Bozhana Pavlova
Biography of Bozhana Pavlova
Bozhana Pavlova was born in Pleven, Bulgaria. From 2003 to 2008, she studied guitar at the National Music School “Lyubomir Pipkov” in Sofia under Stolina Dobreva. She then pursued classical guitar at the Music and Arts Private University of the City of Vienna with Jorgos Panetsos, graduating with distinction in 2015. Additionally, she completed a second degree in Guitar Pedagogy at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, studying with Walter Würdinger and Adriano Del Sal, and earned her doctorate at the New Bulgarian University.
Bozhana Pavlova is a laureate of several international guitar competitions across Italy, Croatia, Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Montenegro, and Germany. In 2015, she won the grand prize at the International Guitar Competition “Pleven Guitar Festival” in Bulgaria and secured second prize at the International Guitar Competition Niksic in Montenegro in 2014. Her achievements in 2013 include first prize at the “Giovani Musicisti – Città di Treviso” competition in Italy for classical guitar and third prize for contemporary music, second prize at the Omis Guitar Fest, third prize at the International Guitar Competition Tirana, and third prize at the International Guitar Competition in Niksic. In 2012, she was awarded the special “Fernando Sor” prize for the best interpretation of classical music in Erwitte, Germany. In 2011, she won first prize at the International Guitar Competition “Young Virtuosos” in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Bozhana has received numerous accolades for her artistic achievements, including a SYLLF scholarship from the Tokyo Foundation for outstanding musicians in 2016, the Start Scholarship from the Austrian Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture in 2015, performance scholarships from MUK in 2011 and 2013, a support scholarship from the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna in 2012, and a scholarship from the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture for high artistic achievements in 2006.
She has participated in masterclasses with renowned guitarists such as David Russell, Carlo Marchione, Marcin Dylla, Olaf Van Gonnissen, Ivo Kaltchev, Dale Kavanagh, George Vassilev, Hopkinson Smith, and Gerhard Reichenbach. Her concert activities span numerous countries, including China, the United Kingdom, Hungary, and Bulgaria, where she performs both as a soloist and as a member of various chamber music ensembles. Together with guitarist Aleksandar Visokomogilski, she founded the guitar duo “Artistic,” which toured 13 Chinese cities in 2014, performing in renowned venues such as the Hefei Grand Theater, Chongqing Grand Theater, and Qingdao Theater. In May 2017, under the direction of conductor Friedel Zacherl, she performed as a soloist with the Tuma Orchestra at the Vienna Konzerthaus.
In 2016, Bozhana Pavlova was appointed as a teacher at the Johann-Joseph-Fux Conservatory in Graz. She also serves as a guest professor and jury member at various international guitar festivals, including Forum Gitarre Wien, Pleven Guitar Festival, Sommerakademie Seckau, and Mandolin and Guitar Seminar Zeillern.
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