Svetlin Roussev | |
Occupation: | Violinist and professor |
Origin: | Bulgaria |
Instrument: | Violin |
Svetlin Roussev is a Bulgarian-born violinist.
He was accepted to the Paris Conservatory at the age of 15, where he studied with Devy Erlih and Jean-Jacques Kantorow.[1]
He was the winner of the first Sendai International Music Competition in 2001.[2]
Roussev has performed numerous violin concertos as soloist with Orchestre National de France, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra (Bucharest), National Radio Orchestra of Romania, Kremerata Baltica, Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra and others.[3]
Roussev has been the concertmaster of several prominent symphony orchestras, including the Seoul Philharmonic, L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, and Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra.
Since 2008, he has been a professor at the Geneva University of Music.[4]