• Dobri Paliev has students accepted in Germany, France and USA.
  • Barrier of Yamaha scholarship
  • Jury of the “Young Virtuoso” international competition
  • Barrier of “PRIZ 2000” for high creative excellence

Dobri Paliev – grandson

PERCUSSION TEACHER

Education:

1988 – 2000
National School of Music “L. Pipkov”, Sofia/Bulgaria, class for percussion instruments of Prof. Dr. Dobri Paliev, Maria Palieva and Iskra Palieva

2000 – 2005
Student at the National Academy of Music “P. Vladigerov”, Sofia/Bulgaria – class for percussion instruments of Prof. Dr. Tatjana Karparova and Maria Palieva

​2003 – 2004
Classes with Prof. Andre Malashenko – Principal Timpani of Montreal Orchestra/Canada

2005
Master of Arts Degree at the National Academy of Music “P. Vladigerov”, Sofia/Bulgaria

Since 2015
Doctoral study in Musicology and Music Art/Percussion at National Academy of Music “P. Vladigerov”, Sofia/Bulgaria

Master classes with:
S. Fink (1997), Li Biao (2005)

 

Employments:

2017 – Head of the Western percussion department in Qatar Music Academy – Doha, Qatar

2003 – 2018
Member of one of the world oldest Percussion Ensembles “Polyrhytmia”

2005-2020
Co-Principal Timpani/Percussion in the Bulgarian National Radio Orchestra

2009 – 2018
Percussion teacher at National Music of School “L. Pipkov”, Sofia/Bulgaria

Since 2000
Plays regularly in Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, National Opera and Ballet Orchestra (Bulgaria), Classic FM Orchestra, Philharmonia of the Nations (Germany) Wurth Philharmonie, Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra.

Concerts in France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Holland, Switzerland, USA etc.

Jurry member on the international competition.

Recordings with different orchestras for movies, TV series, world, pop and rock CD’s etc.

Awards:

1994
First prize at the 14th National competition for singers and players “Svetoslav Obretenov” (solo percussion). Provadia, Bulgaria.

​1996
First prize at the 2nd National competition “Young musical talents” (chamber music). Sofia, Bulgaria.

​1997
Third prize and Ensemble “Polyrhytmia” prize at the 1st National competition “Siegfried Fink” (chamber music). Sofia, Bulgaria.

​1997
Special prize for best Bach interpretation at Bach percussion seminar. Zagreb, Croatia.

​1998
First prize and the special prize at the 3rd National competition “Young musical talents” (chamber music). Sofia, Bulgaria.

​1999
Second prize at the International competition “Concertino Prague” (chamber music), Czech Republic.

1999
Second prize at the 1st National competition “Prof. Dr. Dobri Paliev” (solo percussion). Sofia, Bulgaria.

​2000
Special prize (solo percussion) and the third prize (chamber music) at the 8th International competition “The Music and the Earth”. Sofia, Bulgaria.

​2000
First prize at the 4th National competition “Young musical talents”. Sofia, Bulgaria.

​2000
First prize at the 17th National competition for singers and players “Svetoslav Obretenov” (solo percussion). Provadia, Bulgaria.

​2001
Yamaha scholarship award

​2001
First prize and two additional special prizes for snare drum and vibraphone performance at the 2nd National competition “Prof. Dr. Dobri Paliev – Prof. Dr. h.c. Siegfried Fink” (solo percussion). Sofia, Bulgaria.

​2001
First prize and the Alexander Tzvetkov prize at the 2nd National competition “Prof. Dr. Dobri Paliev – Prof. Dr. h.c. Siegfried Fink” (chamber music). Sofia, Bulgaria.

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