Assia Dulgerska joined the Houston Symphony in June of 2007. She made her solo debut with the Symphony playing Sarasate’s Ziguenerweisen (Gypsy Airs) during the opening weekend of the 2007-2008 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pops at Jones Hall series. Dulgerska was assistant concert master of Kentucky’s Louisville Orchestra. A participant in the Aspen Music Festival for two summers, she was concertmaster of Aspen’s “Sinfonia” in 2004. In 2006, she was selected to join the UBS Verbier Festival Orchestra, an ensemble of outstanding young talent from all over the world. In addition to intensive violin studies at the Plovdiv School of Music in her native Bulgaria, Dulgerska has studied at Louisiana State University and the Cleveland Institute of Music.

When did you begin playing?
I got my first violin as a present for my 5th birthday. i was surprised and thrilled at the same time. Little did I know that I would spend countless hours practicing it. At the time, it just looked cool.

Do you have any family members who are musicians?
My dad was a professional trumpet player for many years. My younger brother plays both violin and viola.