Work experience
ACADEMIC CAREER:

2001 – Associate Professor in the State Academy of Music-Sofia;
1999 - Associate Profesor in Faculty of Pedagogy, Sofia University;
1983 - Assistent Profofesor Department of String Instruments - Double bass
State Academy of Music – Sofia;

Lecturing experience

Me and my students after the concert	Me and my students in the concert
	Subjects taught double bass, solo and chamber music; orchestra skills, teaching of beginners and advanced students; history and methodology of studying double bass; methodology of teaching bass
	Teaching the young bassist in Finland

P. Bagovska is supervisor of the following master's Theses

1. Roumjana Bojilova – Foundation and Development of the Russian School of Bass. Koussevitsky’s activity and general view of the epoch – State Academy of Music Sofia, 2002
   
2. Velimira Karaspasova – Bottesini’s activity as a composer and a performer and his significance for the music art, State Academy of Music Sofia, 2002
   
3. Nela Panova – A system of practical application of the right hand in double bass studying, Faculty of Pedagogy, Sofia University 2000

Students-Award winners in the "Svetoslav Obretenov" national competition

With my students at home

Anna Kostova – 1988 - currently playing at "Verdi"Orchestra -Milan and Nova Amadeus Italy Kaloyan Trifonov – 1996 - currently playing at symphony orchestras – Germany Margarita Kalcheva – 1998 - currently playing as a Principle bass in Bulgarian National Radio Orchestra Rumiana Bojilova – 2000- currently playing at FM Classic Orchestra - Sofia, Bulgaria Lena Gorbatiuk – 2004 – student at State Academy of Music

Petia Bagovska as a guest professor in master classes and workshops

P.B. r. to l. in music school - Stara Zagora 2004	In Michaelstein - International Bass week - Germany with my students & family Yelinek
P. Bagovska & part of students in State Academy of Music - Sofia with special guest M. Gaidos

Regular international bass week in Germany organized by prof. K. Trumpf.
P. Bagovska right to left (third one with bass)

2004 - Plovdiv, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2004 - International Bass Week in Michaelstein, Germany
1997, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 – Athens, Greece;
2000 - Belgrade, Serbya,
1999 - Reading, England - BASS Fest ;
1998 - Munich , Germany
1998 - Lozana, Switzerland
1989, 1990, 1991, 2000 - Orivesi, Kalvia, Finland;

Membership and jury participation

P. Bagovska & bass players from "Scala di Milano" after concert in Sofia 2004

Permanent Member of the ISB-USA and Sperger society - Germany Jury Member in the Second International Double Bass Competition-"J.M.Sperger", Germany -2002

L to r. P. Bagovska principle of bass octet in the concert at Palace of Culture - Sofia - 2002

Particpations as a member
of Ensembles

Currently more then 20 concerts with different ensembles, Including:

• Duo double bass and guitar - Bach, Vivaldi, Shubert , Piazolla etc.
• Duo double bass and violoncello - Rossini;
• Trio double bass, violoncello and piano - Bulgarian composer
• Quartets - two violins, violoncello and double bass - Rossini (sonatas)
• Quartets - four double basses - Bach, Straus, Bizet, T. Obsborne, S. Venkov etc.
• Quintet - five double bases and a singer - Bizet, M.Gaidos
• String Quintet – Dvorak op.77;
• Octets - eight double basses – Handel (arr. D. Heyes) and other works
• Ensemble - sixteen double basses - M.Gaidos
• Ethnos group – double base, drums, and ‘Gadulka’ - Bulgarian composers.

P. Bagovska has been the principle bass of three different bass quartets wich she has created together with her students in the period 1996-2004.

First Quartet
1996 - 1998 - Performing concerts and participation in a film shown by the National TV -Bulgaria.

