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Bella Issakova comes from a rich
tradition of Bulgarian Music. She began her classical training
at the age of 5 at the Sofia National Music School, and spent many years
playing and touring Europe with various orchestras and ensembles. She has
been involved with musical projects around the world and has shared the
stage with Zubin Meta, Kurt Mazur, Krystian Zimmerman, Martin Chalifour,
actors Angelica Houston, Noah Whyle, Sir Ben Kingsley, and many other
well-known musicians and performers.
Since relocating to the U.S. in 1993, Bella has added her talent to stage
and studio performances of Classical, Jazz, and Folk Music. However, an
accidental exposure to Irish Traditional music captured her heart and
compelled her to attend the Frankie Kennedy Winter School in Donegal in
2002. There she had the privilege of playing with members of Altan, and
was mentioned in an “Irish Times” article written about the festival. At
that point Irish Traditional music became a passion. Bella has since
researched the many facets of the Tradition, and continues to be
influenced by the Donegal, Sligo, and Clare styles of fiddling. Bella
currently lives in the Los Angeles area, where she enjoys her busy
teaching and performance career.
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