor: Dr. Jon Robertson, Lynn Philharmonia, Boca Raton, FL, USA
♦ November 20, 2006 - Henryk Wieniawski – Violin Concerto No.2, Op.22, Conductor: Pablo Saelzer, Friday Morning Music Club, Kennedy Center,
♦ October 7, 2006 - Henryk Wieniawski – Violin Concerto No.2, Op.22, Conductor: Walter Morales, Edgewood Symphony, Rodef Shalom, Pittsburgh
♦ October 27, 2004 - Bela Bartok - Violin Concerto No.2, Conductor: Walter Morales, Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic, Carnegie Music Hall, Pittsburgh
♦ April 20,21, 2001 - Jean Sibelius - Violin Concerto in D, Op. 47, Conductor: Jindong Cai, LSU Symphony, First Baptist Church, Union Theater, Baton Rouge
♦ May 8, 1997 - Piotr Ilich Tchaikowski - Waltz –Scherzo - Conductor: Georgi Dimitrov, Plovdiv Philharmonic, Symphony Hall, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
♦ June 1995, March 1996 - Johann Sebastian Bach - Double Concerto, Conductor: Plamen Parvanov, Plovdiv High School of Music Orchestra
Performed on Tours in Norway, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Germany
♦ October 20, 1995 - Edward Lalo - Spanish Symphony, Conductor: Tzanko Delibozov, Shumen Symphony Orchestra
♦ spring 1995 - Saint-Saens - Havanaise, Conductor: Dean Pavlov, Pazardjik Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Hall Plovdiv, Bulgaria
♦ spring, 1988 - Arthur Seibold - Polonaise Op.86, Conductor: Rumen Bairakov, Plovdiv Philharmonic, Symphony Hall, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
♦ May 4, 1986 - Parashkev Hadjiev - Concertino, Conductor: Plamen Parvanov, Plovdiv Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Hall, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
♦ 1985 - Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in A minor, Conductor: Kiril Tchaplikov, Plovdiv Music Academy Orchestra, Recital Hall,
Academy for Music and Dance, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
PRESS RELEASES - REVIEWS - available upon request
♦ Strad magazine
♦ Washington Post
♦ The Press Enterprise
♦ San Bernerdino Sun
♦ Naples Daily News
ONLINE VIDEO PERFORMANCES
♦ www.violin.org ♦ www.youtube.com ♦ www.yle.fi/teema/sibelius/index ♦ www.cmu.edu ♦ WQED Pittsburgh – Live from Studio A, 2007
PERFORMANCES
2013
♦ April 9, 16, 23 - Art & Alzheimers, Artis-Naples, with harpist Richard Fleisher
♦ March 17, - Port Royal Club, violin & viola recital with Katrina Rozmus -
♦ January 27 - Port Royal Club, violin & piano recital with Billie Jo Miller
♦ January 14 - Fifth Avenue Chamber Players, Archduke Trio with Philip Kopachevsky & Adam Satinsky
♦ January 13 - Sypert Chamber Series, Beethoven "Ghost" Trio
2012
♦ April, December - Russian Cultural Center of Naples, Solo and Chamber music, Koreshan State Park chamber music series, Estero, FL
♦ 2009 to date - Naples Philharmonic, Chamber recitals, Quartet, Octet
♦ March-April 2012 - Heath Recital Series, Cypress Cove, violin and viola duo recital
♦ February 2010 - Chamber Music recitals: Adam Satinsky and friends, Performing Beethoven Quartet op.59, no.1, Venice, Naples, Ft. Myers, FL
OLDER:
♦ January 18, 2010 - Meet the musicians, NPO, lecture recital, Naples, FL, Stabile Building
♦ July 13-27, 2007 - Seattle Chamber Music Society festival, Five chamber music performances, Two solo recital, Seattle, WA
♦ August 13, 2006 - Beverly Hills Music Festival, Presbyterian Church, Beverly Hills, LA,
♦ April 11, 2006 - Student Composer’s Concert, Kresge Recital Hall, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh
♦ April 8, 2006 - Contemporary Ensemble Concert, Kresge Recital Hall, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh
♦ November 12, 2005 - Artist Diploma Recital, Alumni Concert Hall, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh
♦ November 4, 2005 - Artist Diploma Recital, Alumni Concert Hall, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh
♦ April 2, 2005 - Artist Diploma Recital, Kresge Recital Hall, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh
♦ February 12, 2005 - Artist Diploma Recital, Kresge Recital Hall, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh
♦ February 11, 2005 - Artist Diploma Gala Recital, Kresge Recital Hall, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh
♦ November 15, 2004 - Pittsburgh Concert Society, Pre-concert Recital of Pacifica Quartet Performance, Carnegie Music Hall, Pittsburgh
♦ September 19, 2004 - Pittsburgh Concert Society, 2004 Major Winners Recital, Kresge Recital Hall, Pittsburgh
♦ April 25, 2004 - Artist Diploma Gala Recital, Kresge Recital Hall, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh
♦ June 13, 2003 - Louisiana Sinfonieta Solo Series at St. James Place, Baton Rouge, Louisian
