victoria kirilova

bassist | composer | educator

"A gently elegiac tone free of melancholy—rather, what one hears is exhilarating poetry. A surprise, a discovery.” — Der Standard

"Each song is a gem" — The Jazz Journal (UK)

"Sometimes softly floating, sometimes carried by driving grooves, the pieces unfold a narrative power that touches deeply" — Music Austria

news

02.10.2026
Two new videos of Victoria Kirilova Quartet from the A to Jazz Festival are now on Youtube

01.08.26
Here is an interview for Jazz Fm for the Bulgarian listeners 🙂 
Jazz Fm Interview

10.03 26
Next dates with “roots & skies”:
14th March, Krems
16th April Bad Vöslau
3rd July Sofia 
4th July Plovdiv 
27th August St Pölten 
see you there 🙂
28.11.25
I had the chance to present my music in the legendary Sunset/Sunside in Paris
in collaboration with the jazzy colors festival and the Bulgarian culture institute.
You can find two videos from the evening on my
You Tube channel @victoriakirilovamusic
30.09.2025
I’m very happy to announce that I’ve been nominated for the Austrian Jazz Prize —
both as a Newcomer and for Best Album.
This means a lot!
5.08.2025 
In September, two important projects will reach their final stages: the I AM ABROAD project,
with performances in Gothenburg, and Nexus by Musica Bacan, featuring a participation in the European Jazz Conference in Bari.
I’m looking forward to seeing and creating again with my fellow musicians
4.05.2025
Over the next 30 days, you can listen to an interview with Andreas Felber
on Austrian National Radio (Ö1). We talk about my album Roots & Skies,
the Viennese music scene, and Bulgarian folklore. Here is the link:
Ö1 Jazz Night

about

A double bass player and composer, Victoria is an active musician in the Viennese and European music scene. Her music is a mixture of various influences – from the diversity of harmonies and timbres in contemporary jazz and chamber music to the poetry and groove of traditional Bulgarian chants and odd rhythms. Inspired by themes of unity, inclusivity, and the balance between tradition and innovation, in her album “Roots&Skies” (Da Vinci Records 2025) she aims to find connections between the local and global through her compositions.

MUK Vienna, and Milan Conservatory alumna, Victoria has earned prestigious accolades including the Start-Scholarship from the Austrian Ministry of Art and Culture, the Fidelio Competion (Vienna), the Italian National “Premio delle Arti”, and nominations for Best album and Newcomer at the Austrian Jazz Awards.

Victoria has appearances at international festivals, such as Bergamo Jazz, Firenze Jazz Festival,  Jazz al Parque (Bogota), Medejazz (Medellin), Amman Jazz Festival, Musiqa 3al Daraj (Petra), Kultursommer(Vienna), Carinthischer Sommer, Novara Jazz, A to Jazz Festival(Sofia), and venues such as BOZAR, Brussels, Musikverein, Konzerthaus Vienna, Wenshui Art Hall, Taipei. She has recorded for the Austrian (Ö1), Italian (RAI) and Bulgarian National Radio (BNR), and participated in Goethe Institut artistic residency project Halaqat in Brussels and Petra (Jordan), the MuFA mentoring program, as well as the European project I AM ABROAD with creative sessions in Vienna, Barcelona and Gotheburg.

roots &skies

Victoria Kirilova’s first studio album as a bandleader, “Roots&Skies” (DaVinci Jazz, 2025) blends jazz and and contemporary chamber music with  Bulgarian folklore and Middle Eastern elements. Her work aims to balance the common and different, the local and global, “me” and “us”, East and West, creating a transcultural musical identity that resonates universally. Themes of peace, homesickness, and the joy of travel and encounters form a coherent mosaic.
The album’s title reflects Victoria’s vision of connecting her perception of Bulgarian traditional music to the “open space” of different musical impacts, with the aim to reframe these roots as living, dynamic forces within contemporary music.
Each piece tells a story, transporting listeners to exotic cities, vibrant landscapes, and mystical night train journeys. The compositions evoke a sense of magical realism, featuring narratives about rebellious young women, cross-cultural encounters, and the thrill of discovery.



other projects

Life Aquatic – Water Shapes

Subconscious Trio – Moving Castles

Max Plattner Ploy – Chant

I AM ABROAD Sessions Avin Ahmadi & Victoria Kirilova 

Amman Jazz Festival Halaqat Project 

Colores – Aguas Profundas

Milcho Leviev – The Island

La.Do – Shevitza

Juan Felipe Pulido & Laura Valbuena 

tour

16.10 Elena Schäfer Quintet 
Porgy &Bess, Vienna
17.10 Bibiane Zimba 
Theater am Spittelberg, Vienna 
23.10 The Thrill Seekers 
Guntramsdorf
07.11 The Thrill Seekers
House Concert Unterbergen
26.11 Superar Jahreskonzert
Isarphilharmonie München
29.11 The Thrill Seekers
Brunch
5.12 The Thrill Seekers 
Kellertheater Klosterneuburg 
11.12 Victoria Kirilova Quartet 
zwe, Vienna
15.12 Wladigeroff/Kirilova/Petrova 
Frau Mayer, Vienna 
 The Thrill Seekers Album Presentation 
29.01 Porgy &Bess
04.02 Regensburg 
06.02 Feldkirchen 
18.02 Duo Avin Ahmadi & Victoria Kirilova 
Club Epicur, Klosterneuburg
 

teaching

Victoria is an experienced educator, offering workshops and individual lessons in double bass, bass guitar and ensemble. She offers private remote and in person individual bass lessons.

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