Help Penka for purchasing a cello
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Hello everyone, :)
Playing the cello has been having a crucial role in my life since the age of 6 years old. It has always been my dream to become a professional cellist. I am currently studying at Guildhall School of Music and Drama (London) as a master's degree student at the cello class of Prof. Stefan Popov.
I am reaching out to you to ask for your kind help in raising the funds to purchase a 2012 Bulgarian Goffriller cello made by the luthier Apostol Kaloferov. I am very grateful to him, because he gave me the amazing opportunity to use his cello for free renting since 2013 during my studies but we also had an agreement for purchasing the instrument on a half price with the help of sponsors in instalments by January 2020. Thanks to the generosity of trusts Drake Calleja and Wolfson, I have so far fundraised 2/3rds of the funds, however with the deadline quickly approaching, I need your help to reach the final balance.
Finding the right instrument is like finding a life partner. After I have played on this instrument for five years, I have decided that I really would like to purchase it because I like it very much and it has a great and beautiful quality of sound which contributes significantly to my performances.
My family is not able to fund me - I have only one parent, my mother unfortunately is retired because of illness; my father had been passed away in car accident when I was only three years old. I have been supported very generously by Guildhall School Trust, Munster Trust and Help Musicians UK through the years with scholarships towards my tuition fees and I am teaching part-time in order to cover my living expenses in London. Due to these restrictions I have decided to create a crowd fundraiser in order purchasing completely this beautiful instrument.
Therefore I thank everyone who would be generous and kind enough to help make this dream of mine come true (even if it's the smallest help). Every small gesture is welcome and precious.
I know it's a lot to ask so: a big thank you in advance!
Love,
Penka x
Penka Petkova has started playing the cello at the age of six in the class of Daniela Cherpokova-Nikolaeva at the National School of Music ‘Lubomir Pipkov’ in Sofia (Bulgaria) where she has successfully graduated her secondary education. Between 2013 and 2017 she has been a bachelor student of prof. Stefan Popov at Guildhall School of Music and Drama (London) and she is currently at her second year of the postgraduate course at the same university.
Penka is a laureate of the international competitions ‘Young Virtuosos’ in Sofia, ‘M.A.G.I.C.’ for Austrian music in Bourgas (Bulgaria); the Radio Competition for chamber music ‘Concertino Praga’, Cello competition ‘Karl Davidov’ in Kuldiga (Latvia); ‘M. Elsky’ International Contest of String Bow instruments performers in Minsk (Belarus).
She has performed as a soloist of Classic FM Sofia Radio Orchestra, New Symphony Orchestra, the philharmonic orchestras of Plovdiv, Pleven and Vratsa (Bulgaria); Amadeus Orchestra, Liepaja Latvian philharmonic orchestra and the Belarusian State Philharmonic. She has had solo and chamber music recitals in Bulgaria, Macedonia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Germany, England and United States.
In June last year, she had her debut with her piano trio at Wigmore hall when they performed Ravel’s Trio and later in July Penka was a soloist of Amadeus chamber music orchestra during the Amadeus summer academy in Somerset where she performed Dvorak Concerto.
This year in May, Penka was one of the four chosen cellists for the masterclass with the world-renowned cellist Steven Isserlis as a part of the Hertfordshire Music Festival.
Penka has refined her skills in the master classes of Jérôme Pernoo, Prof. Vladimir Perlin, Mats Lidstrom, Dominique de Williencourt, Gavriel Lipkind , Seeli Toivio, Martin Zeller, Talich String Quartet, Prof. Grigory Feyghin, Elena Ashkenazy, Prof. Kevork Mardirossian, Alexander Zemcov, etc. She has also participated at the International Chamber Music and Orchestra Course “Musica Mundi” (Belgium), International Summer course for chamber music “Hindemith” in Blonay (Switzerland) and York Chamber Music Festival.
In 2011 and 2012 she was awarded a Diploma for artistic achievement by the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Bulgaria. Penka has solo and chamber music recordings made for the Czech radio, Bulgarian National TV, Bulgarian National Radio and other broadcastings.
Throughout her studies Penka has been generously supported by Drake Callejа Trust since 2015. She has been also a scholar of Raina Kabaivanska’s, Communitas’ Foundations, Wolfson, Yordan Kamdzhalov and Guildhall Trust.
