Bulgarian Readings
of the Sonata
of the Sonata
Solo Piano Recital by
Margarita Ilieva
(Bulgaria)
(© Lilly Zdravkova)
Plamen Djouroff (b. 1949, Bulgaria):
Piano Sonata (1975)
[Dedicated to Evelina]
Alexander Tanev (1928 – 1996, Bulgaria):
Piano Sonata (1964)
Allegro
Largo
Presto
* * *
Svetlin Hristov (b. 1991, Bulgaria):
Piano Sonata No. 1 (2019) *
[Dedicated to Margarita Ilieva and specially composed
for her recital at ppIANISSIMO
2019]
Vassil Kazandjiev (b. 1934, Bulgaria):
Piano Sonata No. 12 (2017) *
[Dedicated to Margarita Ilieva]
Sostenuto.
Allegro capriccioso
Adagio
Allegro con
brio
Milen Panayotov (b. 1967, Bulgaria):
Sonata rodionata for piano (1992/2016) *
Allegro
Flowing
Toccata –
Ferroce
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* World premiere
* * *
Margarita Ilieva
graduated from the “Lyubomir Pipkov” National School of Music (Sofia) in the
piano class of Emilia Kaneva. From 2005 to 2010, she was student at the “Prof.
Pancho Vladigerov” National Academy of Music (NAM) under Prof. Stella
Dimitrova-Maistorova and Prof. Iliya Chernaev, PhD. She has participated in a
number of master classes given by Waldemar Wojtal, Alexander Strukov, Viktor
Chuchkov, Angela Tosheva, Tamara Poddubnaya, Menno van Delft, Einar Steen-Nøkleberg, Altenberg
Trio etc. Margarita Ilieva has a Ph.D. in Chamber Music.
She has been awarded with numerous prizes at
international competitions including Young
Music Talents (Chamber Music category, first prize), “Albert Roussel”
(first prize), “Liszt – Bartok” (first prize) and others.
Margarita
Ilieva has given many concerts in Bulgaria, Austria, France, Germany,
Switzerland and USA, as well as frequently participated in Bulgarian festivals
– among others at ppIANISSIMO, Sofia Music Week, Varna Summer, Apolonia and
New Bulgarian Music. She has been
part of various chamber ensembles including the Musica Nova Ensemble for Contemporary Music with director and
conductor Dragomir Yossifov. She has performed as a soloist with the Sofia
Philharmonic Orchestra, the Symphony Orchestra of the Bulgarian National Radio,
Sofia Soloists Chamber Ensemble,
Shumen Philharmonic Orchestra, Gabrovo Chamber Orchestra and the Academic
Symphony Orchestra. She has recorded for WDR (Köln), Bulgarian National Radio
and Bulgarian National Television.
She's
the recipient of the Crystal Lyre
award in the Young Musician category for 2016. Since 2016, she is assistant
professor at the Piano Department of the Theory, Composition and Conducting
Faculty of the NAM.
Her
repertoire includes numerous works of different styles and periods. She has
made many Bulgarian and world premieres of solo and chamber works by many
composers.
(© Lilly Zdravkova)