Svet Stoyanov

  Frost School of Music, University of Miami

Praised by the New York Times for his “understated but unmistakable virtuosity” and “winning  combination of gentleness and fluidity,” Svet Stoyanov is a unique force in modern percussion.  A winner of the Concert Artists Guild International Competition, he enjoys a multifaceted career as a performer, music producer, and educator. Svet’s performing career highlights include concerto appearances with the Chicago, Seattle, and Houston Symphonies, as well as solo performances at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Verizon Hall, and Shanghai Symphony Hall, and Taiwan National Concert Hall.

A passionate advocate for contemporary music, Stoyanov has commissioned a significant body of works. As a producer, he worked on numerous projects for the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music during the virtual seasons of 2020 and 2021. Stoyanov is a professor of percussion at the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami, where he has built one of today’s most innovative percussion programs, creatively bonding orchestral, solo, and chamber music. Many of his students hold positions at prestigious arts institutions around the globe. In all, Stoyanov remains committed to the authenticity, virtue, and transformative power of music.