Borjan Canev (born 1973 in
Skopje
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The territory of Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC; r ...
) is a
Macedonian conductor trained at the
Royal College of Music
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in
London
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. Back then, he served as
Sir Colin Davis
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' assistant conductor at his 2001 production of
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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's ''
Don Giovanni
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''.
He is the principal conductor of the
Makedonska Filharmonija (1999–present) and the Skopje Soloists Chamber Orchestra (2004–present), and the
Sofia Philharmonic's principal guest conductor.
Sources
Makedonska Filharmonija
Institute for Research and Archiving of Music, Skopje
1973 births
Living people
Macedonian conductors (music)
Male conductors (music)
Musicians from Skopje
Alumni of the Royal College of Music
21st-century conductors (music)
21st-century male musicians
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