Mayerling, Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
1st December 2022
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Martin Georgiev conducted the Royal Ballet production of Mayerling at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, starring Francesca Hayward, Marcelino Sambe, Sarah Lamb, Matthew Ball, Akane Takada, Ryoichi Hirano, Yasmine Naghdi, Mayara Magri, Isabella Gasparini, Anna Rose O’Sullivan, Yuhui Choe, Itziar Mendizibal, Leticia Dias, James Hay, the Royal Ballet company, and the Orchestra of
Universal Edition
19th March 2022
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Sheet Music and Perusal Scores of Martin Georgiev’s back catalogue and newest compositions now available from Universal Edition, Vienna. Martin Georgiev at Universal Edition – click here
Album Release: Violin Concerto
1st December 2020
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Martin Georgiev was living in London during the spring lockdown of 2020. It was a challenging – even frightening – time for everyone. Touched by the heroics of medical doctors, health workers and researchers, he wrote and dedicated this concerto to them. Created in Georgiev’s own compositional technique called ‘Morphing Modality’, the 12 movements can
Swan Lake: Birmingham Royal Ballet
16th March 2020
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Martin Georgiev conducted Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake with the Birmingham Royal Ballet on tour across England in the Spring of 2020, at Birmingham Hippodrome, Salford Lowry, Sunderland Empire, including the last show before the pandemic lockdown cancelled the rest of the tour.
Concert at UNESCO Paris
31st December 2019
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Martin Georgiev conducted a festive concert at UNESCO in Paris featuring his own music, alongside French and Bulgarian composers of the 20th Century, world renown harpist Suzanna Klintcharova as the soloist in virtuoso pieces by Debussy, Tournier, Ikonomov and Arnaoudov, and the Orpheus NBU Chamber Orchestra, featuring multimedia projections and exhibition celebrating the unique Boryana
The Nutcracker
30th December 2019
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Martin Georgiev conducted Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker in December 2019 at Varna Opera House in Bulgaria, with the Varna State Ballet company and soloists from the Krasnoyarsk State Ballet Company from Russia.
Concerto for 2 Pianos: World Premiere
15th December 2019
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Martin Georgiev’s Concerto for 2 Pianos Diptych of Light and Time was premiered by pianists Ivo Varbanov and Fiammetta Tarli, and the Sofia Soloists conducted by the composer on 5th December 2019 at Bulgaria Hall, Sofia, alongside works by Mozart, Vaughan Williams, Pärt and Sibelius.
Swan Lake, Varna International Ballet Competition
23rd July 2019
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Martin Georgiev conducted Swan Lake with laureates of the Varna International Ballet Competition, the oldest international Ballet competition in the world, at the legendary Varna Summer Theatre in July 2019.
Festive Gala at Varna Opera House
22nd April 2019
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Martin Georgiev conducted a festive gala concert for Palm Sunday at Varna Opera House featuring countertenor Justin Schuetz, violinist Ivo Stankov and pianist Lachezar Stankov.
RB, ROH Covent Garden
19th January 2019
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Martin is assistant-conductor for the revival of the Royal Ballet production of Frankenstein.
Swan Lake at Varna Summer Theatre
10th August 2018
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Martin conducted a new Swan Lake co-production of the Varna and Krasnoyarsk ballet companies at the legendary Varna Summer Theatre, home to the oldest international ballet competition in the world.
Azalea Recordings at Angel
17th July 2018
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Martin conducted world premiere recordings of new works by Rosalie Coopman and Michael Rosas Cobian with contemporary music ensemble Azalea at Angel Stidios, London, in July 2018.
Martin at RB, ROH Covent Garden
10th April 2018
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Martin was assistant conductor for the revival of Wayne McGregor’s ballet Obsidian Tear, choreographed to music by Esa-Pekka Salonen, at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, in April and May 2018.
New CD: Genesis: Reviewed in Sound and Vision
24th January 2018
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“…this music is unlike anything else I have heard before…”
GENESIS: New CD Release – Reviewed in Sound and Vision. Australia.
Swan Lake: Varna
23rd January 2018
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Martin is conducting a new production of Swan Lake which he opened in December at the Varna State Opera House, at his native city, Varna, Bulgaria, home of the oldest international ballet competition in the world.
Martin at RB, ROH Covent Garden
23rd January 2018
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Martin was assistant conductor for the world premiere of two new ballets by Wayne McGregor and Christopher Wheeldon to music by Leonard Bernstein with the Royal Ballet at ROH Covent Garden, London in March-April 2018. The Triple Bill is a celebration of Bernstein’s birth centenary.
