

Rossen Gergov
Jasper Parrott
Iarlaith Carter
Spiros Chatziangelou
One of the brightest of today’s emerging conducting talents, gaining recognition for his performances in both concert and opera
Rossen Gergov is gaining widespread recognition for his work both on the concert platform and in the opera pit, in repertoire from Mozart to the most challenging of contemporary works. Gergov held the position of Chief Conductor of the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra until 2017. He is currently Principal Guest Conductor of the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra.
In recent seasons, Gergov has worked with important orchestras both in Europe and Asia, including the Noord Nederlands Orkest, Tokyo Symphony and Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestras, Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, SWR Symphonieorchester and the Sichuan and China National Symphony Orchestras. Recent debuts include appearances at Lisbon’s Teatro Nacional de São Carlos conducting a series of concerts with the Orquestra Sinfónica Portuguesa, the Osaka Symphony Orchestra in Japan, Szczecin Philharmonic and upcoming engagements in Bydgoszcz with the Pomeranian Philharmonic and in Warsaw with the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra as part of the Eufonie Festival.
Opera highlights include his debut at Teatro Comunale Bolzano in a production of George Benjamin’s Written on Skin during the 2016/17 season. Previously he made his debut at the Nationaltheater Mannheim with a new production of Henze’s Die Bassariden, going on to conduct performances of Cherubini’s Medée. Opera engagements in previous seasons include Tosca, Benedict Mason’s Playing Away and the Austrian premiere of Weinberg’s Das Portrait — all at Bregenzer Festspiele. He also conducted Die Fledermaus and Rigoletto at Volksoper Wien, La traviata and Le nozze di Figaro at Theater Meiningen, Carmen in Varna, Bulgaria, and Orpheus in the Underworld with Trinity Laban in London.

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Born in 1981, Rossen studied piano and clarinet before taking conducting lessons with Michail Angelov and subsequently studied with Leopold Hager and Seiji Ozawa. He conducted the ORF-Sinfonieorchester upon graduation and went on to become Assistant Conductor of the Tonkünstlerorchester Niederösterreich, a post he held until 2009.
Rossen Gergov is a Laureate of the first Evgeny Svetlanov International Conducting Competition in 2007. His recording of works by David Chesky with the Symphony Orchestra of Norrlandsoperan was nominated for a Grammy in 2008 and he has also recorded for the BBC, Bayerische Rundfunk and ORF in Austria.
“The orchestra, in many respects the most consistently important element in Henze’s conception, was dazzling in its execution of this complex yet richly rewarding score, all brought together under the unwavering command of conductor Rossen Gergov.”
“This was a concert taken over last minute by the Bulgarian conductor Rossen Gergov, who replaced the indisposed Robin Ticciati with complete assurance and individuality. His readings of the Dvořák dances were subtle and dynamic, fuelled by an innate understanding of the music’s folk-infused rhythms and its fizzing, fragrant colours.”
“The conductor drew a performance brimming with vitality… [The] orchestra made a huge contribution to the vivacity and atmosphere of the performance under the baton of Rossen Gergov who displayed an instinctive feeling for Offenbach’s score.”
Jasper Parrott
Iarlaith Carter
Spiros Chatziangelou
