Svetlin Roussev is a Bulgarian-born violinist.

Education

He was accepted to the

Paris Conservatory The Conservatoire de Paris (), or the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (; CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue Jean Ja ...

at the age of 15, where he studied with

Devy Erlih Devy Erlih (Paris, 5 November 1928 – Paris, 7 February 2012) was a French violinist and the 1955 winner of the Long-Thibaud competition. Background Erlih was born in France in 1928 to first-generation immigrants to France from Bessarabia (now M ...

and

Jean-Jacques Kantorow Jean-Jacques Kantorow (born 3 October 1945) is a French violinist and conductor. His son is the pianist Alexandre Kantorow. Biography Kantorow was born in Cannes, France, into a family of Russian-Jewish origin. From the age of 13 he studied ...

Competition

He was the winner of the first

Sendai International Music Competition The Sendai International Music Competition is a triennial violin and piano music competition held in Sendai, Japan, presented in association with the Sendai International Music Competition Organizing Committee, Sendai, City of Sendai and the Sen ...

in 2001.

Career

Roussev has performed numerous violin concertos as soloist with

Orchestre National de France The Orchestre National de France (; ; abbr. ONF) is a French symphony orchestra based in Paris, founded in 1934. Placed under the administration of the French national radio (named Radio France since 1975), the ONF performs mainly in the Grand ...

, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France,

Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra The Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra (SPO) is a South Korean orchestra based in Seoul. Founded in 1945, it is one of the oldest orchestras in South Korea. Its first foreign tour came on a 1965 trip to Japan, followed by performances in Southeast Asia ...

Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra The is recognized as the oldest symphony orchestra in Japan. It was founded in 1911 and debuted at the original Matsuzakaya store in Nagoya as the . It relocated to Tokyo in 1938. As of 2024, it has 166 members. The orchestra plays frequently a ...

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (ISO) is a major American orchestra based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The largest performing arts organization in Indiana, the orchestra was founded in 1930 and is based at the Hilbert Circle Theatre in downtown ...

George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra The George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra () is a musical institution located in Bucharest, Romania. Founded on 7 May 1868 under the supervision of Eduard Wachman, the Romanian Philharmonic Society had as purpose the creation of a permanent ...

(Bucharest), National Radio Orchestra of Romania,

Kremerata Baltica Kremerata Baltica is a chamber orchestra consisting of musicians from Baltic countries (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania). It was founded by Latvian violinist Gidon Kremer in 1997. Gidon Kremer is an artistic director of Kremerata Baltica. Descript ...

Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra The Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra ( Bulgarian: Симфоничен оркестър на Българското национално радио) is a Bulgarian radio orchestra based in Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia is the Capital cit ...

and others. Roussev has been the concertmaster of several prominent symphony orchestras, including the

Seoul Philharmonic The Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra (SPO) is a South Korean orchestra based in Seoul. Founded in 1945, it is one of the oldest orchestras in South Korea. Its first foreign tour came on a 1965 trip to Japan, followed by performances in Southeast Asia ...

L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande The Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) is a Swiss symphony orchestra, based in Geneva at the Victoria Hall. In addition to symphony concerts, the OSR performs as the opera orchestra in productions at the Grand Théâtre de Genève. History ...

, and Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra.

Professorship

Since 2008, he has been a professor at the

Geneva University of Music The Haute école de musique de Genève is a professional higher music education institution in Geneva, Switzerland. Status The HEM is a foundation established under public law in 2009. It is part of the Music and Performing Arts Department of t ...

Discography

* 2019: "Midnight Bells" *2015: "Fire & Ice: Sibelius & Vladigerov Violin Concertos

References

Bulgarian violinists Conservatoire de Paris alumni 21st-century Bulgarian musicians People from Ruse, Bulgaria 21st-century violinists Year of birth missing (living people) Living people {{Bulgaria-musician-stub