«Unvarying discipline and quality, energy, passion and musicality»
«Full hall and a 10 minute standing ovation»
Nikoleta Popova
Conductor
A rapidly rising star on the international stage, Nikoleta Popova is praised by critics for her unique style of conducting and leadership, which has been described as “passion and musicality”, “splendid, vigilant in every impulse, a complete artist” and “successful combination between the folkloric background of the East and the passion of the Iberian musical tradition”.
Being the only Bulgarian female orchestra conductor in Spain, over the years she has convinced both the public and the critics in the repertoire of Spanish and Slavic music, to which she has incorporated the character of Bulgarian rhythms, enriching them and drawing a new approach that encompasses a more varied public.
Recent and forthcoming highlights include appearances with orchestras in the United Stated and Europe, including her debuts with Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra, Hungarian National Symphony Orchestra Szeged and Bulgarian Chamber Orchestra, to name a few.
Nikoleta Popova appeared at such renowned festivals as the International Music Festival of Canary Islands, The Maspalomas International Trumpet Festival, The Flau Team International Festival Gran Canaria, among other music festivals in Europe. Also, she has collaborated as a guest conductor with The State Symphony Orchestra of the National Academy of Music in Sofia, Philharmonic Society of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, The Symphony Orchestra of the Music Conservatory of Canary Islands, to name a few.
A Semi-Finalist for the Taki Concordia Conducting Fellowship founded and directed by Marin Alsop, and chaired by Maestro Bernard Haitink, Nikoleta Popova is also a prize-winner of international competitions as a choir conductor, such as European Choir Games, the International Choir Festival «Canta al mar», as well as she appeared as a guest conductor of the Festival Choir of Madison (Madison, WI, USA), Svetoslav Obretenov National Philharmonic Choir (Sofia, Bulgaria), Coro da camara, Conservatorio di Musica “Luigi Canepa” (Sassari, Italy), Delantal Choir (New York, USA), among others.
Popova, studied at the National Academy of Music “Pancho Vladigerov”, Sofia. Bulgaria; at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Graz, Austria. In 2011 Popova received her PhD Degree in Music from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
Since 2006 Nikoleta Popova has taught conducting at the Music Conservatory of the Canary Islands in Spain, where she leads the symphony orchestra, choir, and women’s choir. Recently she was appointed professor at the Conservatory of Music of Aragon, Spain.
Nikoleta Popova is represented by pura musica artists.
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