Rumen Todorov, Bulgaria
Rumen Todorov is a graduate of the National School of Arts "Panayot Pipkov" - Pleven (1982-1987). He graduated from the Academy of Music, Dance and Visual Arts - Plovdiv (1993) with a master's degree - majoring in Music Pedagogy. He specialized in the National Academy of Music "Prof. Pancho Vladigerov" - Sofia (1998) and the Department for Information and Teacher Training at the "St. Kliment Ohridski" Sofia (2014). Obtained an educational qualification master's degree - specialty "Art Management" from AMTII - Plovdiv (2018).
Since 2019, he is the director of the National School of Arts "Panayot Pipkov" - Pleven.
Since 2017, he has a First professional qualification degree from DIUU at SU "St. Kliment Ohridski" - Sofia. He is the author of scientific publications (2017) in a specialized electronic journal of DIUU.
Since 1993, he has been a teacher of accordion, chamber music and ensemble playing at Panayot Pipkov National Technical University - Pleven. In 2001, he took over the leadership of the accordion ensemble at the school and gave it the name "Accordeomania". With it, he developed an active concert activity in the country and realized international projects in France, Germany and Bulgaria. Recorded and released the first CD "Accordeomania", 2012.
Jury in:
- International Accordion Competition "Accordeomania", Pleven 2021;
- 26th International Accordion Competition - Lanciano, Italy;
- I and II International Accordion Competition "Georgi Galabov", Sofia;
- NPC "Folklorni Priumitsi" - Cherven Bryag.
Since 2019, he has been the artistic director of the International Accordion Festival "Accordeomania", Pleven.
Exchanges professional experience with world-renowned pedagogues and performers in accordion art such as Yuri Shishkin, Alexander Poeluev, Frank Angelis, Vladimir Zubitsky, Martinas Levitskys, Nikola Pekovich, etc.
PEDAGOGICAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Rumen Todorov is excellent for:
- Pedagogical achievements from the International Festival "Accordeomania" - 2021, 2019, Pleven
- Excellent teaching work and high creative achievements from the VII Folkloric Competition "Songs from the Northwest" 2015, Montana;
- High creative achievements with the participants-laureates of the NDUC with international participation for music and dance art "ORPHEEVA DARBA" - Sofia, 2015, 2013, 2011, 2010, 2009.
- Development of accordion art from the XIII National Accordion Competition with international participation "Dancing Keys" 2014
- The work carried out during the preparation of the participants in the "I International Competition for Accordionists and Accordionists", Paks, Hungary - 2014;
- For pedagogical achievements from the VI NC for young performers "Diko Iliev", Vratsa - 2012, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
His students have been awarded prestigious scholarships provided by the Ministry of Culture for children with outstanding gifts and talents, they are winners of awards from:
- XV International Folklore Competition "Pautalia", Kyustendil - 2021
- VII National Competition for performance of works by J. S. Bach and composers from the Baroque era, AMTII - Plovdiv, 2020
- International Festival "Accordeomania", Pleven - 2021, 2019
- I International Competition for Accordionists and Accordionists - Paks, Hungary
- XXVI International Accordion Competition - Lanciano, Italy;
- IV International Accordion/Bayan Competition MEHFEST - Belgrade, Serbia;
- I and II International Accordion Competition "Georgi Galabov", Sofia;
- National competition for accordionists "Dancing Keys" - Novi Pazar;
- International Children's Festival "Young Talents", Sofia;
- "Orfeeva Darba" MDU, Sofia;
- National music-folkloric competition "Orpheus Spring" - Stara Zagora
