Petya Karakoleva

Classical artist Petya Karakoleva graduated Magna Cum Laude from the National School of Music and Dance "Dobrin Petkov" in Bulgaria with a degree in piano pedagogy and performance. Her acceptance as a piano performance major with a full scholarship brought her to the University of Nevada, where she studied with Dr. Mykola Suk and received her Bachelor of Music with honors. Petya won the Grand Prize in the 2003 James K. Huntzinger Solo Competition, and appeared as a soloist with the UNLV Symphony Orchestra. She has also received the UNLV Piano Department's Honors Jury Award.