MUSIC

	Annual grant to Dilyan Ivanov - pianist, student in the 9th grade of the Secondary Arts School “Professor Veselin Stoyanov” - Rousse. Distinction with numerous first and special prizes at national and international competitions: “Franz Shubert” Gabrovo’99; “Svetoslav Obretenov”- Provadia’00; “Pancho Vladigeroiv” - Shumen’01 - for the best performance of a piece by Vladigerov “Hopes, Talents, Masters” - Dobrich ‘01; “Music and the Earth” - Sofia’02; competition of the Presto Music House - Sofia’02; Festival “Peter the Great” - Groningen, Holland’02; participant in the master classes of Professor Paolo Poliche, Professor Paul Komen, Professor Svetozar Ivanov, Professor Bojidar Noev, Professor Tamara Padubnaya, Professor Kalle Randalu. Dilyan performed during the “March Music Days” Festival in Rousse, and in “Bulgaria” Hall - Sofia together with Professor Mincho Minchev, conductor Professor Robert Koen; he has also been a soloist of the Opera Philharmonic Society of Rousse.
	Financing the participation of Ralitsa Penkova in the International Keyвoard Competition “Carl Filch” – Sibiu, Romania, where she won first place. Ralitsa is a 5th-grade student in the Secondary Arts School “Professor Veselin Stoyanov” - Rousse, she got first prize at the III National Keyboard Competition “Franz Shubert”- Rousse’01, third prize at the VIth International Youth Music Festival “Hopes, Talents, Masters - Dobrich’01, third prize at the National Competition “Svetoslav Obretenov - Provadia’00, she participated in the master class of Professor Tamara Padubnaya.
	Payment of participation fees to Yanitsa Hristova - Foundation grantee for the third year - in the International Music Festival “Peter the Great” - Groningen, Holland’02; master class of Professor Michael Rol within the International Festival “Varna Summer”, the International Competition “Music and the Earth” Sofia’02. Yanitsa is a student in the Secondary Arts School “Professor Veselin Stoyanov” - Rousse, she has got prizes from many national and international competitions. Achievements for 2002 - first prize at the national competitions for young pianists “Veselin Stoyanov” - Rousse; special prize for the best performance of a piece by Veselin Stoyanov, special prize for a virtuoso performance of Spanish Rhapsody by Ferenz List at the competition “Music and the Earth” - Sofia; first prize at the International Competition for Six Hands, Marktoberdorf, Germany.
	Payment of the participation fee in the master class of Professor Frank Lloyd within the International Festival “Varna Summer” to Vladimir Petrov - student in the 8th grade of the Secondary Arts School “Professor Veselin Stoyanov” - Rousse, speciality horn. First prizes at the competitions “Young Music Talents” - Sofia’02 and Foundation “St.St. Cyril and Methodius”, distinction for the youngest performer in the IVth Competition for French Music - Plovdiv’00, participant in the Music Academy “Professor Sasha Popov” within the March Music Days - Rousse ’02.
	Payment of the partici-pation fee in the master class of Professor Michael Rol to Elena Nikolova, within the International Festival “Varna Summer” - pianist in the 6th class in the Secondary Arts School “Professor Veselin Stoyanov” - Rousse. She got encouragement prize at the Third Youth Music Festival “Hopes, Talents, Masters ”- Dobrich’01 and third prize at the Third National Keyboard Competition “Franz Shubert” - Rousse’01; active participant in the master classes of Professor Paolo Poliche, Professor Tamara Padubnaya, Professor Valentina Berman, Professor Snejana Barova.
	Boyana Antonova - cello player, undergraduate in the State Music Academy “Pancho Vladigerov” - Sofia. Payment of the participation fee in the master class of Professor Robert Koen, Great Britain, within the March Music Days - Rousse. Boyana has been the Foundation grantee for three years, she has won prizes at a number of national and international competitions.
	Payment of the participation fee to Bojana Sokolova in the master class of Professor Mincho Minchev within the March Music Days and in the National Competition for Violinists “Pancho Vladigerov” - Shumen. Bojana is a student in the 9th grade in the Secondary Arts School “Professor Veselin Stoyanov” - Rousse, Foundation grantee for three years, as well as prize-winner in national and international competitions.
	Philip Petkov - student in the 10th grade of the Secondary Arts School “Professor Veselin Stoyanov” - Rousse. Payment of the participation fee for the International Competition for Piano for Six Hands, Marktoberdorf, Germany. International Music Festival “Hopes, Talents, Masters ”- Dobrich, master classes within the March Music Days and the “Varna Summer” Festival. Philip has won first prizes in the competition for six hands as part of a trio, as well as third prizes at the IVth National Competition for Performance of German and Austrian Music and the International Keyboard Competition “Carl Filch” - Sibiu, Romania.
	Payment of the participation fee of Stanislav Nikolov - 10th grade student - violin, in the Secondary Arts School “Professor Veselin Stoyanov” - Rousse, for the master class of Professor Mincho Minchev within the International Festival “Varna Festival”. Winner of two third prizes and one first prize for performance of chamber music at the International Youth Music Festival “Hopes, Talents, Masters ”- Dobrich - 2000 and 2001; second prize at the Fourth National Competition for Performance of German and Austrian Music - Bourgas’01; special prize of Rolan Dogaret, France, at the competition “Music and the Earth” - Sofia’02. Active participant in the master classes of Professor Mincho Minchev, Professor Vanya Milanova, Professor Ifra Niyman, Professor Yosif Radionov, Professor Kevork Mardirosyan. Stanislav performed as a soloist for the Opera Philharmonic Society - Rousse and the Symphony Orchestra of Vidin conducted by Nicholas Widman - USA.
	Financial support for education to Yana Dukanova undergraduate in the Higher School of Music in Collogne, Germany, third-year grantee of the Foundation, winner of prizes at national and international competitions..

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