CONCERT: Krassimira Jeliazkova-Jones – Violin & Sylvia Mann – Cello

Dear friends,

The Bulgarian Cultural Institute London is pleased to invite you to a concert by Krassimira Jeliazkova-Jones, violin and Sylvia Mann, cello. Welcome to 18.11.2021, from 19:00, live in Sofia Gallery.

Violinist Krassimira Jeliazkova-Jones received her MA in Music Performance in the National Music Academy in her native Sofia, Bulgaria. She then continued honing her skills with renowned violin professors such as Franco Gulli, Igor Bezrodni and K. Aroutounian in Brussels, Belgium and Moscow, Russia. She became a highly versatile musician, being involved in a wide range of activities, from orchestra membership, to leadership of a number of chamber orchestras, co-leadership of the world renowned Moscow Academic State Orchestra and extensive solo performances. Her professional career took her to a number of countries, such as Russia, France, Belgium, Turkey, Poland, Japan, Egypt, Spain, among others.

She moved to the UK in September 2015 and has since been involved in a number of solo, chamber music and orchestra performances in London’s St. Martin in the Fields, Brighton’s Open Borders Festival, Bishop Stortford, Cambridge, Bury St. Edmunds, Brentwood, among others. She lives and teaches in Essex, having performed the solo part in a few major violin concertos, such as Tchaikovsky, Brahms and Mendelssohn.

About Sylvia Mann:

Whilst studying at the Royal Academy of music,  Sylvia won the coveted Madame Suggia Award giving her the loan of a beautiful Forster cello for the early part of her career. After bringing up her 2 sons her step back on to the London music scene saw Sylvia as Principal Cellist for the BBC Radio Orchestra where she broadcast solos with the orchestra on a daily basis.

In the 1990’s Sylvia became Principal Cellist for The Virtuosi of London,  touring Italy, Norway and France and performing at the Royal Festival Hall, The Royal Albert Hall, The Barbican, St. Martin in the Fields and other major London concert venues. 

As a freelance orchestral player over the years, Sylvia made numerous commercial recordings and enjoyed performing with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Britten Sinfonia and The English Chamber Orchestra. 

With many years of teaching experience and with pupils entering the London music conservatoires, Sylvia has made teaching an important part of her profession leading her to write a book on cello technique. This was well reviewed by the European String Teachers’ Association which led to being commissioned to write a follow up advanced version.

Sylvia now teaches for the Junior Guildhall School of Music String Training Scheme.

Tonight Sylvia performs on a cello made in Paris by J. B. Salomon in 1728.

Tickets: HERE