Teachers

Krastin Nastev is choir and orchestra conductor. His current position is with Madrid Regional Symphonic Choir and conductor of Varna State opera since 2018/2019.  he has conducted Sofia Philharmonic, Sofia National Opera and Ballet, the National Philharmonic Choir as well as the Orchestra of Bulgarian National Radio. 

He is finalist at the conducting competition “Mariele Ventre” in Bologna, Italy and he won prizes at the international conducting competitions “Europa Cantat” and the Academic Bach Competition in Bulgaria. Over the last years, Krastin participated in conducting master classes led by well-known conductors such as Frieder Bernius, Lutz Köhler, Bruno Aprea, Donato Renzetti and Gianluigi Gelmetti.

In 2014, he was a jury member at the international Saint Petersburg Choral Contest and year later jury at the Hong Kong International Children´s and Youth Choirs Festival.

Krastin graduated from the National Music Academy in Sofia as a choir and orchestra conductor and later he studied at the prestigious “Accademia Musicale Chigiana” of Siena, Italy. Furthermore, he holds a diploma in advanced studies from the Music Academy Basel, Switzerland.

    Sergei Pavlov is currently Associate Professor at Edgewood College in Madison and artistic director of the Festival Choir of Madison. Previous positions include music director of Coro Mixto Ciudad de Quito (the National Mixed Choir of Ecuador), conductor at Teatro Nacional Sucre in Quito, Ecuador, chorus master at Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, France, assistant conductor at Spoleto Festival and associate conductor of the University of Illinois Opera Theater.

Pianist of the masterclass is Magdalena Vodenicharova. She graduated as choral conductor at the National Music Academy " Prof.Pancho Vladigerov" at the conducting clas of Prof. Ana Belcheva. Now she is working at the Academy acompanying the conducting classes. Also she is conductor ot St.Tinity Church in Sofia.