Dobrinka Tabakova
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Dobrinka Tabakova is a British/Bulgarian composer.
, Bulgaria
. She won the Jean-Frederic Perrenoud Prize of the 4th International Competition of Music in Vienna
when she was 14 years old. She studied at Alleyn's School London and the Royal Academy of Music
in London
and graduated the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. Afterwards she was awarded a Ph.D. in composition from King's College
, London
. She studied composition under Simon Bainbridge
, Diana Burrell
, Robert Keeley
and Andrew Schultz
.
Tabakova's compositions have been performed at the Cheltenham Music Festival
, the International Festival of composition at the Paris Conservatoire, Kremerata Baltica Festival Latvia, Lockenhaus Festival Austria, International Chamber Music Festival Utrecht and others. Her "Praise" was sung at St. Paul's Cathedral to celebrate the Golden Jubilee
of Queen Elizabeth II. She won the GSMD Lutoslawski Composition Prize in 1999 and the Adam Prize of King’s College London for the song cycle Sonnets to Sundry Notes of Music in 2007. Her works have been performed in Bulgaria
, Britain
, Russia
and throughout Europe. She has worked with orchestras including Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Kammerorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Orchestra of the Swan and BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Her works have especially been performed by the violist
Maxim Rysanov.
Life
Dobrinka Tabakova was born in PlovdivPlovdiv
Plovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia with a population of 338,153 inhabitants according to Census 2011. Plovdiv's history spans some 6,000 years, with traces of a Neolithic settlement dating to roughly 4000 BC; it is one of the oldest cities in Europe...
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
. She won the Jean-Frederic Perrenoud Prize of the 4th International Competition of Music in Vienna
Vienna
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when she was 14 years old. She studied at Alleyn's School London and the Royal Academy of Music
Royal Academy of Music
The Royal Academy of Music in London, England, is a conservatoire, Britain's oldest degree-granting music school and a constituent college of the University of London since 1999. The Academy was founded by Lord Burghersh in 1822 with the help and ideas of the French harpist and composer Nicolas...
in London
London
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and graduated the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. Afterwards she was awarded a Ph.D. in composition from King's College
King's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. She studied composition under Simon Bainbridge
Simon Bainbridge
Simon Bainbridge is a British composer, and a professor and former head of composition at the Royal Academy of Music, London, and visiting professor at the University of Louisville, Kentucky in the United States.-Biography:...
, Diana Burrell
Diana Burrell
Diana Burrell is an English composer.-Life and career:She was born in Norwich and attended Norwich High School for Girls before studying music at Cambridge University. She began her career as a viola player, but soon became well known for her compositions and became a full-time composer.Her first...
, Robert Keeley
Robert Keeley (composer)
Robert Keeley is a British composer and pianist. He studied with Oliver Knussen at the Royal College of Music, at Magdalen College, Oxford, under Bernard Rose, and later with Robert Saxton...
and Andrew Schultz
Andrew Schultz
Andrew Schultz is an Australian classical composer. Since 2002 he has lived in New South Wales on the coast south of Sydney. He studied at the Universities of Queensland and Pennsylvania and at King's College London and he has received awards, prizes and fellowships including a Fulbright Award ,...
.
Tabakova's compositions have been performed at the Cheltenham Music Festival
Cheltenham Music Festival
The Cheltenham Music Festival is one of the oldest music festivals in Britain, held annually in Cheltenham in June/July since 1945. The festival is renowned for premieres of contemporary music, hosting over 250 music premieres as of July 2004....
, the International Festival of composition at the Paris Conservatoire, Kremerata Baltica Festival Latvia, Lockenhaus Festival Austria, International Chamber Music Festival Utrecht and others. Her "Praise" was sung at St. Paul's Cathedral to celebrate the Golden Jubilee
Golden Jubilee
A Golden Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 50th anniversary.- In Thailand :King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-reigning monarch, celebrated his Golden Jubilee on 9 June 1996.- In the Commonwealth Realms :...
of Queen Elizabeth II. She won the GSMD Lutoslawski Composition Prize in 1999 and the Adam Prize of King’s College London for the song cycle Sonnets to Sundry Notes of Music in 2007. Her works have been performed in Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, Britain
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
and throughout Europe. She has worked with orchestras including Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Kammerorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Orchestra of the Swan and BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Her works have especially been performed by the violist
Viola
The viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
Maxim Rysanov.
Selected works
- Modetudes for solo piano (1998)
- Pirin for solo viola (2000)
- Midsummer Magic, Opera in 1 act (2000–2001)
- The Custard Tart, Opera in 1 act (2003)
- Whispered Lullaby for viola and piano (2004)
- Suite in Old Style for viola, strings and harpsichord (2006)
- Nocturne for solo piano (2008)
- Suite in Jazz Style for viola and piano (2008)
- Concerto for Viola and Strings (2008)
- Schubert Arpeggione