Pianist Svetozar Ivanov has made numerous appearances as recitalist and orchestra soloist in Europe and North America. Recent venues include Seiler Piano Festival in Crete, Association Philomuses in Paris, “Salon des Arts” in Bulgaria, North Netherlands Conservatory, Zurich Conservatory in Switzerland, Vicenza Conservatory in Italy, Robert Helps International Competition and Festival at Merkin Concert Hall in New York City, Fox River Chamber Music Festival in Wisconsin, Chautauqua Music Festival in New York, Sequoia Concerts in San Francisco, The Steinway Series and the Encore Series in Florida and numerous concert series at universities throughout the US. He records for Gega New.

Svetozar Ivanov is on the Piano and Chamber Music Faculty at University of South Florida, serves as Artist Faculty at Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival in Vermont and is the Artistic Director of the Steinway Piano Series at USF and the newly established International Piano Trio Seminar in Sofia, Bulgaria. He is also a Jury member at the Konzerteum International Piano Competition in Greece, the Seiler International Piano Competitions in Crete, the International Youth Music Festival and Competition in Bulgaria and the Chautauqua Music Festival Piano Competition. He has previously served on the piano faculty at the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan and the Morfova School of Music in Bulgaria and has served as co-director of the Stuart-Ivanov Duo Seminar at USF and guest faculty at Festival “Peter de Grote” in The Netherlands.

Mr. Ivanov holds degrees from the Bulgarian National Conservatory and University of Michigan (DMA).

“Svetozar Ivanov offered us the richness of colors, ephemeral texture of sound, leading to a grandiose ecstasy. The performer owns Scriabin’s style to the final detail, full with many exuberant gasps and exalted flights toward the light.”   Musical Horizons - May/2006

Assistant Professor of Piano and Chamber Music

At USF since 1999

DMA - University of Michigan