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CURRICULUM VITAE - CHRONOLOGICAL
 
DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES
 
1997 Degree in double bass,
graduated from the Geneva
Conservatory of Music, Switzerland
   
1993 First Price of Virtuosity - Master degree in double basse,
Geneva Conservatory of Music,
Switzerland, class of prof. Franco Petrachhi
   
1990 Master degree in double bass and pedagogy,
graduated from the Bulgarian State Conservatory of Music,
Sofia, Bulgaria, class of prof. Todor Toshev
   
1985 Degree in double bass, National School of Music,
Sofia, Bulgaria, class of Mme Borjana Simitchieva
 
AWARDS
 
1992 Special Price of the Jury at the International competition for double bass “Giovanni Botesini“, Parma, Italy
1988 First Price at the International competition for musical performance “S.Obretenov”, Provadia, Bulgaria
1985 First Price at the Bulgarian National competition for strings instruments, “S. Sougarev”, Kijustendil, Bulgaria
 
ORCHESTRAL EXPERIENCE
 
since 2003 Collaboration with the Danish Radio Orchestra Copenhagen, Denmark
1997 - 2001 Solo double bass in the orchestra of the Royal Danish Theater in Copenhagen, Denmark
1994 - 1997 Solo double bass in the Neuchâtel chamber orchestra, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
1992 - 1997 Solo double bass in the Sinfonieta Chamber Orchestra, Lausanne, Switzerland
1991 - 1997 Double bass player in the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Geneva, and Orchestre de Chamber de Lausanne, Switzerland
1988 - 1990 Solo double bass in the World Youth Orchestra, under the tutelage of Charles Dutoit
1988 - 1990 Solo double bass in the Ars Musica chamber orchestra, Sofia, Bulgaria
 
ENSEMBLE EXPERIENCE
 
since 1998 Solo double bass and singer in the Contemporanea Interactive Art Ensemble in Copenhagen, Denmark
since 2008 Collaboration with the contemporary music ensemble Ars Nova, Malmo, Sweden
since 2004 Collaboration with the contemporary music ensemble Athelas Simfonietta, Copenhagen, Denmark
2001 - 2005 Member of the Modern Tango ensemble Aphrodisiac, Denmark
since 2001 Collaboration with the chamber ensembles Danish Chamber Players and Ensemble MidtVest, Denmark
since 1993 Member of the quartet Kordepan, Switzerland
since 1993 Collaboration with the contemporary music ensemble Contrechamps, Switzerland
1992 - 1996 Collaboration with the Baroque music ensembles 415 and Swiss Consort, Switzerland
 
MASTER CLASSES
 
1993 with Mr. Franco Petracchi, Summer Festival Academy, Morella, Spain
1991, 1992 with Mr. Franco Petracchi, Sienna Summer Academy, Italy
1991 with Mr. Duncan McTier, Summer Academy, Sion, Switzerland
1990 with Mr. Jean-Marc Rollez, Mr. Franco Petracchi, Mr. Tomas Martin, Avignon Summer Festival Academy, France
1989 with Mr. Tomas Martin, Varna Summer Academy, Bulgaria
 
PEDAGOGICAL EXPERIENCE
 
since 2006 Teacher of double bass in Helsingor Music School
2000 - 2003 Teacher of double bass at the Nordjysk Musikkonservatorium, Aalborg, Denmark
1991 - 1997 Founded and led the classe of double bass at the State Conservatory of Music in Sion, Switzerland
 
AS A SOLOIST
 
List of the most significant performances, since 1985:
 

Temple de Jussy, Suisse, 2016
Les Classiques des Mathod, Suisse, 2016
Bulgaria Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria, Suisse, 2016
Studio One, Bulgarian National Radio, Sofia, Bulgarie, 2016
Literatur House, Copenhague, Danemark, 2016
Fondation Pierre Arnaud, Lens, Switzerland, 2015
Centre culturel La Poste, Viège, Switzerland, 2015
Usine électrique de Chandoline Alpiq, Sion, Switzerland, 2015
Galery 133, Saeby, Denmark, 2015
University of California, San Diego, USA, 2015
University of Fort Collins, Colorado, USA, 2015
Théâtre du Passage, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 2015
Théâtre du Martolet, Saint Maurice, Switzerland, 2015
Stenheim Artist Series, Switzerland, 2015
Musique au coeur, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 2015
Espace consonance, Saxon, Switzerland, 2015
Centre culturel de la Vidondée, Switzerland, 2015
Intimsalen, Musikens Hus, Aalborg, Denmark, 2014
Koncertkirken, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2014
Kulturrmødet Festival, Nykøbing, Mors, Denmark, 2014
Science In The City Festival, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2014
Inter Arts Center, Malmø, Sweden, 2014
Panum Institute, Copenhagen University, Denmark, 2014
Literatur House, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2013
Huset, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2013
Panum Institute, Copenhagen University, Denmark, 2013
New University of Sofia, Bulgaria, 2013
Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2013
Museum Pancho Vladigerov, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2012
Culture House, Kozlodui, Bulgaria, 2012
Les jeudis de la guitare, Geneva, Switzerland, 2012
Les Journées Internationales de la guitare, Sion, Switzerland, 2012
BASS 2012, Opera House, Takkelloftet, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2012
Fête de la Musique, Orsière, Switzerland, 2012
Copenhagen Music Theater, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2012
 Fondation Giannada, Martigny, Switzerland, 2011
 Pallazzo Visconti, Italy, 2011
 Music Huset, Århus, 2010
 Wundergrund Festival, Islands Bruge, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2010
Kirsten Kjærs Museum, Frøstrup, Denmark, 2010
 Huset, Aaalborg, Denmark, 2010
 EU Double Bass Convention, University of Art, Berlin, Germany,2010
La Roulette, New York, USA, 2010
 HaMa’abada (The Jerusalem Performing Arts Lab), Jerusalem, 2009
 Levontin 7, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2009
 Yellow Submarin, Jerusalem, Israel, 2009
 Petithèâtre, Sion, Suisse, 2009
 Stony Brook Univerity, USA, 2008
Wundergrund Festival, Copenhague - Denmark, Berlin, Germany, 2008
Köln Music Festival, Germany, 2008
 Chamber Hall “Bulgaria”, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2008
 Den Fynske Opera, Odense, Denmark, 2007
ISB, World Convention, Oklahoma, USA, 2007
Frederikshavn Contemporary Music Days, Denmark, 2006
 University of San Diego, USA, 2006
 The Seatlle University, USA, 2006
 Århus Music Academy, Denmark, 2006
 Copenhagen Jazz Festival, Denmark, 2006
 Maribo Festival, Denmark, 2006
 Apolonia Music Festival, Sozopol, Bulgaria, 2006
 Munster Festival, Germany, 2005
 Music Theater Plex, Copenhagen, Danemark, 2005
 International Society of Double bassWorld Convention, Calamazoo, USA, 2005
 Fondation Louis Moret, Switzerland, 2004
 Den Anden Opera, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2004
 The Palace of Culture, Bulgaria, 2004
 New York University - Interactive Art Performances series, USA, 2003
 Up North Festival, Dublin, Irlande, 2002
 Tränenpalast, Berlin, Germany, 2002
 Nordiske Musikdage, MAGMA, Germany, 2002
 Norrtullskolanns aula, Växjö, Sweden, 2001
 Sverige Nutida Musikdagar, Malmö, Sweden, 2001
 Ultima Festival, BLÅ, Oslo, Norway, 2001
 International Computer Music Conference (ICMC 2001) Havana, Cuba, 2001