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Biography
Music Director: Princeton Symphony Orchestra
Associate Conductor: The Philadelphia Orchestra
Music Director: Symphony in C
Music Director: New Symphony Orchestra
Rossen Milanov begins his tenure as Music Director of the Princeton Symphony Orchestra this season. Other debuts in 2010/11 include the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, his Spanish debut with Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias, and his European operatic debut conducting Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk for Komische Oper Berlin. He returns to conduct the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, leads The Philadelphia Orchestra in the opening week of the new Kimmel Center Festival with a choreographed version of Stravinsky’s Pulcinella and de Falla’s The Three Cornered Hat with the Pennsylvania Ballet Company, and makes a return to Royal Swedish Opera for performances of a ballet version of Handel’s Messiah.
A committed supporter of youth and music, Milanov is Music Director of both the New Symphony Orchestra in his native city of Sofia and Symphony In C, one of the USA’s leading professional training orchestras.
Reviews
“Rossen Milanov projected a clear musical vision from the podium…his strong interpretive concept rang out.” (The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 2010)
“He is athletic and entertaining to watch without being flamboyant. True, these musicians play well no matter who’s in front of them, but they gave Milanov a little something extra.” (Third Coast Digest, February 2010)
“This week’s more than substantial assignment confirmed his status as one of the most-promising figures in the upcoming generation of conductors.” (The Seattle Times, February 2009)








