Kiril Laskarov is currently in his 17th season as concertmaster of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra. Earlier in 2016, he was also featured as a soloist with the ASO playing a 300-year-old priceless Stradivarius violin.

A native of Bulgaria, Laskarov received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the State Academy of Music in Sofia and a Master’s degree from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.

Laskarov was the winner of the 1995 Bulgarian National Competition and has appeared as a soloist with the Arkansas Symphony, Las Vegas Philharmonic, Southern Illinois Symphony, Abilene (TX) Philharmonic, and the Texarkana (TX) Symphony. He has also presented recitals in Little Rock, Memphis, Kansas City, and Dallas.

For over a decade, Laskarov has taught orchestral music at the Episcopal Collegiate School in addition to his busy symphonic and chamber music schedule.