Atlanta Philharmonic Orchestra is excited to welcome Martin Gueorguiev to join us for our Winter Concert on February 6, 2010.  The concert will be held at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church at 7:30pm.

Mr. Gueorguiev has performed as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral player throughout Europe and the United States. A founding member of the Balkan Quartet, Mr. Gueorguiev recently appeared with the quartet at Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage Series in Washington, DC, the Spoleto Music Festival in Charleston, SC and at the Arts Club in Washington, DC.  As first prize winner of Bulgaria’s National Competition for German and Austrian Music, Mr. Gueorguiev has played Haydn’s two cello concertos with orchestras in his native Bulgaria.

Mr. Gueorguiev has also participated in numerous chamber music festivals such as Sarasota Music Festival, Musicorda Music Festival, Hot Springs Music Festival and the Perlman Music Program Chamber Workshop where he worked intensively with Itzhak Perlman, Donald Weilerstein and Paul Katz.

Mr. Gueorguiev holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Georgia, as well as a Master Degree in Music Performance from the University of Southern California, and a Bachelor Degree in Music Performance from Lynn University (formerly the Harid Conservatory).