Who teaches you?
Born on May 1st 1979 in Burgas, Bogdana Atanasova started playing the piano at age of 5. After finishing the Music high school in her home town, she graduated from the “Sofia University” with a bachelor degree in music pedagogy and piano, and a master degree in jazz and pop singing from the “Academy for music and performing arts” in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. In December 2013, she got a PhD degree on the thesis “Bulgarian jazz festivals after 1989 – the newest history of jazz music in Bulgaria” from the Music department of the New Bulgarian University, Sofia.
During the years of intensive classical piano playing, Bogdana Atanasova participated in lots of concerts and international competitions in Bulgaria and Germany.
During her studying in Germany (2001 – 2007), she develops as a jazz vocalist and gathers a large performing experience in different projects and scenes all over Europe: festival “Night of the museums” (“Nacht der Museen”), Frankfurt; concert in “Staedel” museum, Frankfurt; in 2004 in Frankfurt, was recorded the album “LEKO” – Bogdana Atanasova – vocal, Asen Haydutov – percussions and Veselin Popov – guitar; takes part in the jazz singing master class of Colenton Freeman in Mainz, Germany; international music festival „Calleheando”, Malaga, Spain; jazz festival “Jazz Weekend”, Regensburg, Germany; in 2010 records a CD with her own music and jazz standards and the project takes part in the festival “Spirit of Burgas”, Burgas, Bulgaria etc. From 2008 to 2013, Bogdana is a lead vocal of the band “What’s up” and makes lots of tours in Holland, Belgium, U.K., Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Spain. She constantly develops her art in singing and composing.
Since 2003, she works as a piano and singing teacher in Germany - Musikschule Hochtaunus, Frequency Music School – Frankfurt, Academy of stage arts – Oberursel, and in Bulgaria since 2007 – private practice, kindergartens: “Uwe Kind”, Sofia, “Wonder world”, Sofia; “Rockschool” music school, Sofia; lecturer of jazz and pop singing in the National Academy of Film and Theater and New Bulgarian University, Sofia.
Bogdana creates the studio “Music box” in 2013, where she uses her many years of experience as a performer and a teacher.
Concept
“Ever since I’ve remembered myself, I have been doing music. I’ve had lots of teachers and countless situations of tests and achievements. 30 years after my first piano lesson and thousands of hours, filled with “the most beautiful movement”, the only thing I’m absolutely sure about, is that the music is gorgeous and belongs to all of us. My concept is quite simple – I welcome everyone, who feels the joy of music. I aim comfort – for those, who have just started, aswell as the ones who have already made some steps ahead, and experience the necessity to deepen their exploration of the musical language.
I look forward to meeting you!”
Bogi