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Place of Birth: Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria
About Vasko Vassilev
- Vasko Vassilev (Bulgarian: ????? ???????; born October 14, 1970 in Sofia, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian violinist and conductor.
- At the age of eight he had his first public appearance and released his first record with the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra.
- At age 10 he began his studies on a Bulgarian government grant at the Moscow Central Music School, a junior department of the Moscow Conservatory.
- In 1987 he took a second prize at the Marguerite Long–Jacques Thibaud Competition.
- In 1989 he won a second prize (the first wasn't awarded that year) at the Paganini competition.
- In 1994 at the age of 23 he became the youngest ever Concertmaster of the Royal Opera House in London.
- In 2005 he made his conducting debut at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
- He gives Masterclasses for violinists at the Royal College of Music, Trinity College of Music, and at the Conservatory of Music in Spain.
- In 2010 he wrote an autobiography Vasko @ 40.
- In 2011 he became a judge at the reality show X Factor (Bulgaria). He worked with artists Plácido Domingo, Sting, The Rolling Stones, Vanessa-Mae, Lili Ivanova and others.
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