Kristiyan Koev
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Kristiyan Koev is a world famous Bulgarian flutist. Maestro Koev is also known as "Kristiyan Koev - The Golden Flute".
He was born in Sofia in a family of flutists. Both his parents are world famous flutists-Nikolay Koev and Rositza Ivanova. His father is flutist and member of the Eolina quartet-the only one of its kind http://sofiaconcert.com/names/EolinaQuartet.htm.His mother is the only flutist in the world who made a record of Leo Brouwer concert.http://mp3.rhapsody.com/rositza-ivanova.
Kristiyan Koev spent his childhood in Havana, Cuba. His stepfather was Manuel Duchesne Cuzán http://www.soycubano.com/pena/musica/manuel_duchesnei.asp - professor at Alejandro García Caturla Conservatoire, General Director of the National Symphonic Orchestra of Cuba, Chief of the Musical Department of Symphonic Music from the Management Music at the Ministry of Culture, also head of the staff of Orchestral Direction at the Superior Institute of Art (ISA).

Education

He enrolled at the school of music “Liubomir Pipkov”, Sofia to study flute. After graduating from the music school he started music lessons in Paris, France, with the famous flutist Aurèle Nicolet
Aurèle Nicolet
Aurèle Nicolet is a Swiss flautist. He is considered as one of the world's best flute players of the late twentieth century. He has performed in various international concerts. A number of composers wrote music especially for him, such composers include Toru Takemitsu, György Ligeti, Krzysztof...

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In 1989 was admitted in the National Music Academy “Prof. Pancho Vladigerov”, Sofia. The same period invited by Prof. Severino Gazzelloni
Severino Gazzelloni
Severino Gazzelloni , was an Italian flute player. He was born in Roccasecca and died in Cassino. Gazzelloni was the principal flute in the RAI orchestra for 30 years and dedicatee of many works. Composers including Luciano Berio, Pierre Boulez, Bruno Maderna and Igor Stravinsky wrote pieces for...

 to proceed his music education in the most prestigious music academy in the world - Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
The Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia is one of the oldest musical institutions in the world, based in Italy.It is based at the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome, and was founded by the papal bull, Ratione congruit, issued by Sixtus V in 1585, which invoked two saints prominent in Western...

, free of charge and at the same time as a scholarship student at Arts Academy, Rome. An year and a half lived in "Boris Hristov" Foundation in Rome.

In Santa Cecilia, Kristian Koev studied with Dante Milozi – The First Flute in the Rome Radio Orchestra. His ambition was so strong that instead of seven he graduated one of the world famous Music Academy “Santa Cecilia “ for only four years.

Awards

  • First Prize: The National Contest for young instrumentalists “Targovishte”-Bulgaria
  • First Prize: The National Contest “Provadia”-Bulgaria
  • First Prize and the title Laureate: The International Contest “Spring in Prague”, Italy
  • First Prize: Contest of the Rich People for young talents, Milan, Italy
  • Honorary Diploma from the Music Forum Tempora Fesrival
  • Honorary Diploma from the Festival Internacional Cervantino
    Festival Internacional Cervantino
    The Festival Internacional Cervantino takes place each fall in the city of Guanajuato, located in central Mexico. This is a small colonial-era city with history of having a large cultural scene. The origins of the festival are from the mid 20th century, when short plays by Miguel de Cervantes...

  • Honorary Diploma from the Festival Delle Tre Ciminiere
  • Honorary Diploma from The Sanremo Music Festival (Festival della canzone italiana
    Festival della canzone italiana
    The Festival della canzone italiana di Sanremo is a popular Italian song contest, held annually in the city of Sanremo, in Italy, and consisting of a competition amongst previously unreleased songs...

    )
  • Honorary Diploma from the Festival Sofia Music Meeting Italy – Bulgaria – South Korea

The Golden Flute

His Flute
Flute
The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...

 was made of real gold - there are just a few such, they are usually made of silver. The unique flute was made of 14-carat gold, especially for him, in the Japanese factory Miyazawa Flutes
Miyazawa Flutes
Miyazawa is a Japanese company that produces hand crafted professional flutes. Its instruments are distributed worldwide and played by such musicians as Ian Clarke, Tadeu Coelho, Pierre-Yves Artaud, Jill Felber, Clare Southworth, Mihi Kim, Moshe Aron Epstein and Helen Manente.Miyazawa flutes are...

