Dobrinka Tabakova has been appointed as the BBC Concert Orchestra’s new composer in residence.
The Bulgarian-born, London-based composer takes over from the associate composer Guy Barker.
She will work with the orchestra for an initial period of three years with her first orchestral commission scheduled for the orchestra’s 18-19 season. This piece will be premiered at Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall, where the BBC Concert Orchestra is Associate Orchestra.
As well as exploring Dobrinka’s existing compositions, the role will include three orchestral commissions from BBC Radio 3 for the BBC Concert Orchestra. She will also participate in the artistic planning and direction of the orchestra’s work as a whole, including concerts, recordings and learning projects.
Dobrinka Tabakova said: ‘I am thrilled to be invited to join the BBC Concert Orchestra and their team as composer in residence.
‘The orchestra’s repertoire is uniquely versatile and reaches an impressively varied audience and I am excited to have the opportunity to work with such great musicians over a long period. I look forward to being a part of the musical life of the orchestra and exploring new ideas.’
Andrew Connolly, BBC Concert Orchestra general manager, added: ‘We are extremely excited to welcome Dobrinka Tabakova to the BBC Concert Orchestra family. As a true composer in residence, Dobrinka will collaborate with us in shaping the our forthcoming programmes across the breadth of our broadcasts and concerts and we’ll be exploring her existing compositions as well as developing the new ones. We’re looking forward to embracing her creativity and sharing it widely with our audiences.'
Dobrinka Tabakova was born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria in 1980 and has lived in London for the past 25 years. Recent compositions include Immortal Shakespeare - a cantata for the Shakespeare 400 anniversary in 2016 - and the UK New Music Biennial film collaboration PULSE.
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The Bulgarian-born, London-based composer takes over from the associate composer Guy Barker.
She will work with the orchestra for an initial period of three years with her first orchestral commission scheduled for the orchestra’s 18-19 season. This piece will be premiered at Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall, where the BBC Concert Orchestra is Associate Orchestra.
As well as exploring Dobrinka’s existing compositions, the role will include three orchestral commissions from BBC Radio 3 for the BBC Concert Orchestra. She will also participate in the artistic planning and direction of the orchestra’s work as a whole, including concerts, recordings and learning projects.
Dobrinka Tabakova said: ‘I am thrilled to be invited to join the BBC Concert Orchestra and their team as composer in residence.
‘The orchestra’s repertoire is uniquely versatile and reaches an impressively varied audience and I am excited to have the opportunity to work with such great musicians over a long period. I look forward to being a part of the musical life of the orchestra and exploring new ideas.’
Andrew Connolly, BBC Concert Orchestra general manager, added: ‘We are extremely excited to welcome Dobrinka Tabakova to the BBC Concert Orchestra family. As a true composer in residence, Dobrinka will collaborate with us in shaping the our forthcoming programmes across the breadth of our broadcasts and concerts and we’ll be exploring her existing compositions as well as developing the new ones. We’re looking forward to embracing her creativity and sharing it widely with our audiences.'
Dobrinka Tabakova was born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria in 1980 and has lived in London for the past 25 years. Recent compositions include Immortal Shakespeare - a cantata for the Shakespeare 400 anniversary in 2016 - and the UK New Music Biennial film collaboration PULSE.
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