Draft:Mario Hossen

Mario Hossen born in 1971 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria is an Austrian Bulgarian violinist and conductor.

Biography
Hossen studied in Sofia, Vienna and Paris. At the age of eight he made his debut as a soloist with the orchestra. Among his teachers are Michael Frischenschlager and Gérard Poulet.

Source research of Niccolò Paganini's works is the primary subject of Hossen's musical and creative endeavours. He recorderd the world premiere of Paganini's most performed pieces for violin and orchestra in the original version: "Le Streghe", "I Palpiti", "Non più mesta" and of the "Religiosa introduzione al Rondò del Campanello" (Dynamic, 2017). He is also a promoter and performer of the works of some great Bulgarian contemporary composers such as Marin Goleminov and Pancho Vladigerov.

Hossen has participated as a musical guest to the TEDx event in (Sofia) TEDxVitosha on 27 January 2018 dedicated to "Happy People".

He is artistic director of the oldest music festival in Bulgaria, the "Varna Summer International Music Festival".

Violin and Strings
Hossen plays a violin by Giovanni Battista Guadagnini (Milan, 1749) on loan from the Oesterreichische Nationalbank, using exclusively Thomastik-Infeld violin strings.

Editions
Hossen has published several critical editions of of Paganini scores
 * Niccolò Paganini, 24 Capricci for violin solo, Op.1
 * Niccolò Paganini, Works for Violin and Orchestra, Vol. I
 * Niccolò Paganini, Works for Violin and Orchestra, Vol. II