Concert: Sofia National Philharmonic Orchestra, January 2018
19th January 2018
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Martin Georgiev conducted the Sofia National Philharmonic Orchestra in concert on 18 January 2018 at Bulgaria Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria. The concert programme featured:
- Paul Dukas: Sorcerer’s Apprentice
- Marin Goleminov: Violin Concerto. soloist: Mario Hossen, Violin
- Brahms’ Symphony No.3
New CD Genesis: Review in Limelight Magazine, Australia
11th December 2017
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Lisa MacKinney. Limelight Magazine, Australia **** Debut recording from young Bulgarian is quite a smasher. Genesis is the debut recording for Bulgarian/British composer Martin Georgiev, born in 1983 in Varna, Bulgaria, and based in London since 2005. His doctorate in composition was co-supervised by Peter Maxwell Davies and Harrison Birtwistle, during which period, Georgiev developed
Swan Lake: New Production conducted by Georgiev
10th December 2017
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Martin Georgiev conducted the premiere of a new production of Swan Lake at the Varna State Opera House at his native city Varna, Bulgaria, the home of the oldest international professional Ballet competition in the world, won by legends such as Mikhail Baryshnikov and Sylvie Guillem.
New CD Album: Martin Georgiev: GENESIS
7th September 2017
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PRE-RELEASE: New CD release featuring Martin Georgiev’s Percussion Concerto No.3 GENESIS and Symphonic Triptych No. 1, conducted by the composer, with the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra and internationally acclaimed percussionist Tatiana Koleva is coming up on the British label ICSM Records. Watch this space. First Review: Das Orchester, Germany,*****: click here. Pre-orders: click here
Recording Sessions – Azalea, London
5th September 2017
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Martin Georgiev conducted recordings of new works by Michael Rosas Cobian and Rosalie Coopman with contemporary music ensemble Azalea at Angel Studios, London on 04.09.2017.
5 star review in Das Orchester
7th June 2017
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Martin Georgiev’s new CD release GENESIS was reviewed by Prof. Dr. Lutz Lesle in the June issue of Das Orchester, the German classical music magazine. For the original German review click here. English translation by Helen Rogers: (Български превод по-долу.) The CD debut of the young Bulgarian-British musician Martin Georgiev brings us an entirely individual
All-Georgiev night: Concert at the European Music Festival: Concertos for Marimba and Contrabass Clarinet, and a World Premiere: conducted by the Composer: 19 April
20th April 2017
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Composer’s Portrait Concert featuring Martin Georgiev’s Contrabass Clarinet Concerto Soul Searching and Percussion Concerto No. 3 Genesis in chamber versions, and the World Premiere of Lifepath for Strings was conducted by the composer alongside his String Quartet No. 1, at the European Music Festival at Varna, Bulgaria, on 19 April 2017, featuring leading international percussionist
Opening Concert: European Music Festival
10th April 2017
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Martin Georgiev conducted the Opening Concert of the European Music Festival at the sea resort city of Varna, Bulgaria, featuring: Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto | Kitbi Lee (South Korea/UK) Lizst: Piano Concerto No. 1 | Galin Gantchev (Bulgaria/UK) Schubert: Symphony No. 8 (“Unfinished”) with the Varna Opera Symphony Orchestra at the
Martin at RB, ROH Covent Garden
Martin is assistant conductor for the revival of Wayne McGregor’s award winning ballet Woolf Works, choreographed to music by Max Richter, at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, in January and February 2017, broadcast live on cinema worldwide and to be released on DVD.
Stabat Mater: London Mozart Players, Georgiev: video from the LFBC closing concert 2016
Martin Georgiev conducting the London Mozart Players, Paulina Voices – St Paul’s Girls School Choir and Francis Holland School Choir at Cadogan Hall at the Closing Concert of the London Festival of Bulgarian Culture, 30.11.2016. G.B.Pergolesi: Stabat Mater 12: Quando Corpus Morietur (excerpt) More about the concert: click here.
Martin at RB, ROH Covent Garden
3rd December 2016
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Martin Georgiev is cover conductor for the Royal Ballet production of The Sleeping Beauty. The production opens on 21 December 2016 at ROH Covent Garden, London and runs until March 2017. More about the production – click here. More about Martin’s previous involvement with the RB/ROH – click here.
