Emil Chakalov – Violinist
MMus, BMus (Hons)

Current Employment:
• English National Ballet Orchestra – Associated Leader
Past Trials:
• Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Trial N6 1st Violin
Professional Work:
• N3 1st Violins Guest Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
• N2 1st Violins Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
• Leader – New Symphony Orchestra Sofia Bulgaria
• Leader – National Symphony Orchestra
• Leader 2nd Violins – London Festival Orchestra
• Leader 2nd Violins – London Concertante Chamber Orchestra
• Leader 2nd Violins – Primavera Chamber Orchestra London
• Leader 2nd Violins – London Musical Arts Orchestra (LMA Orchestra)
• BBC Concert Orchestra Extra Work
• British Philharmonic Orchestra
• English Philharmonia
• Guildford Philharmonic Orchestra (n2 1st Violins)
• New Queens Hall Orchestra,
• Royal Opera House Orchestra
• City of Oxford Orchestra
• English Chamber Orchestra
• St George’s Chamber Orchestra
• Thames Chamber Orchestra
• Opus 20
Session and Studio Work:
• Isobel Griffiths Ltd
• Cool Music Ltd
• Face Music
• Millennia Strings
• London Telefilmonic Orchestra
Featured on Multiple Film soundtracks and Recording Artist including: Stevie Wonder, Prince, Cher , Coldplay, Incognito, Tom Jones, Take That plus many more.
Shows:
• Phantom of The Opera
• South Pacific
• Wicked
• Miss Saigon
Films And TV:
• The Duchess Violin
• Vodafone advert Principal Actor Violin
• Sherlock Holmes A Game Of Shadows, Solo Violin on Camera
• Mr Selfridges 2013 Violin On camera player
Recordings:
• London Concertante Gypsy Strings (Chandos) Solo Violin
• London Concertante Mendelssohn Octet
• National Symphony Orchestra- Kurt Weill , One Touch Of Venus , Leader
Education:
• Bulgarian State Academy of Music, Bachelor Degree in Music (1994-1998)
• Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Advanced Instrumental Studies
(1999-2001)
• Trinity College of Music, London, Postgraduate Advanced Diploma (2002-2003)
Prizes and Awards:
• Trinity College of Music scholarship (2002)
• Vladigerov International Violin Competition – Laureat and prize winner (2000)
• British Council Scholarship (1999)
• Yamaha Competition prize winner (1998)
Teachers:
• Prof. Dora Ivanova
• Prof. Yfrah Neaman
• Vasco Vasilev
Master Classes:
Yfrah Neaman
Mincho Minchev
Sasho Gavrilov
Takas Quartet
Andras Kiss
Vania Milanova
Sir Colin Davies.