. The instrument is golden literally and figuratively. It has become a constant companion of the musician and often completes his name on the posters: "Kristiyan Koev - The Golden Flute". "The Golden Flute" name Kristiyan Koev inherited from his teacher, the Italian soloist, Prof. Severino Gazzelloni.

Career

The experts rank Kristiyan Koev among the six best classic flutists in the world.
At the age of 35, Koev has more than 960 concerts performed in the world theaters. He has played with conductors like Leonard - one of the highest paid conductors in the world, Zubin Meta - the conductor of the three great tenors, Enrique Bátiz Campbell - of the Mexican Philharmonic orchestra, Nanut - of the Taranto Philharmonic orchestra (Italy), Francesco La Vecchia
Francesco La Vecchia
Francesco La Vecchia is an Italian classical conductor.- Biography and career :La Vecchia was born in Rome, and began studying music with his grandfather, who taught him theory, harmony and composition. His first instrument was the classical guitar. He gave his first performance at age 9, and...

- of the Roman philharmonic orchestra, Leo Brouwer
Leo Brouwer
Juan Leovigildo Brouwer Mezquida is a Cuban composer, conductor and guitarist. He is the grandson of Cuban composer Ernestina Lecuona Casado.-Biography:...

 - composer, guitarist and conductor of the orchestra in Cordoba, Patrick Galua - the greatest flutist in the world with whom they play together in Mexico, Dante Milozzi - the first flute of the Roman radio, J. Galway - one of the greatest flutist on the planet.
As a soloist Maestro Kristian Koev is an honoured guest of world famous symphonic orchestras:
“Santa Cecilia”, “Regionale Lazio”, “La internazionale” (Rome), “San Remo”, “Аutonoma Siciliana”(Palermo), “Delle Ciminiere" (Catania), “Como”, ”Soceta de i concerti”(Milano), “Solisti Veneti" (Venecia), "Metropolitan", "Caschais", "Opera"(Lisabon), "Recionale" (Porto), "Statale”(Madeira), The Bellas Artes Chamber Orchestra of Mexico city http://www.chuymedina.com/english, Palacio de Bellas Artes
Palacio de Bellas Artes
The Palacio de Bellas Artes is the most important cultural center in Mexico City as well as the rest of the country of Mexico...

, and many others.

Kristiyan Koev is the only musician who performs Flute solo concert in honour of Charles, Prince of Wales
Charles, Prince of Wales
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales is the heir apparent and eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Since 1958 his major title has been His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. In Scotland he is additionally known as The Duke of Rothesay...

 during his diplomatic visit in Italy and the only musician who performs solo concert at the birthday celebration of Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...

. The concert was held in Santa Maria Degli Angelli temple in Rome.

Music Albums

'2007 - Vivaldi: Quattro concerti
• Tempesta di Mare
• Il Cardellino

• Concerto in Do Minor
• La Notte


2007 - Solisti di Napoli classical soundtracks

• Conductor Maestra Susana Peshetti

• Kristian Koev, Flute

Performance in foreign productions

• Live Concert for Flute by Raynike in Ancara Music Hall, Turkey; Emil Tabakov, conductor; Kristian Koev, flute

• Interpretando Rodrigo; Music by Joaquin Rodrigo with Orchestra Nazionale di Radio Sofia, Stefano Trasimeni, conductor, Kristian Koev, flute, Alessandro De Pau, guitar

• Gianni Possio Orchestral Works – concert for clavicembalo and harp – Second concert for flute and orchestra; The Bulgarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Aldo Tarchetti; Kristian Koev (flauto); Todor Petrov (clavicembalo)http://www.possio.it/contenitored.html.com

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Audio

Kristian Koev "The Golden Flute" - Vivaldi Tempesta di mare, Part I
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