National Academy of Music (Bulgaria)

Bulgarian music academy in Sofia
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The National Academy of Music "Prof. Pancho Vladigerov" (Bulgarian: Национална музикална академия „Панчо Владигеров“, Natsionalna muzikalna akademia „Pancho Vladigerov“), also known under its former name, the Bulgarian State Conservatoire (Българска държавна консерватория, Balgarska darzhavna konservatoria), is a university of music in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria.

Founded in 1921 through a royal decree of Tsar Boris III, it is named after influential Bulgarian composer Pancho Vladigerov (1899–1978).

Two buildings house the academy. It offers 30 programmes divided into three faculties: the Faculty of Theory, Composition and Conducting; the Instrumental Faculty; and the Vocal Faculty.

Notable graduates

  • Albert Cohen
  • Ghena Dimitrova
  • Yulia Gurkovska
  • Milen E. Ivanov
  • Raina Kabaivanska
  • Ramiz Kovaçi
  • Kiril Manolov
  • Alexander Raichev
  • Stefan Remenkov
  • Alexander Yossifov
  • Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean
  • Victor Chuchkov
  • Grigor Palikarov
  • Slavi Trifonov
  • Official website (in Bulgarian and English)
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