PENKA PETKOVA
Classical Cellist
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How It All Began
The Full Story
Penka Petkova began learning the piano at the age of five, and at the age of six she began her cello studies in the class of Daniela Cherpokova-Nikolaeva at the Lybomir Pipkov National School of Music in Sofia (Bulgaria). Since September 2013, she is a bachelor student of prof. Stefan Popov at Guildhall School of Music and Drama (London).
She is a laureate of the international competitions Young Virtuosos in Sofia, M.A.G.I.C. for Austrian music in Bourgas (Bulgaria); the Radio Competition for chamber music Concertino Praga; Cello competition Karl Davidov in Kuldiga (Latvia); M. Elsky International Contest of String Bow instruments performers in Minsk (Belarus).
She refines her skills in the master classes of Jérôme Pernoo, Prof. Vladimir Perlin, Mats Lidstrom, Dominique de Williencourt, Gavriel Lipkind , Seeli Toivio, Martin Zeller, Talich String Quartet, Prof. Grigory Feyghin, Elena Ashkenazy, Prof. Kevork Mardirossian, Alexander Zemcov, etc. She has also participated at the International Chamber Music and Orchestra Course “Musica Mundi” (Belgium), International Summer course for chamber music “Hindemith” in Blonay (Switzerland) and York Chamber Music Festival.
Penka Petkova has performed as soloist of Classic FM Radio Orchestra, New Symphony Orchestra, the philharmonic orchestras of Plovdiv, Pleven and Vratsa (Bulgaria); Liepaja Latvian philharmonic orchestra and the Belarusian State Philharmonic. She has had solo and chamber music recitals in Bulgaria, Macedonia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Germany, England and United States.
Penka has been a scholarship student of Raina Kabaivanska’s, Communitas’ Foundations, Drake Calleja, Wolfson, Yordan Kamdzhalov Music Trusts. She is generously supported by the Guildhall School Trust.
In 2011 and 2012 she was awarded a Diploma for artistic achievement by the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Bulgaria. Penka has solo and chamber music recordings made for the Czech radio, Bulgarian National TV, Bulgarian National Radio and other broadcastings.
Repertoire
Concertos:
A. Dvorak - Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op.104
J. Haydn - Cello Concerto C-major No.1
J. Haydn – Cello Concerto D-major No.2
A. Khachaturian - Cello Concerto in E minor
É. Lalo - Cello Concerto in D minor
N. Myaskovsky - Cello Concerto in C minor, Op. 66
S. Prokofiev - Cello Concertino in G minor, Op. 132
P. I. Tchaikovsky - Variations on a Rococo theme, Op.33
C. Saint-Saens - Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 33
R. Schumann - Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
D. Shostakovich - Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 107
Cello Solo Suites and Sonatas for cello and piano:
J.S. Bach -
- Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007;
- Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008;
- Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009;
- Suite No. 5 in C Мinor, BWV 1011
S. Barber – Cello Sonata in C Minor, Op. 6
L.v. Beethoven - Cello Sonata No. 4 in C Мajor, Op. 102
L. Boccherini – Cello Sonatas in A Major and G Major (G.4, 5); G.15;
J. Brahms - Cello Sonata No. 1 in E Мinor, Op. 38
C. Franck - Violin Sonata in A major, transcribed with the composer's approval for cello by Jules Delsart
M. Goleminov - Sonata for solo cello (1969)
S. Prokofiev – Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 119
M. Reger – Solo Cello Suites Suite No. 2 in D Minor and No. 3 Suite No. 3 in A Minor; Op. 131
F. Schubert - Sonata for Arpeggione in A Мinor, D.821
D. Shostakovich – Cello Sonata in D Minor, Op.40
G. Valentini – Cello Sonata in E Major, Op. 8
Pieces for cello and piano:
A. Arutiunian – Impromptu for Cello and Piano
L.v. Beethoven - 7 Variations on 'Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen', WoO 46
K. Davidov:
- At the Fountain, Op. 20, No. 2
- Allegro de Concert, Op. 11
- Fantasy on Russian themes' , Op.7
- Tarantella, Op.9, No. 3
A. Glazunov - Chant du ménestrel, Op.71
E. Gr anados – Spanish dances
P. Hristoskov – Fantasy for solo cello
P. Kutev – Song for cello and piano
V. Kuznetsov – Burlesque
B. Martinu - Variations on a Slovak Theme, H. 378
N. Paganini - Variations on a theme from ‘Moses in Egypt’
D. Popper – Concert Polonaise, Op. 14
S. Prokofiev - Adagio from the Ballet "Cinderella" Op. 97
C. Saint-Saëns – Le Cygne
R. Schumann - Fantasiestücke, Op.73
P. Vladigerov – ‘Caress’ Op. 9, piece for cello and piano
- ‘Elegiac Romance’ for cello and piano
G. Zlatev-Cherkin – ‘Sevdana’ for cello and piano
Videos
My music moments
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Events
30/04/2017 at 7:30pm
Solo and duo works
Chamber Music Concert
Programme: Bach, Mozart, Ravel
Participants: Penka Petkova - cello; Patrycja Mynarska - violin; Jakub Chlepko - viola
Venue: Our lady help of Christians Church
NW5 2XT London
29/05/2017 at 7pm
Final Recital
Final Recital of Penka Petkova Venue: Music Hall of Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London
Programme:
L. Beethoven - 7 Variations on ‘Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen’, WoO 46
R. Schumann - Drei Fantasiestücke, Op. 73
S. Barber - Sonata for cello and piano in C Minor, Op. 6
M. Dalach - Stuck in basement, piece for solo cello and electronics (2015)
3/07/2017 at 6pm
Strings at 6
Solo performance of Penka Petkova
Venue: Music Hall, Guildhall School, London
Programme: TBC