Lubima Kalinkova-Shentov
Double Bass

Lubima Kalinkova-Shentov has master's degrees from The Juilliard School and the Academy of Music in Bucharest, Romania. She has performed solo recitals in France, Germany, Italy, Romania and Bulgaria, as well as the Bruno Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center and the Paul Hall and Morse Hall at the Juilliard School. She has performed with numerous orchestras throughout the U.S. and Europe. She was formerly the principal double bassist of the Radio Chamber Orchestra in Sofia, Bulgaria, with several recorded solo works for double bass and chamber orchestra. She has received several music awards from international double bass competitions. She is a string orchestra instructor in the Mount Vernon school district and has been a Juilliard School MAP faculty member since 2002.

On teaching: "Throughout my professional career, I have pursued two different but related goals: become the best musician I can be, and help others develop an appreciation and love for music," she said.

KEY:
J = Jazz
J/C = Jazz and Classical
S = Suzuki
S/C Suzuki and Classical
All faculty give traditional classical instruction unless otherwise noted.