Pancho Vladigerov

Pancho Haralanov Vladigerov (or Wladigeroff, Wladigerow, Vladiguerov, Vladigueroff;  ; 13 March 18998 September 1978) was a Bulgarian composer, pedagogue, and piano player.

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.Union of Bulgarian Composers 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.


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 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.  = Федотова В.Н. Болгарская музыка ХХ века в контексте национальной художественной культуры. Москва, ГИИ, 2012. 

 Other websites 
 The Intellectual Legacy of Pancho Vladigerov Foundation
 A biography of Pancho Vladigerov (including work list and selected bibliography) at the Union of Bulgarian Composers website
 Pantcho, Pantscho or Pancho – spelling suggestions invoked out of his archives 
 Concert Pianist Valentina Seferinova
 Concerto N°4 Op.40 with Ivan Drenikov

Category:1899 births
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