Bozhana Pavlova is a classical guitarist born in Bulgaria and living in Vienna. Currently, Bozhana Pavlova is teaching guitar at the Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna and previously at Johann Joseph Fux Conservatory in Graz. She is a laureate of a number of competitions in Germany, Italy, Bulgaria, Romania, Montenegro, Croatia and others. As a concert guitarist she has performed in renowned halls like Wiener Konzerthaus, Ehrbar-Hall, Centre Universitaire Méditerranéen, Bulgaria Hall. In Asia she has given concerts in 13 of the most significant theatre halls in China like Chongqing Grand Theatre, Qingdao Grand Theatre, Hefei Grand Theatre, Wuxi Grand Theatre and others. As a soloist she has performed with the Shumen Symphony Orchestra and Vidin Symphony Orchestra. Her recordings have been broadcasted by the Austrian national televisions ORF1, ORF2, the Bulgarian national radio and television BNR and BNT1, Radio Stephansdom. In 2021 she became a finalist at the renowned International Guitar Competition ’’Michelle Pittaluga’’, Città di Alessandria, member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions. Moreover, she received grants for high artistic achievements from the Ministry of Culture of Bulgaria; Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna, ‘STARTStipendium’ for talented young musicians by the Austrian Ministry for Education, Art and Culture. In 2016 she became an awardee of SYLFF Tokyo Foundation, which supports exceptional young talents. Bozhana is an active member of the organisation team of Forum Gitarre Wien. She studied guitar at the National Music School „Ljubomir Pipkov“ in Sofia with Prof. Stolina Dobreva. After that she graduated at the Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna in the class of Univ.-Prof. Mag. ArtD. Jorgos Panetsos and the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna with em.o.Univ.Prof. Walter Würdinger and Univ.-Prof. Adriano Del Sal. 2019 she completed her PhD studies at the New Bulgarian University with Prof. Dr. Panayot Panayotov. She attended master classes of David Russell, Carlo Marchione, Marcin Dylla, Aniello Desiderio, Goran Krivokapic, Hopkinson Smith, Dale Kavanagh, Olaf Van Gonnissen, Ivo Kaltschev, George Vassilev, Gerhard Reichenbach and many others. Bozhana is sharing her professional experience with students also while giving master classes at international festivals such as Forum Gitarre Wien, Albania Guitar Festival, Sofia Classical Guitar Days, Pleven Guitar Festival, Seckau Summer Academy, Zeillern Guitar Seminar and others. She is playing with strings provided by ‘’Hannabach’’.