Stilian Kirov (born January 24, 1984) is a conductor and music director of the

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in New Jersey, and the

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in California. He was previously associate conductor for the Seattle Symphony and

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Education

Kirov was born on January 24, 1984, in

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. Kirov is a graduate of the

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in orchestral conducting, where he was a student of James DePreist, and holds a master's degree in conducting from the École Normale de Musique de Paris.

Engagements

Engagement highlights for Kirov include guest performances with the symphonies of Chautauqua, Kalamazoo, South Bend, and West Virginia, among others. He also appeared regularly as guest conductor with the

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in Seattle. Worldwide, he has appeared with the Minas Gerais Philharmonic, Leopolis Chamber Orchestra/Ukraine, Orchestra of Colors/Athens, Orchestre Colonne/Paris, Sofia Philharmonic, State Hermitage Orchestra/St. Petersburg, Thüringen Philharmonic Orchestra, the Zagreb Philharmonic, the Musical Olympus International Festival in St. Petersburg, and the Victoria Symphony/British Columbia. During the 2013-14 season, Kirov was engaged as an assistant conductor to Bernard Haitink with the

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. He was also engaged as a cover conductor for Stéphane Denève, the late Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, and Christoph von Dohnáyi. In 2017, Kirov was appointed Music Director for the

Awards

Kirov was awarded the 2018 Career Assistance Award of th
Solti Foundation U.S.
It is the third time he has received the award of the foundation. In addition, he was awarded first prize in the 2017 "Debut Berlin" Concert Competition.

References

External links

Official websiteSchmidt Artists agency biographyVerho Group agency biography
*[https://chicagoclassicalreview.com/2019/05/kirov-illinois-philharmonic-wrap-season-with-an-evening-of-sumptuous-strauss/ "Kirov, Illinois Philharmonic wrap season with sumptuous Strauss" by Lawrence A. Johnson, ''Chicago Classical Review'', May 19, 2019]
"Conductor Stilian Kirov commits to another year with BSO" by Susan Scaffidi, ''The Californian'', February 9, 2018"At home with ... Stilian Kirov" by Shannon Eblen, ''Courier Post'', October 20, 2016"Meet Symphony in C's rising star" by John Scanlon, ''Courier Post'', June 11, 2015
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