Todor Pelev
Photo by C.B. NieberdingTodor Pelev, a native of Bulgaria, received his musical training at the Sofia Conservatory with Tatyana Krusteva and Boyan Lechev, at the Juilliard School with Dorothy DeLay, and at the Eastman School of Music with Donald Weilerstein. In 1976 he was awarded second prize in the Wieniawski International Competition for Young Violinists, and in 1982 he won first prize in Bulgaria’s Svetoslav Obretenov National Violin Competition. Mr. Pelev has presented solo recitals and has appeared as solost with orchestras across Bulgaria. He has also performed for radio and television broadcasts in Bulgaria, Poland, and the Soviet Union.
He performs on the 1734 “ex Wilmotte” Stradivarius.
Concerts
Sunday, November 4, 1984
- 1984-1985 Season
- Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor: Catherine Overhauser
- Works Performed:
- Overture to The Abduction from the Seraglio by W. A. Mozart
- Concerto for Violin in E minor, Op. 64 by Felix Mendelssohn
- An Aubade by Elam Sprenkle
- Capriccio Italien, Op. 45 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Featured Artists: Todor Pelev
- Venue: Shriver Hall
- Time: 3:00 pm More
Friday, November 14, 1986
- 1986-1987 Season
- Concert Orchestra
- Conductor: Catherine Overhauser
- Works Performed:
- Featured Artists: Todor Pelev Clinton Adams
- Venue: Garrett Room, Milton S. Eisenhower Library
- Time: 8:00 pm More
Sunday, March 8, 1987
- 1986-1987 Season
- Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor: Catherine Overhauser
- Works Performed:
- Overture by Germaine Tailleferre
- Trauermusik by Witold Lutoslawski
- Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 by Edvard Grieg
- Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 by Jean Sibelius
- Featured Artists: Todor Pelev
- Venue: Shriver Hall
- Time: 3:00 pm More