Bojidara Kouzmanova
| Bojidara Kouzmanova | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1977 |
| Origin | Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
| Genres | Classic |
| Instruments | Violin |
Bojidara Kouzmanova (born 1977 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria) is a violinist.
Education
She studied at the Ljubomir Pipkov Music High School in Sofia and at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna. She participated in violin courses with Prof. Munteanu (Romania) in 1994, Vanja Milanova (Bulgaria) and Michael Barta (United States), from 1995 to 199 with José Luis Garcia (Spain), with Alois Kottmann (Germany) in 1999 and 2000, and with Vladimir Spivakov (Russia) in 2000.
Performances
As a soloist Kouzmanova has played with Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Rousse Philharmonic Orchestra, Varna Philharmonic Orchestra, Vratza Philharmonic Orchestra, Vidin Philharmonic Orchestra, Youth Orchestra "Plovdiv", Bohuslav Martunu Philharmonic Orchestra, Sofia Symphonic Orchestra, Bachsolisten (Vienna), Neues Orchester Basel (Switzerland), Kottmann Streicher, Montevideo Symphony Orchestra, Uruguay others.
Kouzmanova has appeared in Australia, Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Uruguay and in the USA.
Several composers (R. Dimitrov, M. Kerer, P. Liakakis, J. Purgina, P. Richter, T. Wally among others) dedicated violin compositions to her, some of which she has premiered.[1][2]
Recordings
Her first CD recording was in 1996 with Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Nayden Todorov, playing the Bruch Violin concerto No. 1 and Mendelssohn Violin concerto. She has also recorded the violin concerti by Karen De Pastel, Sergei Prokofiev and Erich Wolfgang Korngold and has done several CDs with works for violin and piano, recorded with the violin Stradivarius "Da Vinci" (1725) on loan to her from Professor Dietmar Machold.
Violins
Miss Kouzmanova has played with different famous instruments, most of them given to her by Machold. She had the opportunity to play the Stradivarius "Red Diamond" - 1732, "Da Vinci" - 1725, Stradivarius 1717, Stradivarius "Ex Nachez" 1716, Stradivarius "Reynier" 1681, Pietro Guarneri 1735, Guarneri del Gesu 1741 and several new made violins including a Gerlinde Reutterer 2004, Greiner. Since 2008 she plays her own instrument made by Matthieu Devuyst.
Awards
- 1995: International competition "Music and the Earth" - 2nd Prize
- 1995: National Violin Competition for German Music - Bourgas - 1st and Special Prize
- 1995: "Bela Bartok" competition - 1st Prize
- 1995: "Dobrin Petkov" Violin competition - 3rd Prize and Special Prize for youngest participant
- 1996: Second competition "Young musicians" - Sofia - 1st Prize
- 2000: Hudson Valley String Competition (USA) - 3rd Prize
- 2001: Alois Kottmann Award during International Days of Music Hesse Main-Taunus Hofheim, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany[3][4]
Audio on Demand
- Pablo de Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen. Soloist: Bojidara Kouzmanova. Vienna Philharmonic Women's Orchestra conducted by Izabella Shareyko (10:00 min.)
- Sergio Navatta: Tanggara. Soloist: Bojidara Kouzmanova. Julián Bello (p). (6:27 min.)
References
- ↑ Bojidara Kouzmanova (German) Source: scenario.ch (PDF-File)
- ↑ Bojidara Kouzmanova Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. (German) Source: ensemblelux.de
- ↑ Alois Kottmann Award (German) Source: International Days of Music Hesse Main-Taunus Hofheim
- ↑ Picture: The Lord Mayor of Frankfurt am Main, Petra Roth, hands the Alois Kottmann Award over to Bojidara Kouzmanova
