Mladen Stanev is a Bulgarian conductor.

Early Life & Education

Mladen was born in 1974 in Kotel

Kotel, Bulgaria

Kotel is a town in central Bulgaria, part of Sliven Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Kotel Municipality. As of december 2009, the town has a population of 6,232 inhabitants....

 (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...

). He was a conductor at the National High School for folk music

Folk music

Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....

 in Kotel http://www.nufi-kotel.com from 1988 to 1993. He earned his master's degree in choir conducting from State Music Academy "P.Vladigerov", Sofia

Sofia

Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...

 http://nma.bg. In 2006 he participated in a Master class

Master class

A master class is a class given to students of a particular discipline by an expert of that discipline—usually music, but also painting, drama, or any of the arts....

 with Prof. Erwin Ortner (Sasha Popov Music Academy).

Career

In 1999 Stanev became the conductor of the Choir of State Opera Stara Zagora

State Opera Stara Zagora

The State Opera Stara Zagora , founded in 1925, is the second opera theatre in Bulgaria, after the National Opera and Ballet in Sofia. It has the first purpose-built opera house building in Bulgaria.-External links:...

 http://www.stateopera-starazagora.com. He worked on a wide variety of opera

Opera

Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...

 repertoire, cantata

Cantata

A cantata is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir....

 and oratorio

Oratorio

An oratorio is a large musical composition including an orchestra, a choir, and soloists. Like an opera, an oratorio includes the use of a choir, soloists, an ensemble, various distinguishable characters, and arias...

 genre, vocal and symphony

Symphony

A symphony is an extended musical composition in Western classical music, scored almost always for orchestra. A symphony usually contains at least one movement or episode composed according to the sonata principle...

 music. He was conductor of opera performances for children and concerts. He participated in opera tours with the state opera and co-operation with other opera house

Opera house

An opera house is a theatre building used for opera performances that consists of a stage, an orchestra pit, audience seating, and backstage facilities for costumes and set building...

s and companies (Verdi opera - Ruse; State opera – Varna; Eventa GmbH; Konzertdirektion Schlote Ges.m.b.H. - Salzburg; etc.) in Europe

Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

 – Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

 http://www.worms.de/deutsch/leben_in_worms/theater_konzerte/alle_veranstaltungen_2005-06/06-01-18_Macbeth.php(Salzburg – Grosse Festspielhaus - International Theatrerbende 2003,2004,2006), Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

, Spain

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

, Portugal

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

, Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

, Luxembourg

Luxembourg

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, Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

, Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 (Megaro Music Thessaloniki Concert Hall Organization)http://www.tch.gr/Greek/Events/All%20Events/2001/E47.html, and USA

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 (Opera Verdi Europa&Columbia Artist Management)

In 2003 he became the conductor of the mixed Choir “Petko Stainov” – cultural house "Iskra", Kazanlak

Kazanlak

Kazanlak, formerly Kazanlık is a Bulgarian town in Stara Zagora Province, located in the middle of the plain of the same name, at the foot of the Balkan mountain range, at the eastern end of the Rose Valley...

.http://www.chitalishte.bg/pageview.php?chitid=258 The choir is a leading ensemble in the region of Kazanlak

Kazanlak

Kazanlak, formerly Kazanlık is a Bulgarian town in Stara Zagora Province, located in the middle of the plain of the same name, at the foot of the Balkan mountain range, at the eastern end of the Rose Valley...

 (Valley of roses). They Perform a classical choral repertoire - from Renaissance

Renaissance

The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...

 to 21st century, orthodox chants, works by Bulgarian composers, Requiem - W.A.Mozart. They Participated in the Turkey choir festival in Ankara 2003. They have performed concerts in Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

(Ceccano, Veroli, Ferentino) in 2006 http://www.telefree.it/news.php?op=view&id=35066, and Slovak in 2007.

He is the president of the creative board of International Children's Foundation "STELETOJ" – Sofia.

Stanev also worked with mixed choir "Planinarska Pesen" - Sofia (1994–1999), the mixed choir "Rodina" - Stara Zagora (2004). He has been the conductor of symphony concerts and is the author of folk songs arrangements and choir compositions.
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