Petar Petrov

Petar Petrov has appeared with the Sofia Philharmonic in Sofia since 2003, in Christmas programmes and in symphony concerts shared with musicians including Theodosii Spassov and Ina Kancheva. Born in Stara Zagora in 1966, the bass graduated from the Prof. Pancho Vladigerov National Academy of Music in 1993 in the class of Ressa Koleva and in 1995 went on to Rome to work with Nicola Ghiuselev at the Boris Christoff Bulgarian academy there. Between 1998 and 2003 he was a leading soloist of the State Opera in Stara Zagora, in Verdi above all, with Don Carlos, Aida, Rigoletto, Il trovatore, Ernani, Nabucco and Attila, and in Carmen, La boheme and Tosca beside the Bulgarian repertoire. He has sung in the National Philharmonic Choir since 2007.