Concert of Dimitar Bodurov – presentation of his latest album “Solo in Bonn”

Free registration for the event HERE

The Bulgarian cultural institute London has the pleasure to invite you to a Concert of Dimitar Bodurov – presentation of his latest album Solo in Bonn on the 6-th of February 2020 at 7pm. at Gallery Sofia.

Dimitar Bodurov (1979) is a Bulgarian jazz pianist and composer born in Varna. He has graduated from the Varna High Music school and the Conservatory in Sofia. From the year of 2000 he is living and working in Netherlands (Amsterdam) where he received a Bachelor and Master degree in Jazz-piano and Bachelor degree in Composition at the Codarts Academy in Rotterdam. He shaped his authentic musical signature, combining a solid background in jazz improvisation and classical composition with his love for folklore and electronica.

His latest album Solo in Bonn is a live registration of his concert at Beethoven’s house in November 2018. A lyrical and virtuosic rendition of free improvisations and original compositions based on folklore themes.

He has been actively performing throughout the Netherlands and Europe. Bodurov has received several jazz awards, the most recent of which is a mention at the Martial Solal Jazz Solo Piano Competition in Paris (2010).

Bodurov has released a number of CD and digital albums as a leader, producer and guest for Dutch and Norwegian labels. In 2012 he founded his own label Optomusic, where he released albums in collaborations with musicians like Theodosii Spassov, Sandip Bhattacharya, Michael Moore and others. 

As a composer, Bodurov has written mostly chamber works in various settings. He has received commissions from the Gergiev Festival Rotterdam, Sofia Music Weeks, Musique Classique Amiens, LeineRoebana Dance group, Operadagen Rotterdam and Holland Festival.

In 2012, Dimitar composed the music of Lilith – a music theatre production by the renowned American soprano Claron McFadden, premièred at the Holland Festival, Amsterdam. www.lilith-opera.com.

As an active event organizer, Bodurov has initiated: Jazz and Vino (2009)- a series of concerts with charity purpose in Varna, Bulgaria; Keys and Stix Festival (2007-2012) – celebrating duets of piano and drums (in collaboration with Bimhuis, Amsterdam & Unterfahrt,Münich); www.keysandstix.com.
Since 2013, Dimitar is the artistic leader of Radar Festival, Varna, Bulgaria www.radar-festival.eu.

Dimitar has worked with Randy Brecker, Didier Lockwood, Theodosii Spassov, Claron Mcfadden and Svetlin Rouseev.