Vania Dobreva

Experience:

1. •  Vania Dobreva Music Schools, President,  2006-Present
   

2. •  Member, Board of Trustees, Idyllwild Arts Academy, 2013-Present
   

3. •  San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Piano Faculty, 2013-Present
   

•   Convent & Stuart Hall Conservatory of Music, Piano Faculty,  2010-Present

•   Ecole Notre Dame des Victoires, Piano Faculty, 2008-Present

•Holy Name Conservatory of Music, Piano Faculty,  2009-2011

•   San Francisco Community Music Center, Piano Faculty, 2008-2012

•San Francisco Ballet School – Piano Accompanist Levels I-V, 2007-2009

•General Education Tutor at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 2006-2008

•Student Advisory Committee –  Keyboard Department Representative, 2006-2008

•Concert Office, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 2002-2003

•Idyllwild Arts Academy, Musical Theatre Department – Accompanist, 2000-2002

•Idyllwild Arts Academy, Classical Piano Teacher,  2001-2002

•Idyllwild Arts Academy, Vocal and Violin Accompanist, 1999-2002

•Idyllwild Arts Academy, Music Library Assistant, 2001-2002

1. •  Christian Church, Idyllwild, CA, Pianist, 1999-2002
   

    

Education:

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Master of Music in Piano Performance

Attended: 2006-2008 Graduation May 2008

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance

Attended 2002-2006 Graduation May 2006

Idyllwild Arts Academy, Idyllwild, CA 

Attended 1999-2002 Graduation May 2002

Dobrin Petkov National Music School for Gifted Students, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Attended 1987-1999

Awards:

•The Dean’s Award for Service, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 2006-2007

•Undergraduate Graduation Speaker, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 2006

•Talent Based Scholarship for Undergraduate & Graduate studies, SFCM, 2002-2008

•St. Cyril and St. Methodius International foundation award recipient, 2003

•Award for Outstanding Pianist, Idyllwild Arts Foundation, Idyllwild Arts Academy, 2002

•Winner - Senior Level - Redlands Bowl Competition for Young Artists, CA. 2001

• Winner - Junior Level - Redlands Bowl Competition for Young Artists, CA. 2000

• First prize from Riverside Community College Concerto Competition, CA. 2000

•Full scholarship for three years of study from Idyllwild Arts Academy, CA. 1999

•Second Prize, National Competition for German and Austrian Music, Bulgaria, 1999

•Award for Best Performance, German Composition of Prof. Walter Krafft (Chairman), Munich, Germany, 1999

•First Award for Composition - Competition for Young Talents – “Dreams in Seasons,” Bulgaria, 1998

•Honorable Certificate -16th National Competition Svetoslav Obretenov, Bulgaria, 1994

Recitals:

•Two Graduate recitals, SFCM, 2007 and 2008

•Numerous Concerts with the SFCM Baroque Ensemble, 2006-2008

•Senior recital, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 2006

•Zephyr International Chamber Music Festival, Courmayeur, Italy, 2003

•Guest Artist at the Chopin Foundation Christmas Concert, San Francisco, CA. 2002

•Solo and Chamber music recitals in California - Idyllwild Arts Academy, Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, Santa Barbara, LA and SF, 1999-2008

•Recital in Munich at the Gasteig Concert Hall, Germany, 1999

•Recital in Bad Tolz, Germany, 1999

•Recitals devoted to Chopin, Schumann and other German, Austrian and French composers part of Christmas Concert series in Warsaw, Poland; Vienna, Austria; Stuttgart and Baden-Baden, Germany; Strasbourg, France, 1995-1998

•Solo recitals in Bulgaria, 1988-1999

Master Classes:

•Prof. David Viscoli - Minnesota State University, 2002

•Prof. Roberta Rust - Lynn University in Florida, 1999, 2002

•Prof. Aldo Mancinelli –Tulsa School of Music, Oklahoma, 2001

•Prof. John Perry - University of Southern California, 1999, 2000, 2001

•Prof. Anne Perry - University of Southern California, 2001

•Munich International Music Seminar, under Prof. Walter Krafft, Germany, 1999

•Plovdiv – “Cultural Capital of Europe” with Prof. Ronald Keller, faculty at the Vienna Conservatory of Music, Austria, 1999

•International Music Festival in Varna, under Prof. Boris Bloch, faculty at the Music Conservatory in Essen, Germany, 1998

•Easter International piano seminar under Prof. Milena Molova, Piano faculty at the Pancho Vladigerov State Academy of Music, Sofia, Bulgaria, 1996-1998

Teachers:

•Mack McCray – Chair of the Piano Department at San Francisco Conservatory of Music

•Dr. Douglas Aschcraft –  Chair of the Music Department at the Idyllwild Arts Academy

•Guy Lalime - University of Southern California

•Dr. Anne Perry – Piano Faculty at the University of Southern California

•Dr. Ory Shihor – Co-Chair of the Piano Department at the Colburn School

•Prof. Stella Dimitrova-Maistorova –  Piano Faculty at the Pancho Vladigerov State Academy of Music, Sofia, Bulgaria

•Elena Taseva-  Piano faculty at the Dobrin Petkov National Music High School, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

•Antoaneta Jankova - Piano faculty at the Dobrin Petkov National Music High School, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

•Sr. Pedagogue Rositza Ivancheva – Piano Faculty at the Dobrin Petkov National Music High School, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Television Appearances:

•Live Broadcasts of two recitals and Interviews on KVCR TV-24, San Bernardino, CA. 2000, 2001

•Live Broadcast and Interview on BTV “This Morning”, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2001

Other Skills and Experiences:

•Harpsichord, Forte Piano and Organ

•Continuo player of the SFCM Baroque Ensemble

•Conducted the SFCM Orchestra and Chorus at open rehearsals, 2005-2006

•Sung and Toured with the famous girl’s chorus ” Detska Kitka”, Bulgaria, 1996-1998