Profil

Personal profile

Ivan K. Yanakiev is the chief conductor and founder of the 432 Chamber Orchestra. He has graduated from the National Academy of Music, Sofia with a master degree in orchestral conducting. He has been invited to participate as a guest conductor to various ensembles in the country. Among them the most prominent ones are the Veliko Tarnovo's Musical theater "Konstantin Kissimov" and the Chamber Orchestra "Dianopolis", Yambol. Ivan K. Yanakiev is currently a Ph.D. Candidate at the Bulgarian Academy of Science's Institute of Art Studies. He is researching the psycho-physiological correlation between the concert pitch and the cognitive processes.

Company profile

432 Chamber Orchestra is a chamber string orchestra that plays exclusively in A = 432 Hz concert pitch. We are amongst the first professional ensembles in Europe and the World that change the concert pitch to A = 432 Hz. The ensemble consists of 14 members - 4 first violins, 3 second violins, 3 violas, 2 violoncellos, 1 double base and a conductor. We also invite different soloist that allows us to extend the repertoire of the orchestra. Our home town is Sofia, Bulgaria. We are looking for concert touring opportunities in Europe and Worldwide.