BOJIDARA KOUZMANOVA
Bojidara
Kouzmanova was born on 20. September 1977 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. During 1982-1996:
studied in "Ljubomir Pipkov" Music High-School - Sofia with professor Lidia Radionova.
She won the following prizes: 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. As a soloist Miss Kouzmanova played with Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra,
Rousse Philharmonic Orchestra, Varna Philharmonic Orchestra, Vratza Philharmonic
Orchestra, Vidin Philharmonic Orchestra, Youth Orchestra
"Plovdiv", Bohuslav Martunu Philharmonic Orchestra and others. As a
soloist of different orchestras and chamber concerts Miss Kouzmanova played on
concert tours to Spain, Greece, Austria, Slovakia, Germany, Italy, Portugal,
France, Israel, and in the USA. Several composers dedicated to her their
pieces for violin, which she has given the premiere on different stages in
Europe. Her first CD recording was in 1996 with Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra under
the baton of Maestro Nayden Todorov with Bruch Violin concerto op.26 g-moll and Mendelssohn Violin concerto op.64 e-moll. For
CDs she recorded also the
Violin concerti by Karen De Pastel, Erich Wolfgang Korngold and Sergej
Prokofieff. She participated in the following violin
courses: 1994 - bei Prof. Munteanu (Romania), 1995 - bei Prof. Vanja Milanova
(Bulgaria), 1995 - bei Prof. Michael Barta (USA), 1999 - bei Prof. Alois Kottmann
(Germany), 1999 - bei Prof. Jose Luis Garcia (Spain). Since October 1996 Miss
Kouzmanova studies in the Music University in Vienna with Prof. Gunter Pichler.
Since October 1996 Miss Kouzmanova receives Alban Berg scholarship from Alban
Berg Foundation in Vienna.