Since the season of 2004/2005, NAYDEN TODOROV has been a permanent guest-conductor of the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra after having been its guest conductor. Recently he is the leader of the Opera-Philharmonic Society in Ruse. He has worked as a conductor with several Bulgarian orchestras in Vratza, Vidin, Plovdiv, Bourgas.

He graduated at the High Music School of Plovdiv (1993). At the age of sixteen he had his debut as conductor, founded the Plovdiv Youth Orchestra and had with it several European concert tours. In Bulgaria he studied conducting with Kr. Marev and Al. Vladigerov. Since 1993 he was a student of U. Lajovic and K. Osterreicher at the Music University in Vienna; since 1996 he specialized in conducting at the Rubin Academy of Music with Mendi Rodan, Music Director of the Israel Symphony Orchestra. He acquired master degree from the New Bulgarian University, Sofia (2001) and doctor degree from the London University (2004).

Maestro Todorov was the recipient of scholarships from the St. Cyril and St. Methodius International Foundation, from the chapter of Rotary International – Vienna (1995-1997), and from the Georg Wachter Foundation in Switzerland (1996-1998). He won prizes at the Sv. Obretenov National Competition, the Competition for Czech music, as well as the Special Prize of the Slovakian Music Funds, the Borghese Foundation Prize, the Sdravko Manolov Prize. He has recorded over 100 CDs and participated in radio and television performances. He has been a guest at various festivals in Bulgaria, Austria, Germany, Slovakia, USA.

Bobby Iotzov

BOBBY IOTZOV was born in Sofia. He graduated from the State Academy of Music in Prof. Sava Dimitrov's clarinet class in 1990. In he continued his education at the National Conservatory in Paris (1992-93) and at Duquesne University, Pittsburgh (1993-94).
At the beginning of the 80s he played as a first clarinetist with the Pioneer Philharmonic. He is prize winner of National Young Performers Contest – 1983, first prize; Prince Philip International Contest in Brussels – 1990 fourth prize.
After an entrance examination he was engaged as second clarinetist of the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra since season 1990/1991. Since 1992 he has been a first clarinetist of the New Symphony Orchestra. He has played as a clarinetist with the Symphony Orchestra of West Maryland, USA (1993-1994), as a soloist of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (1994), as a guest solo clarinetist of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in Wellington (1994), as a guest soloist with Opera Massi, Paris (1995).
Since 1995 he teaches at the National School of Music and the State Academy of Music – Sofia.
He has composed music for solo clarinet, performed in Bulgaria and France.
In November 2005 he was the Bulgarian Musicians Union Crystal Lyre nominee.