“My first meeting with the TAMBOURA was at age of 11. I felt attracted to this instrument immediately.” The child had a long way to go still, but it was clear – tamboura was the destiny…
Valeri Dimchev studies tamboura in:
Folk Music school in Shiroka luka (1977-1982)
AMTII Music Academy in Plovdiv (1984-1988)
During his studying in Plovdiv Valeri Dimchev works with Radio Plovdiv, where he records number of his compositions.
Valeri Dimchev also works as a composer, arranger, musician cooperating with famous artists from Bulgaria and other countries.
Here are some of the prizes Valeri's won:
2006 Macedoniafolk - 1st prize for arrangement of "Mari mome"
1999 Festival of the Macedonian song - the award of the audience for a composed song "Father & Son"
1995 Pirinfolk - 2 nd prize for arrangement
1995 - Golden antena for the soundtrack of the TV film “Haramijska zalba”
1994 Nomination for the best European Jazz group – Carlovy vari, Czechoslovakia with “Valeri Dimchev quartet”