Lazarov, Viktor
Viktor Lazarov is a classically trained pianist and a fourth year doctoral candidate in musicology at the Faculty of Music of the University of Montreal. His thesis topic is the analysis and teaching of interpretation styles in the performance of baroque music by university-level pianists. Viktor’s thesis explores stylistic, historical and aesthetic issues of interpretation through quantitative methods of performance analysis, an accent- based approach to score interpretation and qualitative descriptions of the creative process and practices by expert musicians.
His first published scholarly work has been awarded the Opus prize for “Article of the Year” in 2021 by the Conseil québécois de la musique. He has presented at conferences in Austria and Canada. In addition to his research, Viktor is an active advocate of 20th and 21st century Balkan composers. Since 2017, he has organized and performed as a soloist in over 20 recitals and lecture-recitals across Canada and in Serbia. In 2021, his recital Easter Winds featuring works by Ana Sokolović, Marko Tajčević, Sergei Rachmaninov and a world premiere by Miodrag Lazarov Pashu, has been broadcast online by Montreal’s Société Pro Musica concert series.
His research-creation has been awarded multiple scholarships by interdisciplinary research institutions such as the CIRMMT, OICRM, as well as Music Faculties of the University of Montreal and McGill University. Viktor’s original and entrepreneurial approach to his career as a pianist and young scholar has earned him the 2018 prize of “Best Career Project” by the Fondation du Père Lindsay.
In addition to his Ph.D. studies, Viktor holds a Certificate in Business Administration from the John Molson School of Business of Concordia University, a M.Mus. and a Graduate Diploma in Performance from McGill’s Schulich School of Music, and a B.Mus. from the School of Music of the University of South Carolina. His mentors include Professors Caroline Traube, Sylvain Caron, Ilya Poletaev, Marina Lomazov and Gregory Chaverdian.
Viktor Lazarov, Ph.D. candidate, Faculty of Music, University of Montreal