The young composer and conductor, Martin Georgiev, was born at Varna, Bulgaria, in 1983. Mr Georgiev has won numerous prizes at national and international competitions for percussionists and has performed as a soloist with several orchestras.

In 2005, he won the International Scholarship of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music and now attends the Royal Academy of Music in London, where he is studying conducting under Colin Metters, Sir Colin Davis and George Hurst. For his postgraduate studies he was also awarded the Fishmongers Award by the Royal Academy of Music and scholarships by the National Culture Fund of Bulgaria, Municipality of Varna and St Cyril and Methodius International Foundation.

From September 2008 he will continue his studies at the Royal Academy as a PhD Composition student.