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Mischa Damev
Mischa Damev (born 1963 in Sofia) is a Bulgarian-Swiss orchestral conductor. He received his first musical training from his grandfather, the Bulgarian conductor Mihail Lefterov. When he was 10, his family moved from Bulgaria to Switzerland, where he studied piano at the Hochschule für Musik in Basel. He then studied with Alexis Weissenberg in Paris and Nikita Magaloff in Geneva. On the advice of Mariss Jansons, he gave up his career as a concert pianist to become a conductor. He has had a highly successful international career, debuting with the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra and spending some time as an assistant to Georges Prêtre and Vladimir Fedoseyev. From 1990 to 1999, he was the first artistic director of the Orpheum Foundation for the Advancement of Young Soloists in Zurich. From 1992 to 2007, he was director of the Lilienberg Foundation piano festival. Since 2000, he has been a trustee of the International Master Prize Competition for Contemporary Symphon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hochschule Für Musik
A music school is an educational institution specialized in the study, training, and research of music. Such an institution can also be known as a school of music, music academy, music faculty, college of music, music department (of a larger institution), conservatory, conservatorium or conservatoire ( , ). Instruction consists of training in the performance of musical instruments, singing, musical composition, conducting, musicianship, as well as academic and research fields such as musicology, music history and music theory. Music instruction can be provided within the compulsory general education system, or within specialized children's music schools such as the Purcell School. Elementary-school children can access music instruction also in after-school institutions such as music academies or music schools. In Venezuela El Sistema of youth orchestras provides free after-school instrumental instruction through music schools called ''núcleos''. The term "music school" can a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
