HRISTINA BELEVA
was born in 1983 in Aytos. She began at an early age her musical training on accordion and gadulka (a traditional Bulgarian string-bow instrument resembling a fiddle). In 2002 she finished her secondary education with specialty Gadulka at the National school of folklore arts “Philip Koutev’ in the city of Kotel. Hristina specialized in the department of Instrumental arts with gadulka of the Academy of music, dance and fine arts, Plovdiv. After that she graduated in Musical pedagogy from Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”. In 2004 she became part of the Folklore ensemble “Trakia”, Plovdiv. Since 2006 Ms. Beleva has been playing soloist at the orchestra of National folklore ensemble “Philip Koutev”, Sofia, and since 2008 has been part of group “Bulgara”.

Hristina has won:
• The Special prize for high artistic achievements in the field of performing folklore on the Creative competitive meeting of the National high schools in 2002, Pleven.
• An award on the National gadulka players competition “Yanko Petrov” in 2003.

She plays in the oratorio “Melancholic beauty” of Georgi Andreev.

 

PETAR MILANOV
was born in 1977 in Kyustendil. At the age of six he began his musical trainings in his hometown with studying of musical theory and tambura (mandolin). Five years later he moved to the village of Shiroka luka where he joined the Children’s musical school. In 1991-1996 Petar studied at the Music High School for traditional instruments and singing at the same village. He has worked for the National folklore ensemble “Philip Kutev” since 2002. The musician participates in the projects: “Trio”, “Faith” and “Folk project” of Theodosii Spassov, in the spectatcles “The Legend” and “Crossroads”, as well as in the oratorio “Melancholic beauty” of the same composer.