Teodora Peeva
Violin & Viola Faculty

Teodora Peeva was born in Sofia, Bulgaria where she began her musical studies at the National Music High School. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in viola performance from the University of California, Santa Cruz, as well a Master and Doctorate degrees from Louisiana State University. Her principal teachers were Roy Malan, Kevork Mardirossian, and Matthew Daline. 

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Ms. Peeva has participated in solo and chamber music master classes taught by Jesse Levine, Sheila Browne, Yuval Gotlibovich, James Dunham, and Gilad Karni. She has been a member of the Texas Festival Orchestra at the International Festival-Institute at Round Top for three summer seasons, as well as a participant at the Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival in Burlington, Vermont, and the Marrowstone Chamber Music Festival in Bellingham, Washington. 

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Teodora has been a member of the Baton Rouge Symphony, the Louisiana Sinfonietta, and a frequent sub with Acadiana Symphony in Lafayette . In addition to performing and teaching in the public school system, she also maintained a private violin and viola studio at the Grace Notes School of Music in Baton Rouge. 

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Dr. Peeva is new to the Asheville area and is teaching string orchestra classes at Buncombe County Schools. She is thrilled to continue her musical journey in beautiful Western North Carolina!