Dilyana Kirova, bassoon
Dilyana Kirova, a native from Bulgaria, grew up in a musical family and started playing the bassoon at the age of 12. After graduating from the School of Music and Arts in Plovdiv(Bulgaria), she enrolled in the State Academy of Music in Sofia where she earned her Bachelor of Music degree. During several summers she attended masterclasses at the Prague-Vienna-Budapest International Summer Academy in Austria. She started her studies in the United States durind 2003, as a recepient of a full scholarship at the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC, where she received her Master Degree and she is curruntly working toward her Doctoral Degree as a student of Truman Harris, Assistant Principal Bassoon of the National Symphony Orchestra.
Dilyana Kirova is a prizewinner of several competitions, including the prestigious Antonin Reicha Competition in Austria, and the Contemporary Austrian Composers Competotio. She has recorded for the Bulgarian National Television and Radio, and has performed as soloist at concertos in Bulgaria, Austria and the United States. Her professional experience includes positions as bassoonist with the New Symphony Orchestra in Sofia, Bulgaria (2000-2002), Principal Bassoon of the State Academy Orchestra in Sofia (2001-2003), and Principal Bassoon of the CUA Summer Opera, WAshiongton, DC(since 2003). Recently she performad at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC, had a solo recital at the Millenium Stage(Kennedy Center) and also played with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center. Dilyana is currently playing with the woodwind quintet, Around the World. She is presently performing for the Washington Performing Arts Society and also is a principal bassoonist for the Washington Metropoliotan Philharmpnic.
Performances with the Corinthian Chamber Orchestra
Friday 9th December, 2005: Mozart Bassoon Concerto