European GP for choral Singing 2012

Gancho Ganchev

graduated from the Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts in Plovdiv where he studied choral, orchestral and opera conducting with Nikola Lipov, Prof. Ivan Spasov and Prof. Kiril Chaplikov. In Plovdiv he was the conductor of the Student Mixed Choir, Student Symphony Orchestra and the Chamber String Orchestra of the AMDFA. Now living in Varna, he has been Chief artistic director and conductor of the Varna Children-Youth Opera and Varna Chamber Orchestra. He has been Chief Expert for choirs and ensembles in the Culture Department of the Varna Municipality and the Artistic Secretary of the Prof. Georgi Dimitrov International May Choir Competition. He has staged many co-productions with the Varna State Opera and has made orchestrations and arrangements for many musical pieces. He was the conductor-producer of over 14 musicals. With more than 1200 appearances (concerts, opera, musicals and other stage performances), the ensembles and choirs under his baton have performed in Bulgaria, Germany, Austria, Greece, Russia, Ukraine, Belgium, Holland, and Canada. He has recorded for the BNR, Radio Varna and CBS Radio – Canada and is regularly invited as a jury member to national and international competitions. He was awarded three Golden Prizes by the Art Centre at the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture, and the Shophar Prize by the Shalom Jewish Organization in Bulgaria for his concert activities.