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biografia

Peter Petrof

P. Petrof (b. 1961) graduated Music School - Stara Zagora, Bulgaria and specialty composition at prof. Al. Raychev's class in the State Music Academy of Bulgaria. Being a student took special grand award of composition in the name of Pancho Vladigerov. Took a specialized course at prof. Anatol Vieru - Romania. Since 1984 has taken part in the concert life of the country and in the anual festivals of "Junior - " and New Bulgarian Music" as composer and a performer. Prize-winner of many national and international competitions; his works are performed at numbers of international festivals - Musica Nova, Musicexchenge, Musica Contemporanea, Moscow Autumn, International Composers' Tribune in Paris. His creative works are turned on symphonic, chamber-instrumental, solo, electronic and theatrical music; folk-lore transcriptions, music journalism. Petrof has been in a job of an accompanist and piano teacher in Blagoevgrad University; a choir master of choirs in Sofia; professor in polyphony at the State Music Academy; a professor of composition. Since 1993 lives in his native town of Stara Zagora. He works in the Music School as an artistic manager and orchestra conductor; the chair of Foundation "Young musical talent"; artistic manager of the festival "Days of Bulgarian Music - Stara Zagora".