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Bulgarian clarinetist and conductor Marian Bozhidarov is the winner of a number of international (instrumental) competitions such as Whitgift International Music Competition and International Competition ‘Eugene Coca’ (also, achieving composer Oleg Negruta’s award for best performed obligatory piece) amongst others. He has participated in masterclasses with world renowned musicians such as Yehuda Gilad, Nicolas Baldeyrou, Petko Radev, and Philippe Cuper amongst others. He has also won every major music competition in Bulgaria by the age of 16 as well as being a category finalist in BBC’s Young Musician Competition in 2020.
As a clarinettist, Marian made his debut on the London music scene in 2018 playing Mozart's clarinet concerto in Cadogan Hall in collaboration with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Subsequently, the young musician has played extensively in venues around London such as the Barbican Hall, St. Luke's and Wigmore Hall amongst others, both as a recitalist and as principal clarinet of the Guildhall School Symphony Orchestra.