Beethoven and Respighi

Miryana Moteva has recently appeared as a soloist with Linden Hills Chamber Orchestra performing Piano Concerto No. 1 by Sergei Prokofiev and in chamber recitals at Sundin Music Hall, the Basilica of Saint Mary, the Fitzgerald Theater, the Schubert Club, the Baroque Room, University of Wisconsin-River Falls and the Cowles Center for Performing Arts in collaboration with Curio Dance. She performs regularly on MacPhail Center for Music’s Spotlight Concert Series, the University of Minnesota’s Balkanicus New Music Series and the Schubert Club’s Courtroom Concerts. Her performances have been featured on Classical MPR.

Miryana has appeared at festivals such as March Music Days and Music and Earth International Festivals in Bulgaria, and San Daniele International Piano Meeting in Italy. Currently, she is on the faculty of MacPhail Center for Music as a piano teaching artist and a staff pianist. Previously, she has served as a Collaborative and Applied Piano Teaching Assistant at University of Minnesota, and as an Accompanying Fellow at Lawrence University in Wisconsin.

Miryana holds Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in Piano Performance, and is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Collaborative Piano at University of Minnesota. A native of Bulgaria, she is a graduate of the National School of Music in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Costa Rican born conductor David Carrillo comes from a long lineage of musicians: he learned the violin from his mother, she learned it from her dad, and he learned from his uncle. David's father is a choral conductor who inspired him to eventually become a conductor. David is the music director of the Golden Valley Orchestra and the Buffalo Community Orchestra. David also conducts various ensembles at the University of Minnesota as the instructor of record: the University Philharmonic, Campus Orchestras, and the UMN Opera Theatre. An active violinist as well, David is entering his third season as a member of the first violin section of the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra. David holds an undergraduate degree in violin performance from the University of Minnesota and is currently a Sample Fellow finishing his doctoral degree in orchestral conducting. David is currently a pupil of Mark Russell Smith in conducting and of Sally O’Reilly in violin. When David is not busy conducting or playing his violin he enjoys cooking, playing chess, salsa dancing, and hiking around the many lakes in the Twin Cities area.