Atanas Marinov is a Bulgarian clarinetist born in Sofia into a family of musicians. He began his musical education at the age of 13 under the guidance of Professor Sava Dimitrov. He graduated from the National School of Music "Lyubomir Pipkov" in Sofia and, in 2011, completed his studies at the National Academy of Music "Prof. Pancho Vladigerov" in the class of Professor Dimitar Dimitrov. He continued his education at the Lausanne Conservatory of Music in Switzerland under Frédéric Rapin and, in 2017, completed a soloist specialization in Zurich under Fabio di Casola.

 

During his studies, he participated in masterclasses with renowned clarinetists such as Michael Collins, Romain Guyot, Karl Leister, and others. In 2014, he was selected as a soloist of the Lausanne Conservatory Orchestra and took part in the "Forum Walis" festival, where he premiered the piece Stimmenauszug by Swiss composer Xavier Hagen.

 

As a soloist and chamber musician, Marinov has performed at numerous prestigious European festivals, including Zermatt Musik Festival, Cully Clasique, Verbier Festival, and others. He is a laureate of several international competitions, including "Young Virtuosos," the International Competition for German and Austrian Music in Burgas, and the Grand Prize Virtuosos in London.

 

In 2017, he became a member of the Swiss Young Talent music agency and foundation in Basel. He has held the position of principal clarinetist in youth orchestras in Zurich and Thurgau, as well as in the Festival Orchestra in Biel/Bienne and the GENESIS ORCHESTRA. From 2019, he was the principal clarinetist of the Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra in South Korea. After returning to Switzerland, he signed a contract with the music agency Acasa Live and has since performed concerts across Europe.

 

In 2024, he participated in the "Musical Magic" tour with the Pleven Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Yordan Kamdzhalov, performing works such as Prturi se planinata in an arrangement for clarinet and orchestra.

 

Atanas Marinov Projects:

 

Atanas Marinov is leader of The Eastern Quartet were they successfully made a tour in Bulgaria concerts last year with Maestro Kamdzhalov and famous singer Sofi Marinova. The Eastern Quartet play a classical music mixed with Balkan, Jazz and Ethno Motives.

 

Atanas Marinov is also part of Marc Crofts Ensemble, were they made a last year Cd and this year they made Europe Tour to present their CD.

 

Atanas Marinov is also part of the famous Swiss Group Stuebete Gäng. From 2024 December Atanas is invited to be part of Stuebete Gäng. They play modern Swiss Music and Touring all ovet the Switzerland, Germany and Austria.