Pancho Vladigerov

Pancho Vladigerov
Pancho Vladigerov
Панчо Харaланов Владигеров
	Vladigerov in 1928
Born	13 March 1899; Zürich, Switzerland
Died	18 September 1978 (aged 79); Sofia, Bulgaria
Resting place	Central Sofia Cemetery; 42°42′45.3″N 023°19′58.5″E / 42.712583°N 23.332917°E
Nationality	Bulgarian
Occupation	Composer
Website	vladigerov.org/en

Pancho Haralanov Vladigerov (or Wladigeroff, Wladigerow, Vladiguerov, Vladigueroff; Bulgarian: Панчо Хараланов Владигеров [ˈpant͡ʃo xɐrɐˈɫanov vɫɐdiˈɡɛrof]; 13 March 1899 – 8 September 1978) was a Bulgarian composer, pedagogue, and piano player.^[1]

Vladigerov is probably the most important Bulgarian composer. He combined Bulgarian folk music and classical music. He was part of the "Second Generation Bulgarian Composers". Vladigerov was also one of the founders of the Bulgarian Contemporary Music Society (1933). This society later became the Union of Bulgarian Composers.^[2] Vladigerov helped start many genres Bulgarian music. He helped start the violin sonata and the piano trio. He was also an important pedagogue. His students would all be important Bulgarian musicians. Some of his students were Alexander Raichev, Alexander Yossifov, Stefan Remenkov, and Alexis Weissenberg.

Pancho Vladigerov's grave in Central Sofia Cemetery (42°42′45.3″N 023°19′58.5″E / 42.712583°N 23.332917°E)

Pancho Vladigerov Media

Pancho Vladigerov

Notes

↑ Hlebarov, Ivan (2001). "Vladigerov, Pancho (Haralanov)". In Sadie, Stanley (ed.). New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Vol. 26 (2nd ed.). Macmillan Publishers Limited. p. 850-851. ISBN 9781561592395.
↑ Union of Bulgarian Composers

References

Pavlov — Klosterman, Evgeni. 2000. Pancho Vladigerov. Sofia: Muzika
Fedotova Valery, Some tendencies of Bulgarian music in the context of national art in the first half of the twentieth century. // Bulgarian art and literature. History and modernity. SIAS. Moscow, 2003. = Федотова В.Н. Некоторые тенденции болгарской музыки в контексте национального искусства в первой половине ХХ столетия. // Болгарское искусство и литература. История и современность. Москва, ГИИ, 2003.
Fedotova Valery, The forms of Bulgarian symbolism and Bulgarian music. // Modern and integration processes in the European culture. M., SIAS, 2004. = Федотова В.Н. Формы болгарского символизма и болгарская музыка. // Модерн и интеграционные процессы в европейской культуре. Москва,ГИИ, 2004.
Fedotova Valery, Opera of P. Vladigerov and L. Pipkov in the context of Bulgarian art of 1920-30-es. // Musical theatre of the twentieth century: Events, Problems, Results, Perspectives. M., SIAS, 2004. = Федотова В.Н. Оперы П.Владигерова и Л.Пипкова в контексте болгарского искусства 1920-30-х гг. // Музыкальный театр ХХ века: События, проблемы, итоги, перспективы. Москва, ГИИ, 2004.
Fedotova Valery, The Bulgarian music of the twentieth century in the context of the national culture. Moscow, SIAS, 2012. ISBN 978-5-904082-11-6 = Федотова В.Н. Болгарская музыка ХХ века в контексте национальной художественной культуры. Москва, ГИИ, 2012. ISBN 978-5-904082-11-6

Other websites

[New_Grove-1] Hlebarov, Ivan (2001). "Vladigerov, Pancho (Haralanov)". In Sadie, Stanley (ed.). New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Vol. 26 (2nd ed.). Macmillan Publishers Limited. p. 850-851. ISBN 9781561592395.

[2] Union of Bulgarian Composers

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