"Inspiring and with an outstandingly precise execution was his performance of  the Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 69 by Beethoven and Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 38 by Brahms. After the dramatic and suspenseful (sounding) Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 11 by Hindemith, the encore "Vocalize" by Rachmaninoff added the perfect concluding touch in the rich musical painting created by Boyan Bonev".

- Musica Viva

“The superb artistry of Duo Bonev-Birbochukov made for an exceptional afternoon of chamber music. Audience praise was unanimous and glowing, as summed up by one of the regular concertgoers who extolled the recital as ‘one of the most excellent I have heard here or any-where.’”
- Edward Lein, composer & artistic director “Intermezzo Concert Series”

           Award winning cellist Boyan Bonev is a native of Bulgaria. He holds Doctor of Music and Master of Music degrees from the Florida State University, and Bachelor of Music degree from the National Music Academy in Sofia, Bulgaria. His cello teachers include Gregory Sauer, David Bjella, Lubomir Georgiev, Anatoli Krastev, Venzeslav Nikolov, and Tatcho Tatchev. Bonev has participated in master classes with Jon Kimura Parker, Andrés Díaz, Felix Wang, Christopher Rex, Norman Shetler, Carsten Eckert, Christoph Richter, Robert Cohen, and Michail Homitzer. He has performed in a number of prestigious music festivals in Europe and USA such as Florida Music Educators' Association Conference, Tampa, FL, “Varga Celebration” in Greensboro, NC, "Seven Days of Opening Nights" and Festival of New Music in Tallahassee, FL, “Musica Nova” and "New Bulgarian Music" in Sofia, Bulgaria, “Varna Summer” in Varna, Bulgaria, and "March Music Days" in Rousse, Bulgaria.       

           Bonev is an active performer of solo and chamber music, and took part in various concert and educational programs for the Bulgarian National Television and Radio. He is a member of Duo "Bonev-Birbochuov" and the "Flint River Trio". His repertoire includes wide variety of solo and chamber music works from the Baroque and Romantic Era, contemporary compositions, and virtuoso show pieces.
           Bonev was featured as a soloist of the Florida Lakes Symphony Orchestra, Stara Zagora Symphony Orchestra, and performed at Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall. He is a prize winner from the Bulgarian National Competition for Singers and Instrumentalists, and the International Competition "Music and Earth."

           Bonev performs with the Pensacola Symphony and serves as the orchestra director at Leon High School. He is a faculty member of the Florida State University Summer Music Camps and taught cello and chamber music as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the Florida State University.