National Academy of Music (Bulgaria)
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The Pancho Vladigerov National Academy of Music (Template:Lang-bg, 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
- Alexander Raichev
- Alexander Yossifov
- Ghena Dimitrova
- Raina Kabaivanska
- Milen E. Ivanov
- Stefan Remenkov