Konstantin
Ilievsky

Konstantin Ilievsky served as Chief Conductor of the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Sofia and conductor of the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra in Bratislava. He was also the General Music Director of the international “Sinfonietta dell’Arte” and taught at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna and the Conservatory in Bratislava.

A conductor, composer, and pianist, Ilievsky made numerous recordings for Bulgarian, Slovak, and Austrian radio and television, performing widely across Europe, China, and beyond, receiving the prestigious “Golden Pen” award in 2024 for his contributions to Bulgarian culture.

Previously, Ilievsky was Artistic Director of the “Dianopolis” Chamber Orchestra and the “Golden Diana” International Music Festival. In 2022, he received the Austrian Choir Directors’ Gold Pin for over 25 years of choir conducting in Austria and several diplomatic awards for promoting Bulgarian culture. He also earned an honorary membership in the Armenian humanitarian charity AGBU.

From 2018 to 2019, he led the Bulgarian National Philharmonic on its first concert tour to China. Ilievsky is a “Composer in Residence” with the “Proxima Project” ensemble and a jury member for the “Artistes en Herbe” competition in Luxembourg. His works have been performed by internationally recognized ensembles, including Ensemble Reconsil, Quasars Ensemble, Wiener Concert-Verein, and Sinfonietta dell’Arte.

His 2024 jazz album “7 Days of Life” features minimalist jazz-infused pieces with Slovak, Bulgarian, and Czech jazz musicians. Ilievsky is also a harpsichordist with the “Hillaris” Chamber Orchestra and various chamber ensembles. As a recording director, he worked on E. Dohnanyi - Piano Concertos, which won the Slovak “Radio_Head Award” in 2023 for “Recording of the Year - Classical Music.”

Ilievsky also collaborates with renowned soloists and orchestras, including Jean-Marc Luisada, Svetlin Roussev, and the ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra.