SIF309 Film & Music Productions

The Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra & production service

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The Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra - SIF309, which is managed and consulted throughout the recording process by Mrs. Elena Chouchkova, was founded, aiming to create a formation meant to be utmostly perfect for original film music recordings, classical and contemporary as well as pop music recordings and, in general, for all kinds of recordings where orchestra presence is decisive.
SIF309 Film & Music Productions
Deyan Pavlov

Deyan Pavlov

Deyan Pavlov has graduated Choir and Opera-Symphonic conducting (1989) at the Musical Academy “Pancho Vladigerov” in Sofia in the classes of Georgi Robev, Vassil Kazandziev, Boris Hinchev and Ivan Vulpe. Participates in the master classes of Carl Osteraiher (1986, 19988), Haintz Rionger (1989, 1990), Ilia Mussin (1991).
Conducts concerts and performances of the Philharmonic and Opera House of Rousse (1988-1991), leads the Symphonic Orchestra in Pazardjic (1992-1998), he is a conductor at the Plovdiv Opera House (1996-1998) and at the Opera-Philharmonic Society in Plovdiv (since 1998), he is the Musical Head of the festival “Winter Musical Evenings” in Pazardjic (1992-1999). Since 2001 he leads the Youth Philharmonic Orchestra “Sofia”.

He is a guest conductor in Greece, Germany, United Kingdom, Spain and Switzerland. He records for radio and television stations in Bulgaria, Spain and Rumania. Annually he leads master classes in conducting.
Conducts The Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra - SIF309 for the film and contemporary music productions.

Grigor Palikarov
Ivan Kozhuharov

Ivan Kozhuharov is born in 1950 in Triavna, Bulgaria. He graduates the Russe Music School, Music Academy in Sofia and, with Honours, the N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory in Sankt-Petersburg – Russia. He is a student of Prof. Shermann, Rabinovich, Arvid and Maris Yansons.
During his education, he conducts in the Opera-Studio of the Conservatory and also in the Musicale Theatre in St. Petersburg.

In 1978 he becomes Music Director of the Opera house of Bourgas, Bulgaria and in 1985 Principal artistic Director of the Bourgas State Philharmonic Orchestra. Presently he is Musical Director of Bourgas Opera and he is a Conductor in the State Opera house – Izmir – Turkey. Since 1997 regularly conducts the Orchestras of the “D. D. Shostakovich” St. Petersburg State Philharmony; since 2001 - the Presidential Symphony Orchestra in Ankara and in 2005 – “Prima la musica”- Orchestra in Aalst – Belgium.

In 1980 he wins the Second prize and the Grande-prix on the name of the composer Bela Bartok in the Hungarian TV competition in Budapest with Karajan as an honorary President of the Jury. After that he is invited to participate in the movie, dedicated to the 100-th anniversary of Bela Bartok, created by the TV of Hungary, Canada and USA.
He conducts more than 1300 concerts and opera performances with the Bulgarian and Hungarian Philharmonic orchestras; Sofia and Budapest National Opera; Russe, Plovdiv, Varna, Pleven and Mersin (Turkey) Operas. He works also with orchestras in Romania, Czech and Slovak republics, Germany, Yugoslavia, Russia, Estonia, Italy, Spain, France, Egypt, Greece, Turkey, Cuba, Switzerland and many others.
Since 1991 he conducts the New Chamber ensemble and “Camerata classica” in Sofia, with witch he made several CDs for DIVERTIMENTO – Vienna.

Ivan Kozhuharov conducts a very large repertoire, including more than 45operas and 640 pieces of 170 Composers.
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