Plamen began playing the double bass when he was 6 years old. At 9, he found the French horn and has loved it ever since! Playing chamber music is a passion. He performs with the Youth Philharmonic Orchestra at New England Conservatory of Music Preparatory School. For three years, he has been a member of the Honors Wind Quintet.

Plamen performed on National Public Radio’s “From the Top” in January of 2021! You can hear him perform Nocturno Opus 7 by Franz Strauss in this link:

Plamen won the Baroque concerto competition at NEC prep school. He also placed second in the Music Worcester Young Artist Competition. Most recently, he was selected as a classical music finalist in Young Arts. He is also a classical singer and a Baroque recorder player!