-ABOUT DOBROMIR-

Pianist & Recording Artist

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Dobromir Tsenov  is a Bulgarian pianist, researcher, and educator based in Liverpool, UK. He is currently in his final year of a PhD in Performance at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) in Manchester, where he is researching and recording the complete piano works of Ľubomir Pipkov under the supervision of Dr Adam Swayne and Dr Annika Forkert as well as Dr Rachel Rimmer-Piekarczyk. His doctoral studies are supported by a fully funded RNCM Studentship and the Bulgarian National Culture Fund.

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In 2024–26, Tsenov performed Pipkov’s music extensively across the UK, giving numerous first performances of this repertoire outside Bulgaria. His research and performance work has been presented at major international conferences in the UK and Europe, including events in Helsinki, London, and Birmingham. He is also active as an organiser and advocate for artistic research, having founded the RNCM Postgraduate Research Showcase.

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Alongside his research and performance career, Tsenov is an experienced teacher. He has taught piano and musicianship in China, and currently works as a Deputy Teacher at the Junior RNCM, combining performance, research, and pedagogy in his professional practice.

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A prize-winner of national and international competitions, Tsenov graduated with Distinction in both the MMus (RNCM) and BMus (Royal Birmingham Conservatoire), where he studied with Prof Julian Jacobson and Prof Daniel Browell. His critically acclaimed recordings on Toccata Classics have received praise from Gramophone, Fanfare, American Record Guide, MusicWeb International, Classics Today, Classical Music Daily,  and have been broadcast internationally.