Vasil Belezhkov

1984 - born on 13th March in Plovdv (Bulgaria)
1994 - began to study classical guitar
1997-2002 - student in 'Dobrin Petkov' High Music School - Plovdiv, Bulgaria in the guitar class of duo Milena & Valentin Valtchev; participation in the guitar master classes of: Annette Kruisbrink (the Netherlands), David Grimes (USA), Dimitris Reginos (Cyprus), Eric Franceries (France), Jurg Kindle (Switzerland), Kristina Schorn (Austria)
1999-2002 - first composition lessons in the class of prof. Dimitar Tapkov
2001-2002 - member of Plovdiv guitar quartet (Valentin Valtchev, Milena Valtcheva, Vasil Belezhkov, Petar Kerkelov)
2001 (June) - 3rd prize in the 8th international classical guitar festival and competition - Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2002 (May) - finalist in the 'Prof. P. Hadzhiev' student's national harmony competition - Sofia, Bulgaria
2002-2007 - student in the Theoretical department of the National Music Academy 'Prof. Pancho Vladigerov' - Sofia, Bulgaria in the composition class of prof. Iovcho Crushev; the first student in this department of the Academy who graduated as guitarist in a high music school
2003 - finalist in the First Academic composition competition - Sofia, Bulgaria
2004 - 3rd prize in the Second Academic composition competition - Sofia, Bulgaria
2005 - the only finalist in the Third Academic composition competition - Sofia, Bulgaria
2006 - Special prize in the 10th edition of 'Acad. Marin Goleminov' guitar festival - Kyustendil, Bulgaria
2007 (February) - presentation of the book 'Pieces for guitar' by Vasil Belezhkov & Vladimir Vlaev
2007 (July) - became student in the 'Pop & Jazz music' department of the National Music Academy 'Prof. Pancho Vladigerov' - Sofia, Bulgaria in the guitar class of Tsvetan Nedyalkov
2009 (April) - became guitarist of the rock band 'EPIZOD'
2009 (20th November) - graduated as composer in the Theoretical department of the National Music Academy 'Prof. Pancho Vladigerov' - Sofia, Bulgaria with his 'Concerto for classical and electric guitar and symphonic orchestra' - first of its kind work in the Bulgarian symphonic music
2010 (October) - "The people of Dulo" - the album of the Bulgarian rock band EPIZOD where Vasil is guitarist, keyboardist and co-arranger, is published
2011 (June) - graduated as guitarist in the Pop & Jazz department of the National Music Academy 'Prof. Pancho Vladigerov' - Sofia, Bulgaria
2011 (September) - 3rd prize in the Second competition for composing new work for wind orchestra (Montana, Bulgaria) (for 'Pravo trakiysko horo')
2011 (October) - 3rd prize in the Academic composition competition (NMA 'P. Vladigerov' - Sofia, Bulgaria) (for 'Stillness' - piece for trombone & piano)
2011 (October) - 2nd prize in the 11th international competition for composing a symphonic work in 7/8 (for 'The Gold-fingered' suite for kaval and symphonic orchestra)
2011 (October) - 2nd prize in the Third national competition for new Bulgarian music in 7/8 (Chepelare, Bulgaria) (for 'Pirin dance' - piece for solo tambura)
2012 (2nd April) - 'Musician of the year 2011' in the category 'Creative activity' by the 'Allegro Vivace' transmission of the Bulgarian National Radio
2012 (8th October) - 2nd prize in the 12th international competition for composing a symphonic work in 7/8 (for the piece 'Bossa Copa' for saxophone quartet and symphonic orchestra)
2012 (12th October) - 'My prayer' - the album of the Bulgarian rock band 'EPIZOD' where Vasil is composer, guitarist, keyboardist, tamburist and co-arranger, is published
2013 (September) - 2nd prize in the Third competition for composing new work for wind orchestra (Montana, Bulgaria) (for the horo 'Trite pati')
2013 (25th October) - finalist in the Fourth national competition for new Bulgarian music in 7/8 (Chepelare, Bulgaria) (for 'Smeseno horo' - piece for solo tambura and chamber folkore orchestra)
2014 (2nd November) - 2nd prize in the 14th international competition for composing a symphonic work in 7/8 (for the symphonic variations on the Bulgarian folk song 'Kitchitse, buyna loboda')
2015 (16th October) - finalist in the Fifth national competition for new Bulgarian music in 7/8 (Chepelare, Bulgaria) (for 'Trite pati' - piece for chamber folkore group)
2015 (December) - 1st prize in the Fourth competition for composing new work for wind orchestra (Montana, Bulgaria) (for 'Dimcheva rachentisa', dedicated to the 95th anniversary of Delcho Dimchev /1920-1956/)

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