Konstantin Evtimov is а

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Mac ...

n cellist. He is a soloist with the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra and a member of Ardenza Trio.

Biography

Evtimov was born in

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in 1975. He graduated from the College of Arts in Ruse and the Music Academy –

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in the cello class of prof. Bogomil Karakonov and in the Chamber music class of prof. Ventzeslav Nikolov. He took part as a solo cellist in the world tour of the

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, Germany under

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. In six months time he specialised with the famous German cellist

Maria Kliegel Maria Kliegel (born 14 November 1952) is a German cellist. Professional career Kliegel was born in Dillenburg, Hesse. She studied under Janos Starker starting at the age of 19. She won first prize at the American College Competition, First Germ ...

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. In 1996 he attended a master class in Bern with

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. Subsequently, he obtained concert and soloist diplomas at the High School of Music and Theater – Bern in the cello class of prof.

. He participated in master classes given by cellists such as

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, Robert Cohen,

Martti Rousi Martti Arvo Henrik Rousi (born 2 November 1960 in Piikkiö), is a Finnish cellist. Martti Rousi started to play the cello at the age of 8 in Turku. His first teachers were Timo Hanhinen and Seppo Kimanen. He then studied at the Sibelius Academy wi ...

and

Young-Chang Cho Young-Chang Cho (born 1958 in Seoul) is a Korean classical cellist teaching at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Germany's Ruhr Area. Career Young-Chang Cho was born in Seoul in 1958. He began cello lessons at the age of eight. From 1971 ...

. In 1998, still a student, he began playing in the

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. Two months later he was nominated for a solo cello of the same orchestra. At the same time he met

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, who invited him to become the solo cello of

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. He was a featured soloist at music festivals in

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, Japan, etc. Evtimov performed as a soloist of many orchestras, including the

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, the Bern,

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and

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Symphonic Orchestras and has given recitals in cities all around the world, including

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, and

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. He took part in chamber formations with

Mstislav Rostropovich Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich, (27 March 192727 April 2007) was a Russian cellist and conductor. He is considered by many to be the greatest cellist of the 20th century. In addition to his interpretations and technique, he was well ...

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, etc. He recorded for ARD, ZDF, radio Espace 2 CH, radio ТSR – 1 CH, Radio Camerata – Tokio, National Radio of Bulgaria, Bulgarian and Argentinian television. He was the principal cellist of

under

for 7 years. From 1998 to 2008 he was a solo violoncello of

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In 2008 he decided to return to

. He left his post in Sinfonietta de Lausanne and undertook soloist activity in Bulgaria. In January 2009 he was invited to play at the opening of Chamber Music Festival Sofia, dedicated to the 130th anniversary since Sofia was 'crowned' as Bulgaria's capital. In January 2010 he was invited to play with

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at a concert dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the

Bulgarian National Radio Bulgarian National Radio ( bg, Българско национално радио, ''Bulgarsko natsionalno radio''; abbreviated to БНР, BNR) is Bulgaria's national radio broadcasting organisation. It operates two national and nine regional cha ...

. The occasion took place on the stage of the

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Ivan Vazov Ivan Minchov Vazov ( bg, Иван Минчов Вазов; – 22 September 1921) was a Bulgarian poet, novelist and playwright, often referred to as "the Patriarch of Bulgarian literature". He was born in Sopot, a town in the Rose Valley ...

". Since 2009 he has been a solo violoncello of the Symphonic Orchestra of the

. Since 2014 he has been a member of Ardenza Trio with Daniela Dikova, piano, and the solo violin of the Symphonic Orchestra of the

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