Emanouil Manolov

Emanouil Manolov made his debut playing on Bulgarian National Television at the age of ten. Since then he has gone on to concertize throughout Europe, Japan, and the U.S. Solo and chamber recitals include performances at the Kennedy Center, the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian, the Embassy Series, and Weill Hall. Mr. Manolov has collaborated in chamber music performances with members of the Emerson Quartet, the Berlin Philharmonic, and the Chamber Music Society at Lincoln Center. He serves as Artistic Director of the North Shore Pro Musica chamber music series on Long Island and performs on the Hoch Chamber Music Series in Bronxville, NY. As a soloist, Mr. Manolov has performed the Beethoven, Korngold and Sibelius violin concertos. Recent solo performances with the Norwalk Symphony, where he serves as Associate Concertmaster, have included works by Schnittke, Chen Yi and Vivaldi. An active educator, Mr. Manolov maintains a teaching studio in Greenwich, and is also on the faculty of Concordia Conservatory (formerly Concordia College), where, in addition to teaching privately, he  is committed to providing instrumental music education to underprivileged students in the Bronx and Mount Vernon, NY. He is also in demand as a youth orchestra string coach as well as a judge for young artists' competitions. Mr. Manolov holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts from Stony Brook University, where he was mentored by Pamela Frank, Ani Kavafian and Philip Setzer. Mr. Manolov resides in Riverside, and is the proud parent of two daughters who attend the Greenwich Public Schools.