Considered as a guitarist with excellent artistry and a unique mastery of his instrument, and winner of several international competitions, George Vassilev has performed as a soloist in renowned venues in many countries around the world. He has been invited to collaborate with several concert houses and has played with many prestigious ensembles under the baton of renowned conductors.
In high demand as a chamber musician, he has collaborated with artists such as James Crabb, Richard Toghetti Brigitte Fournier, Stéphane Chappuis, André Ducret, Irina-Kalina Goudeva, Elmira Darvarova, Lionel Monnet, Ejnar Kanding, Christophe Fellay, Boris Berezovski, Ute Lemper, Angel Zaberski and Emmanuel Pahud, among others.
Besides his concert work, George Vassilev is often invited to conduct masterclasses and participate in various forums and festivals throughout the world. He has also taught at the Haute Ecole de Musique de Lausanne in Sion since 2001.
George Vassilve thoroughly enjoys recording. Apart from radio and television broadcasts, he often participates in contemporary and experimental music studio projects. He has made about fifteen CDs, two of them solo, distributed by different producers or by his own label GVRecords (www.gvrecords.info).
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1995 | First Prize Concours International d’Exécution Musicale CIEM - Geneva / Switzerland
1995 | Second Prize "Jacinto and Inocencio Guerrero" International Competition - Madrid / Spain
1994 | Second Prize and Audience Award "Francisco Tàrrega" International Competition / Spain
1992 | First Prize “Maria Canals de Barcelona” International Competition - Barcelone / Spain
1991 | First Prize “Città di Alessandria” International Competition - Alessandria / Italy
1988 | First Prize “Silesian Guitar Autumn” International Guitar Competition - Tychy / Poland
1985 | First Prize and Special Prize National Young Musician Competition - Tchirpan / Bulgaria
2001 - aujourd'hui Haute école de Musique de Lausanne - Sion / Suisse
- Conservatoire cantonal de Sion - Sion / Suisse
- | Instructional method L'art de la guitare
George Vassilev, guitar
GvRecords
2004
George Vassilev, guitar
Kordépan
VDE-GALLO
2012
Kordépan
L'ART DE LA GUITARE Instructional method
gvrecords
L'ART DE LA GUITARE Instructional method
