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Articles, previews and interviews
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Interview of Dobrinka Tabakova with
Alexandra Giuzeleva,
Bulgarian National Television -
Kultura.BG, Jun
2020, hyperlink to
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Interview of Dobrinka Tabakova with
Tanya Ivanova, Jazz
FM Radio Sofia, May 2020,
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Interview of Dobrinka Tabakova with CoLS
leader Alexandra Wood, talking about
Centuries of Meditations an Cathedrals
Tour Jun
2020, hyperlink to
web site |
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Interview of Dobrinka Tabakova with
Dukyan Meloman,
Jul 2020,
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Interview of Dobrinka Tabakova with
Dimitar Sotirov -
Insta Dialogues, Jun 2020, hyperlink to
web site |
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Interview of Dobrinka Tabakova with Ruth
Prieto from Elcompositorhabla, May
2019,
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web site |
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UK orchestras to champion 11 of the best
pieces of British orchestral music from
the past 25 years through PRS
Foundation’s Resonate programme, May 2019,
PRS web site and
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Interview with Dobrinka
Tabakova as Composer in Residence of
Davos Festival, Switzerland, August
2018
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Interview of
Dobrinka Tabakova with Sandra Nidzvecka
in Riga for the world premiere of “Tabula
Emerald”, May 2018,
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Interview of Dobrinka Tabakova as
Resident Composer of the MDR Orchestra,
Leipzig, Germany - Dobrinka bei MDR
KLASSIC, Interview for the MDR Klassik
Team: Max Hunger, Leipzig, April 2018 watch here |
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Being the composer-in-residence with
Truro Cathedral, February 2018 web
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Dobrinka Tabakova - musicians are
sprinters, composers are marathon
runners, interview in Utrecht with
Zangeres Giovanka for VPRO Vrije
Geluiden, November 2017 watch here |
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How
Dobrinka Tabakova shaped her double
concerto for Lucas & Arthur Jussen,
Interview in Amsterdam with Music
journalist Thea Derks about the
World
premiere of the Concerto for Two Pianos,
Percussion and Strings, Nov 2017, read
here
& watch here |
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Interview with Dobrinka Tabakova about
her Concerto for Two pianos,
percussion and stings, Amsterdam
2018 (in
Dutch)
read here |
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"Успех
като по ноти"- Extensive
interview with Detelina Kalfova (in
Bulgarian) for online magazine
'economy.bg', May 2017.
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& watch here |
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"The Adventurer"-
Extensive feature interview in the
British Academy of Composers and
Songwriters' magazine 'The Works', April
2017.
read & watch
here |
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"В кадър"-
Interview (in Bulgarian) with
Kameliya Velichkova for Vij magazine,
May 2017.
read here |
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Interview feature as part of
Dobrinka Tabakova profile concert at St
George's Bristol, March 2017 |
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Dobrinka Tabakova was Chair of the jury
for BBC Young Musician Competition 2016
Article about the final from the
ArtsDesk
here |
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Hear & Now- Arvo Pärt
and Dobrinka Tabakova, interview with
Ivan Hewett, Sept 2015 |
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The Culture Trip- 10 young composers
redefining classical music, April 2015 |
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Five under 35- BBC Radio 3 interview
for Composer of the Week with Donald
Macleod, March 2015 |
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The Arts desk- 10 Questions for
Composer Dobrinka Tabakova, by Sebastian
Scotney, March 2015 |
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PLANET HUGILL |
Planet Hugill- Robert Hugill
encounter with Dobrinka Tabakova , March
2015
Planet Hugill- Celebrating a
Bulgarian émigré in London- Pierre Rouve
aka Peter Ouvaliev, March 2015 |
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BBC Music Magazine-
Nine of the best: contemporary female
composers, March 2015 |
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Seen and Heard- Interview with Rob
Barnett, March 2015 |
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PRS for Music's MMagazine Featured
Artist, June 2014
"Bulgarian
composer Dobrinka Tabakova has a knack
for drawing out the tranquility and
atmosphere in any instrument she works
with..."