Triptych for Violin and Piano in Poland
29th November 2016
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Martin Georgiev’s Triptych for Violin and Piano performed by Ivo Varbanov and Dominika Przech at a music festival at the Lodz Music Academy, Poland on 28 November 2016: http://ivo-varbanov.com/28-november-2016-lodz-music-academy-poland/
Martin at RB, ROH Covent Garden
18th October 2016
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Martin Georgiev is the assistant conductor for the Royal Ballet McGregor Triple Bill featuring the World Premiere of Wayne McGregor’s new ballet Multiverse choreographed to Steve Reich’s new score Runner commissioned especially for the production on the occasion of Reich’s 80th birthday. The production opens on 10 November at ROH Covent Garden, London. More about the production
Recording Sessions: Azalea
1st September 2016
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Martin Georgiev conducted recordings of new works by Rosalie Coopman and Michael Rosas Cobian with contemporary music ensemble Azalea at Angel Studios, London on 01.09.2016. It is a second recording session with music by Coopman and Cobian, after Azalea and Georgiev completed world premiere recordings of their new works in 2015 – click here.
World premiere recording: Rescue, BNRSO conducted by the composer
30th June 2016
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Martin Georgiev conducted studio recordings of two parts of his Symphonic Triptych No. 1 with the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra at Sofia, Bulgaria, on 23-28 June 2016. One part of the Triptych, Heavenly Reflections was recorded by this orchestra conducted by the composer in 2007, broadcast nationwide and subsequently chosen to represent the country
Martin at RB, ROH Covent Garden
9th May 2016
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Martin Georgiev is the assistant conductor for the Royal Ballet Triple Bill featuring the World Premiere of Wayne McGregor and Esa-Pekka Salonen’s new ballet Obsidian Tear, to be conducted by the composer,
Martin at RB, ROH Covent Garden
15th March 2016
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Martin Georgiev is assistant conductor for the the World Premiere of Liam Scarlet and Lowell Lieberman’s new ballet Frankenstein at the Royal Ballet, ROH Covent Garden, London.
Martin at RB, ROH Covent Garden
15th January 2016
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Martin Georgiev is the assistant conductor for the Royal Ballet Triple Bill featuring the World Premiere of Christopher Wheeldon and Mark Antony Turnage’s new ballet Strapless, alongside two other ballets by Wheeldon, choreographed to music by Arvo Pärt and Ezio Bosso – After the Rain and Within the Golden Hour. More about the production – click here.
Recording Sessions: Azalea
9th December 2015
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Martin Georgiev conducted world premiere recordings of new works by Rosalie Coopman and Michael Rosas Cobian with the acclaimed London contemporary music ensemble Azalea at Angel Studios, London on 05.12.2015.
Martin at RB, ROH Covent Garden
9th September 2015
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Martin Georgiev is the assistant conductor for the Royal Ballet production of Connectome/Raven Girl – two recent Royal Ballet creations choreographed by Alistair Marriott and Wayne McGregor with music by Arvo Pärt and Gabriel Yared. Martin Georgiev was the Assistant Conductor for the world premières of both ballets, and is currently assisting Koen Kessels, Music Director of the Royal Ballet,
Percussion Concerto No.3 at UNESCO International Rostrum of Composers
1st May 2015
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Martin Georgiev’s Percussion Concerto No. 3 Genesis has been selected by the Bulgarian National Radio to be presented at the UNESCO International Rostrum of Composers 2015 to be held in Tallinn, Estonia, on 12-15 May. The composition will be presented by the 2014 recording produced by the Bulgarian National Radio featuring Tatiana Koleva – Marimba and the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the composer.
Multimedia Web Presentation of Dr Georgiev’s PhD research now available
29th January 2015
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A multimedia web presentation of Dr Martin Georgiev’s PhD thesis, including the theoretical text with interlinked audio and score samples is now available online at the following weblink:
Morphing Modality – Multimedia Web Presentation (click here)
Morphing Modality is Dr Georgiev’s innovative technique for composition developed within his PhD research at the Royal Academy of Music, completed in 2012. (Click here for related news release.)