Second Quartet - Amrita

Amrita 1999-2002 – Concert, CD, film for BNT and participation in the 3rd International Jazz Fest - Bansko, Bulgaria. P. Bagovska, R. Bojilova, A. Ivanova, M. Ilcheva end G. Angelov - percussion

	Ethnos formation - G. Angelov - percussion, A. Dobrev - gadulka, K. Michailov - flute, and P. Bagovska bass music by A. Dobrev & own improvisations

Third Quartet - 2003 - Quartet - ‘4- Basses
P. Bagovska, L. Gorbatiuk, S. Savov, S. Bozduganova &
G. Angelov - percussion - performing mostly bulgarian music
2004 - Concert in the International bass week - Michaelstein, Germany with by M. Venkov and arrangements of Bulgarian folk musik made by P. Bagovska for 4 basses

4 basses and drums in the concert - National Palace of Culture 2003

RECORDS

1. CD "GALLERY" Petya Bagovska –double bass and Daniela Gantcheva – piano
   - 16 Pieces for double bass & piano - POLLY SAUND –Bulgaria 1999;
2. Records for theBulgarian national Radio
   • Bottesini – ELEGIE #2 ( Romance Patetica)
   • Rahmaninov – Vokalise
   • L.Nikolov – Sonata for bass and piano;
   • Em.Tabakov – Motivy

TV program – participations

1. P. Bagovska – Film – portrait - Bulgarian National Television 2000
2. Concert of Bass quartet "AMRITA" and ethno-group - "ETHNOS" –
Bulgarian National Television 2000.
3. P. Bagovska live concert on the ScandinavianTV – 21.06. 1991 - Susma Finland.

Publications about
Petia Bagovska IN BULGARIA

"Vsichko za jenata" - 2003 No 9

"Muzikata Vchera, Dnes" Magazine - 2003 No 6

"Nov Jivot" 2001

"Muziakata Vchera,Dnes" Magazine –, 2001 No 5, 6

" Vestnik za Jenata" – 2000 12-18 January

"PARI" and "Duma" 1999

Publications about
Petia Bagovska ABROAD

Picture made by my sister K. Bagovska who has deducatet her art also to double bass music

M .Williams - "Fast Forward" an interview with Top double bass players makers and composers, "Double Bassists", London, No25, 2003, 32;

Bass Line of I.S.B. – USA, Spring, 2003 ,11;

Katinka Welz - "La Voix Bulgaire" - Teacher, soloist and musican - Perya Bagovska is a championing the double bass in Bulgaria" "Double Bassists", London, 12, 2002, 34;

Portrait Callendar of ISB USA "Double Bassists" September, 2001;

The Bass line of I.S.B. - USA May, 2000, 7;

Stefan Krattenmacher, " Monastery of music. Michaellstein as one of the most important events for the instrument in Europe." Double Bassist , London
Autumn 10, 1999, 14;

Peter Buckoke - "Books and products - Study Guide" "Double Bassists", London, No8, 1999, 79;

Diane Stickland - "Double Bass Studies" by P.Bagovska, Bass World of I.S.B. - USA - Volume XXII , No3, 1999, 49;

Slovnik Contrabasistov (Encyclopedia for Famous Bass Players) by M. Gaidosh – 1994. Chech Republik – 23, 155.

Album Kontrabasistu tri stoleti by M. Gaidos, 2002

Works as an editor

1. Bagovska P., "Pieces for double bass", 1988
2. Bagovska P., "Duets for two double basses ", 1987
3. Bagovska P., "Bulgarian quartets for four basses",1997

PUBLICATIONS:

1. Bagovska P., "Double Bass Studies"– BOOK , 1998
   
2. Bagovska.P., "Music with basses ", Muzikata Vchera, Dnes , 2003
   
3. Bagovska P.,"Nigel Kennedy - The freedom of Choice", Muzikalni Horizonty Magazine, 2000
   
4. Bagovska P., "The Great Koussevitsky", Muzikata Vchera,Dnes, 1998
   
5. Bagovska P., "A Genius Bass player ,conductor and Composer" - G.Bottesini, Muzikata Vchera,Dnes 1997
   
6. Bagovska P., -"Bottesini - Biography and creativity ", Muzikalni Horizonty, 1985
   
7. Bagovska P., PhD Thesis - "D.Dragonetti, Bottesini and Koussevitzky and their contribution to the double bass art development" 1985.