Ruzha Semova

Ruzha Semova (born March 29, 1977 in Sofia, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian-Austrian pianist.

Biography

Ruzha Semova's grandmother discovered early her granddaughter’s interest in music, especially the piano. When she was 3½ years old, her grandmother introduced her to her first piano teacher Violeta Kabadova.

From 1984 till 1996 Semova studied at the National School of Music “L.Pipkov” in Sofia, where she graduated on top of the class with special honours in the piano class of Zveta Kuncheva. She pursued her studies at the National Academy of Music in Sofia in the piano class of Anton Dikov and graduated in year 2000 with distinction.

In 2007 she completed her master’s degree in music with distinction, at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, where she studied with prof.Stefan Vladar.

Beside her studies, she has participated in the master classes of several renowned artists, such as Marco Tezza, Germaine Mounier, Dimitri Bashkirow and Anders Ljungar-Chapelon.

Mrs. Semova has performed with most Bulgarian symphony orchestras and has recorded for the Bulgarian National Television, Bulgarian National Radio and the private radio station “Classic FM”.Professional activity outside of Bulgaria includes concerts in Austria, Germany, France and Israel.Furthermore, she has been invited to participate in many international festivals such as: the Chopin Festival in Paris, the Varna Summer, Nedyalka Simeonova, Apollonia (Bulgaria) and the Klavierfestival Ruhr (Germany).

Mrs. Semova lives presently in Vienna with her family and has, on the merits of her numerous distinctions and awards at international piano competitions, recently obtained Austrian citizenship.

External links

* [http://www.semova.com Ruzha Semova - Vienna Pianist - the official website]