She played on Godsmack's SULLY ERNA latest solo effort. And tonight Tangra Mega Rock's metal show will have В IRINA CHIRKOVA live on the phone at 10:15 pm BG time (9:15 CET).

Born In Bulgaria, Irina Chirkova began learning the cello at the age of five and studied at Sofia Music School from ages six to nineteen.В In 1997, Irina traveled overseas for the first time and enrolled at The Boston Conservatory, as a student of Andrew Mark.В 

She received her Bachelor’s Degree from The Boston Conservatory in 2000, and earned her Master's Degree in 2002 under the guidance of Rhonda Rider.

Irina Chirkova is an active solo and chamber musician.В  As an electric cello band member, Irina plays standing up in the CCBONNES and MystiQuintet groups, with whom she toured internationally (Dubai, Qatar, Greece), as well as within the US.В  She has also played with Boston area bands in local venues.В  Ms. Chirkova has performed at political conferences for Bill Clinton and Mitt Romney and she has played on TV shows such as The Late Show with David Letterman and the Jingle Ball event with Kanye West; BET Awards with P.Diddy, (2010).

Up to the fall of 2005, Irina had been a teaching assistant for Rhonda Rider at Wellesley College.В  Presently, she is a cello faculty at Santa Monica Music Center (Santa Monica), Cornerstone Music Conservatory (Los Angeles), Neighborhood Music School (Downtown Los Angeles), and Opus Music School (Torrance), CA

She is a member of:
Sully Erna (Godsmack) Solo Band (pictured below);
Mark Salling (GLEE) solo band;
Rouge Music Group band;
CamberPop band

photo credits irinachirkova.com.

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