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Rossen Milanov is a Bulgarian conductor. He is currently Music Director of the Princeton Symphony Orchestra,[1] New Jersey's Symphony in C,[2] and Bulgaria’s New Symphony Orchestra.[3] He is also Principal Conductor of Orquesta Sinfonica del Principado de Asturias,[4] in Spain.
Life and career
Early life
Milanov was born in Sofia, Bulgaria. He studied oboe and orchestral conducting at the Bulgarian National Academy of Music, and he earned his Masters degree in oboe performance at Duquesne University.[5] He studied conducting at The Curtis Institute of Music[6] and The Juilliard School,[7] where he received the Bruno Walter Memorial Scholarship.
Conducting career
From 1994-1999, Milanov was Conductor of The Juilliard School’s Pre-College Orchestra. He acted as Music Director of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra from 1997-2001.[8] He spent over 11 years with The Philadelphia Orchestra, first as Assistant Conductor from 2000-2003, then as Associate Conductor from 2003-2011, and finally as Artistic Director of the ensemble’s summer home at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts from 2006-2010.[9] Milanov was Chief Conductor of the Symphony Orchestra of the Bulgarian National Radio from 2003-2008.
Awards
In 2005, Milanov was named Bulgaria’s Musician of the Year. He has received the Bulgarian Ministry’s Award for Extraordinary Contribution to Bulgarian Culture and the 2011 ASCAP award for his programming with the Princeton Symphony Orchestra.[10]
Collaborators and Appearances
Milanov has collaborated with Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, Joshua Bell, Midori, and Christian Tetzlaff. He has conducted premieres by Richard Danielpour, Gabriel Prokofiev, and Nicholas Maw, as well as emerging composers through Symphony in C’s annual Young Composer’s Competition.
He has appeared with such ensembles as the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Grant Park Music Festival, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of St. Luke's, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Residentie Orkest, Orquesta Nacional de México, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, and New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
Milanov also works as a ballet conductor and has collaborated with choreographers Mats Ek at Zurich Opera[11] and Stockholm’s Royal Ballet, Sabrina Matthews and Nils Christie at Stockholm’s Royal Ballet[12], Benjamin Millepied and Andonis Foniadakis at the Geneva Opera, and Jorma Elo in Philadelphia.[13]
Opera and Vocal Experience
Milanov has worked with opera companies including Komische Oper Berlin (in Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk), The Philadelphia Orchestra (in Puccini’s La bohème)[14], and The Curtis Opera Theatre (in a recording of Dominick Argento’s Postcard from Morocco for Albany Records).[15]
Music Education
Milanov is Music Director of the training orchestra Symphony in C and the New Symphony Orchestra in his home city of Sofia, Bulgaria. He appears regularly at Carnegie Hall for Link Up, a program by The Weill Music Institute.[16]
Recordings
Milanov has recorded Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 15, Brahms’s Symphony No. 1, and Joseph Jongen’s Sinfonia Concertante with The Philadelphia Orchestra – released as A Grand Celebration on the Gothic label in 2008.[17] His work with Russian composer Alla Pavlova with the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra was released on Naxos Records in 2006.[18] He recently released a recording of Stravinsky’s Petrushka and Manuel de Falla’s El sombrero de tres picos with Orquesta Sinfonica del Principado de Asturias on Classic Concert Records.[19]
References
- ↑ History and Mission - Princeton Symphony Orchestra. Princeton Symphony Orchestra, abgerufen am 28. Mai 2013.
- ↑ Artistic Staff|Symphony in C. Symphony in C, abgerufen am 28. Mai 2013.
- ↑ Music Leaders. New Symphony Orchestra, abgerufen am 28. Mai 2013.
- ↑ Inicio - Orquesta Sinfonica del Principado de Asturias. Orquesta Sinfonica del Principado de Asturias, abgerufen am 28. Mai 2013.
- ↑ Biographgy | Rossen Milanov. Rossen Milanov, abgerufen am 28. Mai 2013.
- ↑ Curtis Institute of Music | Curtis Musicians Perform at Mann Center June 29-July 1. Curtis Institute of Music, abgerufen am 28. Mai 2013.
- ↑ Alumni News for September 2009 | The Juilliard School. The Juilliard School, abgerufen am 28. Mai 2013.
- ↑ Milanov gets sensational send-off - Chicago Tribune. Chicago Tribune, abgerufen am 28. Mai 2013.
- ↑ Music Director|Princeton Symphony Orchestra. Princeton Symphony Orchestra, abgerufen am 28. Mai 2013.
- ↑ ASCAP "Adventurous Programming" Presented at League of American Orchestras Conference in Minneapolis. ASCAP, abgerufen am 28. Mai 2013.
- ↑ Sleeping Beauty - Vorstellung - Opernhaus Zurich. Opernhaus Zurich, abgerufen am 28. Mai 2013.
- ↑ Rambert Blog. Rambert Dance Company, abgerufen am 28. Mai 2013.
- ↑ 111 Organizations Collaborate to Create Multi-Million Dollar Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts, Inspired by the Kimmel Center - The Business Journals. The Business Journals, abgerufen am 28. Mai 2013.
- ↑ The Philadelphia Orchestra performs 'La Boheme' Wednesday|VailDaily.com. Vail Daily, abgerufen am 28. Mai 2013.
- ↑ Postcard from Morocco: Albany Records. Albany Records, abgerufen am 28. Mai 2013.
- ↑ Over 15,000 Children Link Up with Orchestra of St. Luke's. Carnegie Hall, abgerufen am 28. Mai 2013.
- ↑ A Grand Celebration, The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Wanamaker Organ, Peter Conte. Gothic label, abgerufen am 28. Mai 2013.
- ↑ Pavlova, A.: Monolog/The Old New York Nostalgia/Sulamith Suite/-8.557674. Naxos Records, abgerufen am 28. Mai 2013.
- ↑ OSPA. Classical Concert Records, abgerufen am 5. Juni 2013.