♦ May 21, 2003 - Mid-South NACUSA Concert, (National Association of Composers, USA), Recital Hall, Louisiana State University College of Music and Dramatic Arts Baton Rouge, Louisiana
♦ March 13, 2002 - Masters Recital, Recital Hall, Louisiana State University College of Music and Dramatic Arts, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
♦ 1983 – 2002 - Not listed individually: Numerous public performances, studio recitals, TV and radio broadcasts, performances at music festivals
and master classes, Bulgaria, USA
CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVALS
♦ 2007 - Seattle Chamber Music Society, WA, USA
♦ 2006-2009 - Des Moines Metro Opera – chamber music series
♦ 2007-2008 - BRITT festival – chamber music concerts
♦ 2006 - Beverly Hills International Music Festival, LA
♦ 2004 - Tanglewood Music Festival, MA, USA
♦ 2003-2004 - Starling Quartet, Carnegie Mellon University Honors Quartet
♦ 2002 - Manchester Music Festival, six week training, concerts, master classes, VT
♦ 2001 - Round Top Festival, TX, USA
♦ 2001 - Heber Springs Festival, AK, USA
♦ 1999, 1998 - Trakya Summer Festival, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
♦ 1995, 1994 - Golden Autumn Music Festival, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
♦ 1993-2006 - Classes and performances. Ensemble types: Violin-Piano Duo, String Trio, String Quartet, Piano Quartet, String Quintet, Piano Quintet,
String Sextet
ORCHESTRAL EXPERIENCE – PRINCIPAL POSITIONS
♦ 2012 Memphis Symphony - Concertmaster auditions finalist
♦ 2010 Omaha Symphony - Concertmaster finalist, September-October
♦ 2008 Grant park orchestra - Assistant concertmaster auditions finalist
♦ 2007 Pittsburgh Opera Theater - Concertmaster
♦ 2007 New Fusion Orchestra - Concertmaster, Music Director: Nizan Leibovitch
♦ 2007- 2008 Erie Philharmonic - Assistant Concertmaster, Principal II violin, Section Player
♦ 2007 Tulsa Opera - Concertmaster
♦ 2006 McKeesport Symphony - Assistant Concertmaster
♦ 2007 McKeesport Symphony - Acting Concertmaster
♦ 2006 Beverly Hills International Music Festival - Concertmaster
♦ 2004 Tanglewood Music Festival Orchestra - Concertmaster and Section member
♦ 2004 Tanglewood Film Music Festival Orchestra - Concertmaster
♦ 2004 Pittsburgh Opera Theater, - Principal 2nd Violin
♦ 2003-2008 Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra - Assistant Concertmaster
♦ 2003-2006 Carnegie Mellon University Philharmonic - Concertmaster, Assistant Concertmaster, Principal II
♦ 2003-2004 Carnegie Mellon University Contemporary Ensemble - Concertmaster
♦ 2001 & 2003 Natchez Opera Festival - Concertmaster, Assistant Concertmaster
♦ 2000-2003 Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra, Baton Rouge, LA - Associate Concertmaster, 2002-2003 Assistant Concertmaster
♦ 2000-2003 Acadiana Symphony Orchestra, Lafayette, LA - Assistant Concertmaster
♦ 2000-2002 Louisiana State University Symphony, Baton Rouge, LA - Concertmaster
♦ 2001 Round Top Festival Orchestra, Round Top, TX - Assistant Concertmaster
♦ 1997-2000 Symphony Orchestra of State Music Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria - Principal
♦ 1996-1997 Chamber Orchestra of School of Music, Plovdiv, Bulgaria - Concertmaster
ORCHETSTRA EXPERIENCE - SECTION
♦ 2007 to date Britt Orchestra Festival, OR - 1st violin section
♦ 2006 to date Des Moines Metro Opera, IA - 2nd violin section
♦ 2007 to date Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic, PA - Sectional Rehearsals Leader
♦ 2007 Clarksburg Symphony, WV - Section Player
♦ 2005 to date Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh, PA - Sub-list member
♦ 2006 to date Des Moines Metro Opera Festival, Des Moines, Iowa – 2nd violin section member
♦ 2005 to date New World Symphony Orchestra, Miami, FL - Sub-list section member
♦ 2004 to date Pittsburgh Opera, Pittsburgh Ballet - Sub-list section member
♦ 2004 to date The Academy Orchestra, Pittsburgh, PA - 1st Violin section member
♦ 2004 Boston Symphony Orchestra (as a Tanglewood Music Fellow) - 2nd Violin section
♦ 2003-date Wheeling Symphony Orchestra - 1st Violin section
♦ 2002-2003 Louisiana Sinfonietta, Baton Rouge, LA - 1st Violin section member
♦ 1997-2000 New Symphony Orchestra, Sofia Bulgaria
♦ 1998 Sarajevo Philharmonic, Bosnia
♦ 1998-1999 Bulgarian Radio Orchestra – Film Music Recordings; AMNESTY International tour in Rome, Italy
♦ 1994 – 2000 Private Chamber Orchestra Tours in Germany, Greece, Austria, Spain
CONDUCTORS – collaboration as a concertmaster, section player, or soloist
Christoph von Dohnanyi, Seiji Ozawa, Kurt Mazur, Andrey Boreyko, Rossen Milanov Jorge Mester, Sir Andrew Davis, Peter Onjian, James Gaffigan, Daniel Myers, Walter Morales, William Noll, Jon Robertson, and more.