World Premiere of Georgiev’s Triptych: London, 26 Nov 2014
22nd October 2014
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The World Premiere of Martin Georgiev’s Triptych for Violin and Piano was given by Yana Burova – Violin, and Fiammetta Tarli – Piano, at a recital on 26 November 2014 at 7.30 PM at The Salvation Army Regent Hall (275 Oxford Street, London W1C 2DJ), within the framework of the 3rd London Festival of Bulgarian Culture (LFBC), alongside music by Tchaikovky, Vladigerov, Bartok, Khachaturian, Kutev and Vulchanov. The three pieces comprising Georgiev’s Triptych were composed between 2009 and 2013, and the last of them – Guiding Star, written for Burova and Tarli received its world premiere at the concert. Midnight Song was commissioned by the Royal Academy of Music for The Story of London initiative of the Mayor of London and premiered by Helena Nichols and Charlene Farrugia within the framework of the festival in 2009. In this piece Georgiev was asked “to predict his late style” as an imaginary reference to the future of music in London.
Martin at RB, ROH Covent Garden
14th October 2014
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Martin Georgiev is cover conductor for the Royal Ballet production of Quadruple Ashton bill at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, opening on 18 October,
World Premiere of Georgiev’s ‘Doxologies of Bells and Candlelight’ with Tatiana Koleva, Cosmic Voices, Vania Moneva, YPP at Varna Summer IMF
29th July 2014
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Photographs from the concert by Rossen Donev
The World Premiere of Martin Georgiev’s Doxologies of Bells and Candlelight for Marimba, Bulgarian Traditional Ladies Choir and Percussion Ensemble was given by world renowned soloist, choir and ensemble: Tatiana Koleva – Marimba, the Cosmic Voices choir and Youth Percussion Pool conducted by Vania Moneva, at the Varna Summer International Music Festival at Varna, Bulgaria. The piece draws upon the traditions of
New Recording of Georgiev’s Percussion Concerto No.3 ‘Genesis’: Koleva, BNRSO conducted by the composer
26th July 2014
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A new studio recording of Martin Georgiev’s Percussion Concerto No.3 ‘Genesis’ with Tatiana Koleva – Marimba, and the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the composer, was produced by the Bulgarian National Radio and broadcast. For a limited period you can listen to an MP3 version of the recording from
Martin at RB, ROH Covent Garden
28th May 2014
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Martin Georgiev is cover conductor for the Royal Ballet production of Triple Bill at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, featuring the premiere of Alastair Marriott‘s new ballet Connectome with music by Arvo Pärt,
Videos from the LFBC Cadogan Hall Opening, conducted by Georgiev
30th December 2013
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Camera direction, editing and visual effects by Ogy Stoilov.
Selection of videos from the LFBC 2012 Opening Concert at Cadogan Hall, London, with Varna Philharmonic, Paulina Voices, Holst Choir, Vania Vatralova-Stankov soprano, conducted by Martin Georgiev. Titled Bulgarian and British Symphonic Folksongs – music by Vladigerov, Nenov, Kazandjiev and Vaughan Williams.
Martin at RB, ROH Covent Garden
1st December 2013
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Martin Georgiev is cover conductor for the Royal Ballet production of The Nutcracker at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, opening on 4 December 2013 and running 26 performances until 16 January 2014,
Georgiev’s String Quartet No.1 at AmBul 2013: Frosch Quartet recital
10th October 2013
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09.10.2013. String Quartet Frosch performed Martin Georgiev’s String Quartet No.1 at the AmBul Festival for American and Bulgarian Music,
Georgiev’s Bagryana Songs at Varna Summer IMF: Stankov Ensemble
21st July 2013
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20.07.2013. Martin Georgiev’s London Songs on Bagryana Poems, Soprano, Violin and Piano, were performed in a recital by the Stankov Ensemble at the Varna Summer International Music Festival, Varna, Bulgaria,
Dr Martin Georgiev conferred a PhD by the Royal Academy of Music, University of London
28th June 2013
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28.06.2013. Dr Martin Georgiev PhD was conferred a Philosophy Doctorate in Composition by the Royal Academy of Music, University of London at a ceremony at London’s St Marylebone Church (opposite the Royal Academy of Music). The Doctorate was presented by HRH The Duchess of Gloucester, GCVO, HonFRAM and the ceremony was attended by distinguished musicians and celebrities, including conductors Gennady Rozhdestvensky (conferred an Honorary Doctorate of the UL) and Ivan Fischer (awarded a HonRAM), composers Jonathan Dove and Gary Carpenter (both awarded HonRAM), cellist Neil Heyde and jazz vocalist Norma Winstone (both awarded HonRAM), among many. The citations were read by John Suchet.
In his Doctoral research, with principal supervisor Dr Philip Cashian, and subsidiary supervision with Sir Peter Maxwell Davies and Julian Anderson, among others, Dr Georgiev developed a particular compositional technique/system: Morphing Modality.