| Националната музикална академия „Проф. Панчо Владигеров“ | |
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| Type | Music academy |
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| Established | 21 July 1921; 103 years ago (21 July 1921) |
| Location | Sofia, Bulgaria 42°41′42″N 23°20′50″E / 42.695°N 23.347222°E / 42.695; 23.347222 |
| Website | nma |
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
- Victor Chuchkov
- Ghena Dimitrova
- Yulia Gurkovska
- Milen E. Ivanov
- Raina Kabaivanska
- Ramiz Kovaçi
- Kiril Manolov
- Grigor Palikarov
- Alexander Raichev
- Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean
- Stefan Remenkov
- Slavi Trifonov
- Girma Yifrashewa
- Alexander Yossifov
External links
- Official website (in Bulgarian and English)
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