Playing the cello has been having a crucial role in my life since the age of 6 years old. It has always been my dream to become a professional cellist. I am currently studying at Guildhall School of Music and Drama (London) as a master's degree student at the cello class of Prof. Stefan Popov.
I am reaching out to you to ask for your kind help in raising the funds to purchase a 2012 Bulgarian Goffriller cello made by the luthier Apostol Kaloferov. I am very grateful to him, because he gave me the amazing opportunity to use his cello for free renting since 2013 during my studies but we also had an agreement for purchasing the instrument on a half price with the help of sponsors in instalments by January 2020. Thanks to the generosity of trusts Drake Calleja and Wolfson, I have so far fundraised 2/3rds of the funds, however with the deadline quickly approaching, I need your help to reach the final balance.
Finding the right instrument is like finding a life partner. After I have played on this instrument for five years, I have decided that I really would like to purchase it because I like it very much and it has a great and beautiful quality of sound which contributes significantly to my performances.
My family is not able to fund me - I have only one parent, my mother unfortunately is retired because of illness; my father had been passed away in car accident when I was only three years old. I have been supported very generously by Guildhall School Trust, Munster Trust and Help Musicians UK through the years with scholarships towards my tuition fees and I am teaching part-time in order to cover my living expenses in London. Due to these restrictions I have decided to create a crowd fundraiser in order purchasing completely this beautiful instrument.
Therefore I thank everyone who would be generous and kind enough to help make this dream of mine come true (even if it's the smallest help). Every small gesture is welcome and precious.
I know it's a lot to ask so: a big thank you in advance!
Love,
Penka x
Penka Petkova has started playing the cello at the age of six in the class of Daniela Cherpokova-Nikolaeva at the National School of Music ‘Lubomir Pipkov’ in Sofia (Bulgaria) where she has successfully graduated her secondary education. Between 2013 and 2017 she has been a bachelor student of prof. Stefan Popov at Guildhall School of Music and Drama (London) and she is currently at her second year of the postgraduate course at the same university.
Penka is a laureate of the international competitions ‘Young Virtuosos’ in Sofia, ‘M.A.G.I.C.’ for Austrian music in Bourgas (Bulgaria); the Radio Competition for chamber music ‘Concertino Praga’, Cello competition ‘Karl Davidov’ in Kuldiga (Latvia); ‘M. Elsky’ International Contest of String Bow instruments performers in Minsk (Belarus).
She has performed as a soloist of Classic FM Sofia Radio Orchestra, New Symphony Orchestra, the philharmonic orchestras of Plovdiv, Pleven and Vratsa (Bulgaria); Amadeus Orchestra, Liepaja Latvian philharmonic orchestra and the Belarusian State Philharmonic. She has had solo and chamber music recitals in Bulgaria, Macedonia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Germany, England and United States.
In June last year, she had her debut with her piano trio at Wigmore hall when they performed Ravel’s Trio and later in July Penka was a soloist of Amadeus chamber music orchestra during the Amadeus summer academy in Somerset where she performed Dvorak Concerto.
This year in May, Penka was one of the four chosen cellists for the masterclass with the world-renowned cellist Steven Isserlis as a part of the Hertfordshire Music Festival.
Penka has refined her skills in the master classes of Jérôme Pernoo, Prof. Vladimir Perlin, Mats Lidstrom, Dominique de Williencourt, Gavriel Lipkind , Seeli Toivio, Martin Zeller, Talich String Quartet, Prof. Grigory Feyghin, Elena Ashkenazy, Prof. Kevork Mardirossian, Alexander Zemcov, etc. She has also participated at the International Chamber Music and Orchestra Course “Musica Mundi” (Belgium), International Summer course for chamber music “Hindemith” in Blonay (Switzerland) and York Chamber Music Festival.
In 2011 and 2012 she was awarded a Diploma for artistic achievement by the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Bulgaria. Penka has solo and chamber music recordings made for the Czech radio, Bulgarian National TV, Bulgarian National Radio and other broadcastings.
Throughout her studies Penka has been generously supported by Drake Callejа Trust since 2015. She has been also a scholar of Raina Kabaivanska’s, Communitas’ Foundations, Wolfson, Yordan Kamdzhalov and Guildhall Trust.
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