CURRICULUM VITAE
Irina Georgieva
Education
National Music Academy “P.Vladigerov” Sofia, Master degree in Piano 2011
Music Academy of Basel, Switzerland -Post-Master Artistic degree in Piano
(Solisten Diplom) 2008
Music Academy of Basel, Master Artistic degree in Piano (Konzert Diplom) 2004
National Music Academy “P.Vladigerov” Sofia, Bulgaria, Bachelor of Music 2001
“L.Pipkov” National Music School 1997
Principal teachers
Lazar Berman, Rudolf Buchbinder, David Wilde, Marina Kapazinskaya
Competitions
2011 P.Vladigerov International Piano Competition, Bulgaria, Fifth Prize
2008 Kurt Leimer International Piano Competition, Zürich, First Priz
Concours International de Piano Son Altesse la Princesse Lalla Meryem, Marocco, Third Prize and Interpretation Prize for Contemporary Music
2007 Concours National Festival du Jura, Switzerland, Third Prize and Prix du Public
“Maria Canals” International Piano Competition, Barcelona, Diplom and Medal
2006 International Piano Competition, Majorca, Spain, Second Prize
Others:
International Piano Competition “Steinway” Berlin, First Prize; Piano Competition for Russian Music, Pleven, Bulgaria, Second Prize; National Piano Competition “D.Nenov” First Prize; International Piano Competition “Usti nad Labem” Chehia, Third Prize; National Music Competition Provadia, Bulgaria, Third Prize
Scholarships and awards
Cover Pianist from Musical Opinion Magazine, London 2004
Foundation for International Masters Program Gerber-ten-Bosch, Zürich
Music Foundation Norbert Schenkel, Switzerland
Music Academy of Basel, Switzerland
Italian Culture Government (to specialize with Prof.Lazar Berman)
ESKAS Bundes Stipendium, Bern, Switzerland
Pirolo Foundation Basel, Switzerland

Performances
Liszt 1with Basel Sinfonie Orchester, Switzerland; Sofia Philharmonie Orchester, Schumen Philharmonie Orchester, Bulgaria
Chopin 1 with Varna Philharmonia Orchester, Bulgaria
Schumann with Basel Sinfonie Orchester
Beethoven 1 with Haskovo Symphonische Orchester, Bulgaria
Beethoven 4 with Sofia Academy Orchester; Kaunas Symphonie Orchester, Lithuania; National Symphonie Orchester Uzbekistan
Schostakovich 1with Sofia Academy Orchester; Pleven Sinfonie Orchester
Ravel G Dur with Symphonie Orchester de Jura, Switzerland
Solo Rezital Ware House, London
Solo Rezitals in Zürich ZKO, Basel Stadt Casino
Festivals
“les museiques” Basel; “Musique des lumieres”, Switzerland
Festival M.Amfiteatroff, Levanto, Italy
Mendelssohn Project, New York
Festival Music Promenoise, France
„Sofia Music weeks“; „Varna summer”, Bulgaria
Masterclasses
Jermen Mounier (France), Boris Bloch (Germany), Dmytri Baschkirov (Russia), Alexei Lubimov (Russia), Sofia Gubaidulina ( Composer)