Prof. Stela Miteva-Dinkova, PhD

Stela Miteva-Dinkova is a distinguished guitarist and long-standing teacher at the Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts “Prof. Asen Diamandiev” in Plovdiv. She is a professor and holds a PhD in Musicology and Music and Dance Art. She began studying classical guitar under the guidance of her father, Blagoy Mitev, continued at the “Dobri Hristov” Secondary School of Music in Varna in the class of Lyuben Haralambiev, and completed a master’s degree in Performing Arts at the Academy in Plovdiv.

A talented performer, she has received numerous awards at international and national competitions. She performs successfully as a soloist and in chamber ensembles, presenting new works by Bulgarian composers at festivals in the USA, Greece, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Tunisia, Poland, Germany, Serbia, France, North Macedonia, Turkey, Spain and elsewhere.

Since 2017, Stela Dinkova has served as Chair of the Guitar Association – Plovdiv, and since 2010 she has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Fire of Orpheus Foundation. She is the initiator and artistic director of the International Youth Festival “Crossroads”, held annually at the Academy in Plovdiv. In 2024, she was appointed Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, Accreditation and Rating Systems at the Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts “Prof. Asen Diamandiev” – Plovdiv.