Ivan Shekov
Ivan Shekov ( Bulgarian Иван Жеков ; born March 21, 1942 in Sofia , Bulgaria ) is a Bulgarian-German composer .
Life
Ivan Shekov studied at the Sofia Music Academy . He made his first compositions, mostly for piano , as a schoolboy. He has worked internationally as a concert pianist, so he gave chamber music concerts with the cellist Pierre Fournier , with the violinists Mark Kaplan , Ricardo Odnoposoff , Daniel Podlovski , Dina Schneidermann , Emil Kamilarov , Mintcho Mintchev , with the tenor Luigi Alva , with the flutist Lydia Oshavkova and other.
Ivan Shekov wrote songs for the children's choir and chamber orchestra on behalf of Bulgarian TV in 1979. In 1980 Shekov came to Germany and settled in Tettnang .
From 1983 to 2006 he taught piano at the municipal music school in Tettnang.
In addition to orchestral and vocal works, Shekov mainly composes concertante chamber music for all instruments and compositions for young musicians.
Awards
- 1966: Gold medal at the "Busoni" piano competition in Italy
- 1968: Silver medal at the Viotti piano competition in Italy
- 1992: Composition competition in Berlin 1992
- 1994: Composition competition in Lugano 1994
Web links
- Homepage of Ivan Shekov
- Ivan Shekov (born 1942) biography on the website of the municipality of Eglofs in Allgäu
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Shekov, Ivan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Жеков, Иван (Bulgarian); Shekov, Ivan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bulgarian-German composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 21, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sofia |