Born in Sofia, Prof. Svetla PROTICH gave her first recital at the age of eight, and at nine she was accepted as a member of the Union of Composers and Performing Artists. At fourteen, she was a prizewinner at the Pre-Competition of the Moscow Music Festival (later renamed Tchaikovsky Competition). She graduated from the Conservatory of Music in Sofia, Bulgaria, at the age of twenty with several awards and honours. She took a special course for piano Interpretation under Prof. Florica Musicescu in Bucharest, Romania. Having won two National Competitions, Prof. Svetla PROTICH pursued an active performing career, both as a soloist with the Sofia Symphony Orchestra and as a performing artist in her own right, on stages throughout Europe and the U.S.A. She has worked on numerous recordings for King Records Japan,Harmonia Mundi etc. Prof. Svetla PROTICH has a vast chamber music repertoire. She takes also part in concerts with various chamber formations: duo, trio, quartet, quintet, etc. She has given many recitals in Japan, particularly in Osaka, Tokyo and Kyoto and Is currently Professor at the Department of Music of Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts .