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Georgi Varbanov
Ever since the age of six Georgi Varbanov knew that his future could not exclude percussion instruments. Only seven years old and as the youngest participant, he was a prize winner at Bulgaria's most important national competition, the Obretenov Provadia 1988, which is surely proof enough of his exceptional talent. This was followed by over 20 awards from various national and international competitions in the course of his studies at the Music College in Pleven, the State Music Academy of Sofia, the Richard Strauss Conservatoire in Munich, and the Mozarteum University in Salzburg. These include two first prizes at the International Competition for Percussion Instruments Pendim in 1999 and in 2005, the prize of the Kulturkreis Gasteig in Munich in 2003, as well as the first prize, including two special awards, at the International Percussion Competition Luxemburg 2005, together with the Via Nova Percussion Group.
He is also excellent orchestral musician who played with orchestras like: Philharmonie of the Nations, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg.
Till 2009 Georgi Varbanov is premier percussionist
solo in
Orchestre National d'Île de France in
Paris.
