Education:

1988–2000 - National School of Music “L. Pipkov”, Sofia, Bulgaria — percussion class of Prof. Dr. Dobri Paliev, Maria Palieva, and Iskra Palieva

2000–2005 - National Academy of Music “P. Vladigerov”, Sofia, Bulgaria — percussion class of Prof. Dr. Tatjana Karparova and Maria Palieva

2003–2004 - Classes with Prof. Andre Malashenko — Principal Timpani, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Canada

2005 - Master of Arts Degree, National Academy of Music “P. Vladigerov”, Sofia, Bulgaria

Since 2025 - Doctoral study in Musicology and Music Art / Percussion, National Academy of Music “P. Vladigerov”, Sofia, Bulgaria

2017- Course in Management

2017- Course in Finance

Master classes and clinics with:

• S. Fink; Peter Sadlo; Li Biao; Igor Lešnik; Giovanni Hidalgo; Leigh Howard Stevens; Dame Evelyn Glennie; Clair Omar Musser; Alain Ginter (Luxembourg); Keiko Abe; Katarzyna Myćka; Dave Weckl; Dennis Chambers;

Employment:

2003–2018 - Member of one of the world’s oldest percussion ensembles “Polyrhythmia”

2005–2020 - Co-Principal Timpani / Percussion, Bulgarian National Radio Orchestra

2009–2018 - Percussion teacher, National School of Music “L. Pipkov”, Sofia, Bulgaria

2017–present - Head of the Western Percussion Department, Qatar Music Academy, Doha, Qatar

Performs regularly with the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra; National Opera and Ballet Orchestra (Bulgaria); Classic FM Orchestra; Philharmonia of the Nations (Germany); Justus Franz Orchestra, Würth Symphony Orchestra; Macedonian Radio and Television Orchestra. Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra.

Concerts in France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, the Netherlands, Switzerland, USA, Japan, China, Bahrain, UEA, Qatar, etc.

Jury member of the “Young Virtuoso” international competition, Road to Fame percussion competition, Sredetcz percussion competition.

Recordings with different orchestras for movies, TV series, world, pop, and rock CDs, including for Hector Zazou and the Classic Produktion Osnabrück (CPO) label.

Plays with conductors like:
Kent Nagano, Maksim Vengerov, Gianluigi Gelmetti Kristjan Järvi, Karel Mark Chicho, Emil Tabakov, Ivan Marinov, Georgi Dimitrov, Vassil Kazandjiev, Milen Nachev, Rossen Milanov, Claudio Vandelli, Gaetano d’Espinosa, Christoph Koncz, Donald Runnicles, Dmitri Kitayenko, Heinz Holliger and many more.

Soloists he has worked with:

Anna Netrebko, Maksim Vengerov, Vesko Eskenazi, Sonya Yoncheva, Mischa Maisky, David Oistrakh, Sviatoslav Richter, Mstislav Rostropovich, José Carreras, Placido Domingo, Sarah Chang, Yuri Bashmet, Alexandrina Pendatchanska, Krassimira Stoyanova, Svetlin Roussev, Vesko Eskenazi, Vadim Repin, Joshua Bell, Shlomo Mintz, Gidon Kremer, Gena Dimitrova, Veselina Katsarova, Martha Argerich, Lia Petrova, Midori, Yuja Wang, etc.   

Awards:

1994 - First prize — 14th National Competition for Singers and Instrumentalists “Svetoslav Obretenov” (solo percussion), Provadia, Bulgaria

1996 - First prize — 2nd National Competition “Young Musical Talents” (chamber music), Sofia, Bulgaria

1997 - Third prize and Ensemble “Poliritmia” prize — 1st National Competition “Siegfried Fink” (chamber music), Sofia, Bulgaria

1997 - Special prize for best Bach interpretation — Bach percussion seminar, Zagreb, Croatia

1998 - First prize and special prize — 3rd National Competition “Young Musical Talents” (chamber music), Sofia, Bulgaria

1999 - Second prize — International Competition “Concertino Prague” (chamber music), Czech Republic

1999  Second prize — 1st National Competition “Prof. Dr. Dobri Paliev” (solo percussion), Sofia, Bulgaria

2000 - Special prize (solo percussion) and third prize (chamber music) — 8th International Competition “The Music and the Earth”, Sofia, Bulgaria

2000 - First prize — 4th National Competition “Young Musical Talents”, Sofia, Bulgaria

2000 - First prize — 17th National Competition for Singers and Instrumentalists “Svetoslav Obretenov” (solo percussion), Provadia, Bulgaria

2001- Yamaha Scholarship Award

2001 - First prize and two special prizes for snare drum and vibraphone performance — 2nd National Competition “Prof. Dr. Dobri Paliev – Prof. Dr. h.c. Siegfried Fink” (solo percussion), Sofia, Bulgaria

2001 - First prize and the Alexander Tzvetkov prize — 2nd National Competition “Prof. Dr. Dobri Paliev – Prof. Dr. h.c. Siegfried Fink” (chamber music), Sofia, Bulgaria

Recipient of the Yamaha scholarship.

Laureate of “PRIZ 2000” for high creative excellence.