Kristiyan Koev

Kristiyan Koev
Birth name Kristiyan Koev
Also known as Kristiyan Nikolaev Koev, The Golden Flute, Il Flauto d`oro
Born

(1970-07-01) July 1, 1970
Sofia, Bulgaria

Citizenship: Bulgarian, Italian
Genres Classical
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Flute
Years active 1977–present
Labels Atelie music
Website www.kristiankoev.com

Kristiyan Koev (Maestro Kristiyan Koev; Bulgarian: Кристиян Коев; 1 July 1970) is a world famous Bulgarian flutist. Maestro Koev is also known as "Kristiyan Koev - The Golden Flute".
He was born in Sofia in a family of flutists. Both his parents are world famous flutists-Nikolay Koev and Rositza Ivanova. His father is flutist and member of the Eolina quartet-the only one of its kind .His mother is the only flutist in the world who made a record of Leo Brouwer concert.. Kristiyan Koev spent his childhood in Havana, Cuba. His stepfather was Manuel Duchesne Cuzán - professor at Alejandro García Caturla Conservatoire, General Director of the National Symphonic Orchestra of Cuba, Chief of the Musical Department of Symphonic Music from the Management Music at the Ministry of Culture, also head of the staff of Orchestral Direction at the Superior Institute of Art (ISA).

Education

He enrolled at the school of music “Liubomir Pipkov”, Sofia to study flute. After graduating from the music school he started music lessons in Paris, France, with the famous flutist Aurèle Nicolet. In 1989 was admitted in the National Music Academy “Prof. Pancho Vladigerov”, Sofia. The same period invited by Prof. Severino Gazzelloni to proceed his music education in the most prestigious music academy in the world - Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, free of charge and at the same time as a scholarship student at Arts Academy, Rome. An year and a half lived in "Boris Hristov" Foundation in Rome.

During his time as a student at Santa Cecilia, Kristian Koev studied with Dante Milozi – The First Flute in the Rome Radio Orchestra. His ambition was so strong that instead of seven he graduated the Music Academy in four years.

Awards

The Golden Flute


His Flute was made of real gold - there are just a few such, they are usually made of silver. The unique instrument was made of 14-carat gold, especially for him, in the Japanese factory Miyazawa Flutes. The instrument is golden literally and figuratively. It has become a constant companion to the musician and often completes his name on the posters. "The Golden Flute" name Kristiyan Koev inherited from his teacher, the Italian soloist, Prof. Severino Gazzelloni.

Career

The experts rank Kristiyan Koev among the six best classic flutists in the world. At the age of 35, Koev has more than 960 concerts performed in the world theaters. He has played with conductors such as Leonard - one of the highest paid conductors in the world, Zubin Meta - the conductor of the three great tenors, Enrique Bátiz Campbell - of the Mexican Philharmonic orchestra, Nanut - of the Taranto Philharmonic orchestra (Italy), Francesco La Vecchia- of the Roman philharmonic orchestra, Patrick Galua - the greatest flutist in the world, Dante Milozzi - the first flute of the Roman radio, Jesus Medina-one of Mexico’s outstanding conductors and music director of The UANL Symphony Orchestra in Monterrey, Mexico, Maestro Eduardo Alvarez - founder of the Music School of the Americana University of Acapulco and Music Director of the Symphony Orchestra of the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo, Mexico. As a soloist Maestro Kristian Koev is an honoured guest of world famous symphonic orchestras: “Santa Cecilia”, “Regionale Lazio”, “La internazionale” (Rome), “San Remo”, “Аutonoma Siciliana”(Palermo), “Delle Ciminiere" (Catania), “Como”, ”Soceta de i concerti”(Milano), “Solisti Veneti" (Venecia), "Metropolitan", "Caschais", "Opera"(Lisabon), "Recionale" (Porto), "Statale”(Madeira), The Bellas Artes Chamber Orchestra of Mexico city , Palacio de Bellas Artes, and many others.

Kristiyan Koev is the only musician who performs Flute solo concert in honor of Charles, Prince of Wales during his diplomatic visit in Italy and the only musician who performs solo concert at the birthday celebration of Pope John Paul II. The concert was held in Santa Maria Degli Angelli temple in Rome.

Music Albums


'2007 - Vivaldi: Quattro concerti''
• Tempesta di Mare
• Il Cardellino
• Concerto in Do Minor
• La Notte


2007 - Solisti di Napoli classical soundtracks
• Conductor Maestra Susana Peshetti
• Kristian Koev, Flute

Performance in foreign productions

• Live Concert for Flute by Raynike in Ancara Music Hall, Turkey; Emil Tabakov, conductor; Kristian Koev, flute
• Interpretando Rodrigo; Music by Joaquin Rodrigo with Orchestra Nazionale di Radio Sofia, Stefano Trasimeni, conductor, Kristian Koev, flute, Alessandro De Pau, guitar
• Gianni Possio Orchestral Works – concert for clavicembalo and harp – Second concert for flute and orchestra; The Bulgarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Aldo Tarchetti; Kristian Koev (flauto); Todor Petrov (clavicembalo)

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