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Biography
Ralitsa
Tcholakova is a Canadian violinist with Bulgarian
roots. She holds a Masters Degree from the State
Academy of Music in Bulgaria and a Diploma from the
Hochschule fur Musik und Darstellende Kunst in
Vienna. She has been a Long Term Artist in
Residency at the Banff Centre for the Arts. During
her residency at The Banff Centre, she was involved
in more than 25 concerts including Chamber Music
performances with Lawrence Lesser and Gilbert
Kelish. "Her performance is characterized by a
strong presence of spirit and soul, tireless
musical imagination and genuine passion." (20.
04.2005, Main - Echo)
She has an active international solo career and has
performed as a soloist with orchestras and at
chamber music series in Argentina, Austria,
Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Ecuador, France, Germany, Russia, Slovenia, and
Uruguay. Her concerts have been recorded for
broadcast for CBC and other radio stations in
Canada as well as for Bulgarian National radio and
television.
Ralitsa is the recipient of numerous bursaries,
scholarships, awards and grants such as Svetoslav
Obretenov Bulgarian National Competition, Sarasota
Kiwanis Club, Baden - Baden Lion's Club, Ottawa
Symphony Orchestra, Austrian Ministry of Culture,
FACTOR, Europe 2000 and the Canadian Department of
Foreign Affairs.
She is also a published author. Last year her
essay "Footsteps to Eternity" about Mozart's life,
was published in the first Anthology book in
connection with the celebration of the composer's
250th birth anniversary in Bulgaria. The anthology
"Mozart-Genius" is a project sponsored by the
Austrian Embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Most recently, the Canadian Embassy in Romania
granted Ralitsa their entire 2006 budget for
Bulgarian culture, in order to organize the first
"Days of Canadian Culture" festival in Sofia,
November 24-26, 2006.
Ralitsa is under the management of
Marilyn
Gilbert Artists Management
Inc.
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Tcholakova