Kiril Ilievski (1955–2019) graduated from the National Academy of Music in 1982 majoring in Violin under Professor Mihail Chilikov and Professor Boyan Danailov. At the same time he studied Composition with Professor Parashkev Hadjiev. He worked as a violinist at the Symphony Orchestra of the State Academy of Music, as music editor at the Bulgarian National Radio and as a composer at its Radiotheatre Department (1989-93). He was also Director of the Bulgarian Culture Center in Bratislava, Slovakia (1995-2000). In 2000, he was appointed Head of the Cultural Programmes and Events Department at Sofia Municipality. As a violinist he won the third award at the violin contest in Middlesbrough, England.
He wrote three ballets; an oratorio; three symphonies for large symphony orchestra and other works for symphony, chamber and string orchestra; over 25 chamber instrumental works, among them three string quartets; and sonatas and works for instrumental ensembles; over 60 songs for voice and piano, for voice and string orchestra; choral and children’s songs; music for wind orchestra, etc; film music, theatre music to over 50 radio plays, five theatre productions and music-poetic recitals.
He was awarded by the Slovak Ministry of Culture for his total contribution during the Year of Slovak Music (1997), etc.