25/08/2026
Let’s welcome our next adjudicator, Ms Vera Boyadzhieva. 🇧🇬
Ms. Vera Boyadzhieva is a seasoned violinist and dedicated music educator with a distinguished career spanning over three decades across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
Born and raised in Varna, Bulgaria, she began her formal music training at the age of five at the State School of Music under the mentorship of violinist Krasimira Odzhakova. She gave her first solo performance at just 11 years old and has since graced stages with solo recitals, chamber music concerts, and orchestral performances throughout Europe, Egypt, and Japan.
Ms. Boyadzhieva holds a Master’s Degree in Violin Performance from the State Academy of Music in Sofia, Bulgaria, where she studied under Professor Ginka Gichkova, a distinguished pupil of Emil Kamilarov, winner of the prestigious Paganini Violin Competition.
In 1996, she began her professional orchestral career with the Varna Symphony Orchestra and later joined the State Opera Varna. In 2006, she moved to Cairo, Egypt, where she spent five years as the Assistant Concertmaster of the Cairo Opera Orchestra. During her time in Cairo, she also taught violin at the British International School and the Modern English School, gaining a strong reputation as a violin tutor, particularly after one of her students won first prize at Germany’s Jugend Musiziert Competition.
Since 2011, Ms. Vera has been based in Singapore, where she continues to inspire the next generation of violinists through her teaching. In addition to her work as an educator, she remains active as a performer.
