Alexander Tchobanov, born on the 16th of October, 1980, has been a winner at the National Bulgarian Competition "Svetoslav Obretenov" in Bulgaria, and at the "Temecula Young Artists Piano Competition" in California, U.S.A. Alexander has also been chosen as semi-finalist at the Los Angeles Music Center Spotlight Awards. In 2000, the young Bulgarian was invited to be interviewed and to perform on a live radio broadcast at WGBH Boston along with concert pianist Christopher O'riley.Mr. Tchobanov has performed also at the Jordan Hall in Boston, as he was featured on Public Radio International's show From the Top, a showcase of America's finest young musicians. In May of 2005, He made his chamber music debut at the "Weill Carnegie Hall" in New York. His interviews on the Bulgarian National Television and Radio, as well as WXEL South Florida have been accompanied by live performances. He has performed in a number of cities throughout the U.S. including New York, Boston, Miami, Palm Beach, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara. His teachers include Susan Starr, Roberta Rust, Philip Evans, and Albena Dimova. Alexander was awarded full-scholarships at the Idyllwild Arts Academy (where he received his high-school diploma), and the Harid Conservatory(Lynn University) where he completed his Bachelor Degree. Upon his graduation from the Idyllwild Arts, he was given the award "Best recital of the year" and was also featured in the official Academy's CD release "Aspirations&Realities". Alexander has been awarded a number of times grants by the "Leni FeBland Foundation". He was also invited to be a judge of the 2004 Lynn University Young Musician Competition. In addition, he has had master classes with Lars Vogt, Robert Levin, John Perry, and Nelita True among others. In 2004, He was appointed as teaching assistant at Rutgers University where he completed his Masters Degree under the tutelage of Professor Susan Starr. In the summer of 2007, Alexander was awarded a prestigious Fellowship to attend the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, where he studied piano with Jerome Lowenthal ( Juilliard School) and also received chamber music coaching from the Takács Quartet.
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Alexander Tchobanov
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Alexander Tchobanov, born on the 16th of October, 1980, has been a winner at the National Bulgarian Competition "Svetoslav Obretenov" in Bulgaria, and at the "Temecula Young Artists Piano Competition" in California, U.S.A. Alexander has also been chosen as semi-finalist at the Los Angeles Music Center Spotlight Awards. In 2000, the young Bulgarian was invited to be interviewed and to perform on a live radio broadcast at WGBH Boston along with concert pianist Christopher O'riley.Mr. Tchobanov has performed also at the Jordan Hall in Boston, as he was featured on Public Radio International's show From the Top, a showcase of America's finest young musicians. In May of 2005, He made his chamber music debut at the "Weill Carnegie Hall" in New York. His interviews on the Bulgarian National Television and Radio, as well as WXEL South Florida have been accompanied by live performances. He has performed in a number of cities throughout the U.S. including New York, Boston, Miami, Palm Beach, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara.
His teachers include Susan Starr, Roberta Rust, Philip Evans, and Albena Dimova. Alexander was awarded full-scholarships at the Idyllwild Arts Academy (where he received his high-school diploma), and the Harid Conservatory(Lynn University) where he completed his Bachelor Degree. Upon his graduation from the Idyllwild Arts, he was given the award "Best recital of the year" and was also featured in the official Academy's CD release "Aspirations&Realities". Alexander has been awarded a number of times grants by the "Leni FeBland Foundation". He was also invited to be a judge of the 2004 Lynn University Young Musician Competition. In addition, he has had master classes with Lars Vogt, Robert Levin, John Perry, and Nelita True among others.
In 2004, He was appointed as teaching assistant at Rutgers University where he completed his Masters Degree under the tutelage of Professor Susan Starr. In the summer of 2007, Alexander was awarded a prestigious Fellowship to attend the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, where he studied piano with Jerome Lowenthal ( Juilliard School) and also received chamber music coaching from the Takács Quartet.