Sara Chakarova, born April 30, 2003, in Sofia, Bulgaria, started her music education in 2009 at the National Music School L. Pipkov and later joined Kunstuniversität Graz in 2017, studying under Prof. Ulrike Stadler. She has won numerous awards, including Pendim in Plovdiv (2022), and was nominated for Young Musician of the Year (2020) and Musician of the Year by the Stoyan Kambarev Foundation (2019). She also earned recognition in various international competitions in Belgium, Italy, Romania, Austria, and Bulgaria. In 2015, Sara represented Bulgaria at Carnegie Hall. She has performed with the Sofia Philharmonic and other major orchestras. She has participated in masterclasses with renowned percussionists, attended thePercussion Meets Identity Academy (2016-2023), and was part of UNICEF’s #Imagine project.