VIOLIN PEDAGOGY EDUCATION
♦ 2001 - Louisiana State University, Violin Pedagogy Class
♦ 1999-2000 - State Academy of Music, Sofia, Bulgaria, Violin Pedagogy Class
♦ 1996-1997 - High School of Music, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Violin Pedagogy Class
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
♦ 2010 -"Better with Bergonzi" string quartet masterclass, Miami University
♦ 2010 to date - Private studio, Naples, FL, ages 6 - 65
♦ 2009 - 2011 - Seacrest Country School, violin teacher, Student ages 6-10
♦ 2005 - 2008 - Carnegie Mellon University - Assistant to Prof. Cyrus Forough
♦ 2008 - Carnegie Mellon University - sectional rehearsals, Carnegie Mellon Philharmonia
♦ 2003 - Louisiana State University - Music Academy, beginners, ages 6 to 63
♦ 2003 - Baton Rouge, private studio, ages 7 to 15
♦ 2002 - Manchester Music Festival, VT, USA: beginners, ages 6 and 9
♦ 1998 - National Conservatory of Music, Sofia Bulgaria – Violin Pedagogy Course, teaching high school violin major students
MASTER CLASSES AND PRIVATE STUDIES
2007 - Prof. Pierre Amoyal (France), New Zealand
2007 - Prof. Hu Kun (Britain), New Zealand
2006, 2008 - Prof. Andres Cardenes, Pittsburgh, USA
2004 - Prof. Pamela Frank, Tanglewood Music Festival, MA, USA
2004, 2003 - Prof. Donald Weilerstein, Malcolm Lowe, Lucia Lin, Bonnie Bewick (BSO) Tanglewood Music Festival, MA, USA
2002 - Prof. Ani Kavafian, Manchester Music Festival, VT, USA
2002, 2001 - Prof. Yfrah Neaman, Louisiana State University, LA, USA
2001 - Prof. Eric Friedman, Round Top music Festival, TX, USA
2001 - Prof. Claudia Dora (Switzerland), March 29, Sofia, Bulgaria
2000 - Prof. Devy Erlih (France), May 3, Sofia, Bulgaria
2000, 1998, 1996 - Prof. Kevork Mardirossian (USA), Plovdiv, USA
1997 - Prof. Mincho Minchev (Germany), Plovdiv High School of Music, Bulgaria
1995 - Prof. Dora Ivanova (Bulgaria), Plovdiv Summer Music Festival, Bulgaria
1994, 1995 - Vania Milanova (GB), International Festival “March Music Days”, Bulgaria
THEATRE and FILM COLLABORATIVE PERFORMANCES
♦ February-March 2006 - Open Stage Theatre, “See Under: Love”, Solo Violin
♦ January-April 2006 - Pittsburgh University, Shakespeare in the Schools, “Romeo and Juliet”, Solo Violin
♦ 2004 - New Film Music festival, Tanglewood
♦ 1998 - Bulgarian Radio Orchestra – Film Music Recordings for Italian productions
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
♦ September 2006 - Semi-finalist award, 7th Quadrenial International Violin Competition of Indianapolis
♦ November 2005 - Sibelius family award for semi-finalist of the 9th International Violin Competition Jean Sibelius, Helsinki, Finland
♦ 2005 - 2006 - Semester graduation with honors, violin juries, Carnegie Mellon University School of Music, PA, USA
♦ Summer 2004 - Tanglewood Music Festival Fellowship (approx. $15,000)
♦ 2004 - 2006 - Artist Diploma Full Scholarship, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA
♦ 2003-2004 - Member of the Carnegie Mellon University School of Music Honors Quartet - Starling Quartet
♦ Summer 2002 - Manchester Music Festival Fill Scholarship, Manchester, Vermont, USA
♦ Spring 2002 -“Helen Gold and Derryl Haymon” Scholarship, Louisiana State University School of Music, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
♦ 2000-2002 - String Scholarship, Louisiana State University School of Music, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
♦ June 1997 - High School of Music Graduation – “Dobrin Petkov” award for exceptional artistic-creative work
REFERENCES
Prof. Cyrus Forough
School of Music
College of Fine Arts, Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Cell Phone: 845 561 2490
CyrusForough@aol.com
Prof. Kevork Mardirossian
Indiana University
Jocobs School of Music
1201 E. Third Street, Merryl Hall 003
Bloomington, IN 47405-2200
Work phone: 812-855-5495
Home phone: 812-824-4234
mardiro@indiana.edu
Prof. Elmar Oliveira
Lynn University Conservatory of Music
3601 N. Militari Trail
Boca Raton, 33431
561 237 9011
eoliveira@lynn.edu
Alan Fletcher, Head
Aspen Music Festival
2 Music School Road
Aspen, CO 81611
Work phone: 970-925-3254
afletcher@aspenmusic.org