Success for HfMT pianists

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Stefan Bonev, concert exam student in the piano class of Prof. Aleksandar Madžar has won the 1st prize and audience prize at the Concours International de Piano Epinal 2023 (France).

Vita
The Bulgarian-born concert pianist received his first piano lessons at the age of five from Antoaneta Vodenicharova at the "National School of Arts" in Pleven, where he graduated with honors in 2012. He has been studying at the University of Music and Drama in Hamburg with Professor Stepan Simonian since 2012 and with Professor Alexander Madzar since October 2019.

The 29-year-old pianist has had great success at international competitions. He received the Liszt Prize at the "Franz Liszt" competition in Weimar, the "Grand Prix" at the "Franz Schubert Competition" in Russe, Bulgaria in 2009, 1st prize at the international "Young Virtuosos" competition in Sofia, Bulgaria in 2012 and 2nd prize and 2 special prizes at the "Pantscho Wladigerov" competition in Shumen, Bulgaria in 2015. This was followed by numerous concerts (solo recitals and concerts with orchestra) in Vienna, Weimar, Mannheim, Hamburg, Bremen, Warsaw, Bucharest and Sofia, among others.