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'Music beyond time' - Interview with
Ekaterina Dotcheva (in Bulgarian), June
2014
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Article and interview with Tyran Grillo-
' An Architect of Time'
November 2013 |
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Interview for Portuguese national
newspaper Expresso, September 2013 'Cordas
Vibrantes' by Jorge Calado |
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BR Klassik Plus feature with Annekaterin
Schnur, September 2013. 'Folklore
und Avantgarde'- interviews from
Dobrinka Tabakova, Kristina Blaumane and
Maxim Rysanov
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Minnesota Public Radio- New Classical
Tracks interview, July 2013
Conversation with presenter Julie
Amacher
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Article in leading Dutch classical music
magazine Luister, July/Aug 2013 'Maanden
alleen met muziek' by Marjolijn de Cocq |
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Article in leading classical music
magazine Fono Forum (in German), July
2013
"The rediscovery of emotion"-
Die Wiederentdeckung des großen Gefühls.
Beim Begriff "Neue Musik" denken viele
noch immer an Sterilität, Kühle,
Unverständlichkeit. Dobrinka Tabakova
gehört zu einer Generation junger
Komponisten, denen Provokation fremd ist,
die stattdressen wieder einen direkten
Weg zum Hörer suchen. Das Neue entdeckt
sie dabei auch im Alten... |
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Article in Neue Musikzeitung by Ralf
Dombrowski, July 2013
Von der
besonderen Kraft des Unmittelbaren...
Ernsthaftigkeit ja, Ernst nicht immer.
An manchen Stellen ihrer Werke erlaubt
sich Dobrinka Tabakova kleine Wendungen,
die mit der Bedeutungsschwere spielen.
Vielleicht wirken die funf Kompositionen,
mit denen sie sich auf String Paths der
zeitgenossischen Musikszene vorstellt,
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Article in online US magazine
examiner.com by Stephen Smoliar, June
2013 Bulgarian-born composer
Dobrinka Tabakova first came to the
attention of ECM founder and producer
Manfred Eicher through the Lockenhaus
Festival, a source of inspiration for
many of the ECM New Series releases
involving both composers and
performers... |
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Feature in Spiegel online by Werner
Theurich, June 2013 Sie gehört zu
den wenigen zeitgenössischen
Komponistinnen, die ein größeres
Publikum finden... |
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Feature in online contemporary classical
music site Sequenza 21, June 2013
'The Importance of being Dobrinka
Tabakova' by Jerry Bowles
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Meet Dobrinka Tabakova... by John
Montanari, June 2013
read transcript of broadcast
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Interview in online magazine 'programata'
by Anastas Punev, June 2013 Вратите
към свободата...
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Interview from online magazine
tokafi.com creator Tobias Fischer, June
2013
About frozen concerts and swimming
through the ocean of music...
15 Questions,
2006
The term "avantgarde" is changing
and Dobrinka is one of those lending it
a new meaning...
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Q&A in British Academy of Composers
(BASCA) publication 'The Works'. June
2013
Dobrinka Tabakova answers questions from
fellow BASCA members |
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Article in classical German magazine
Crescendo by Christoph Schüren, June
2013 Publikumsnah. Sie zählt bereits
jetzt zu den bei Musikern und Publikum
beliebtesten klassischen Komponisten... |
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Article in jazz and classical German
magazine Rondo by Guido Fischer,
May/June 2013 Vergangenheit mit
Folgen... |
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BBC Music Magazine
Rising star- Great artists of tomorrow
feature, May 2013
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Podcast- Conversation with George
Miller, March 2013 |
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Premiere of the Year, 2012
Premiere of the fortnight, 2009
Premiere of the fortnight, 2004
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Music Teacher Magazine - My music
education, May 2012
Choir & Organ -
Interview with Shirley Ratcliffe, 2006
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The Guardian - Pick of the week |
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