Bio

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Manol Paskalev was born in Burgas, Bulgaria. In 2007 he completed his studies at the music school in his hometown in the class of the renowned teacher Julia Nenova, with whom he studied piano and graduated with honors.

 

He continued his studies at the State Music Academy in Sofia "Prof. Pancho Vladigerov under the guidance of Prof. Marina Kapatsinskaya. As a pianist, he has won numerous prizes and awards from national and international piano competitions, including the M.A.G.I.C. competition for the performance of German classical music, where he received first prize and the special prize of the Bulgarian conductor Ivan Vulpe.

 

He has also participated in masterclasses conducted by leading contemporary concert pianists, including Paolo Police (Torrefranca Academy, Vibo Valentia, Italy), Prof. Dr. Pancho Vladigerov Jr. (Berlin, Germany), Vasily Elisavskiy and Galina Draganova - harpsichord and piano (Russia), Prof. Dr. Marina Kapatsinskaya (Gnessina Conservatory, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia), as well as the masterclass of Prof. Dr. Neva Krasteva (organ).

 

After completing his academic studies, he performed with the vocal ensemble Sacralissimo in Central and Western Europe. In the spring of 2013 he won a silver medal at the International Competition for the Interpretation of Russian Romance - Amaryllis Fleming Hall, Royal Conservatory of Music, London, UK.

 

He currently works as a teacher at a private music school and as a private piano and music theory teacher, composes orchestral music, and performs solo piano recitals throughout Bulgaria and Europe.

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