29 Notable alumni of National Academy of Music “Pancho Vladigerov”
Updated: June 15, 2026 EliteDegrees
National Academy of Music “Pancho Vladigerov” is 8465st in the world, 1st in North America, and 34st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 29 notable alumni from National Academy of Music “Pancho Vladigerov” sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with National Academy of Music “Pancho Vladigerov” won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Julia Tsenova
1948-2010 (aged 62)
composer
pianist
jazz musician
music educator
Julia Tsenova was a Bulgarian composer, pianist and musical pedagogue.
2. Georgi Kornazov
1971-. (aged 55)
composer
jazz musician
Georgi Kornazov is a Bulgarian jazz trombonist and composer, who lives in Paris, France.
3. Stefan Remenkov
1923-1988 (aged 65)
composer
Stefan Nikolov Remenkov was a Bulgarian composer and pianist.
4. Mladen Stanev
1974-. (aged 52)
conductor
Mladen Stanev is a Bulgarian conductor.
5. Rayna Katsarova
1901-1984 (aged 83)
ethnomusicologist
Rayna Katsarova was a Bulgarian ethnomusicologist.
6. Konstantin Evtimov
1975-. (aged 51)
cellist
Konstantin Evtimov is a Bulgarian cellist. He serves as a soloist with the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra and is a member of the Ardenza Trio.
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7. Ventsislav Yankov
1926-2022 (aged 96)
pianist
Ventsislav Yankov was a Bulgarian pianist and pedagogue. He was born in Sofia on 24 March 1926. Trained in Berlin, he settled in France in 1946; three years later he won ex-aequo with Aldo Ciccolini the III Concours Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud's Grand Prize. An intercontinental concert career ensued. Yankov was a professor emeritus at the Conservatoire of Paris, where he...
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8. Milen Ivanov
1975-. (aged 51)
singer
choir director
conductor
Milen Ivanov is a Bulgarian conductor and performer of folk songs.
9. Svetla Protich
1939-. (aged 87)
pianist
Svetla Protich, is a Bulgarian classical pianist and professor of music born in 1939.
10. Aron Aronov
1937-2022 (aged 85)
opera singer
Aron Sabat Aronov was a Bulgarian tenor and vocal pedagogue.
11. Vili Kazasyan
1934-2008 (aged 74)
composer
conductor
pianist
music educator
Edmond Aram Kazasyan, best known as Vili Kazasyan (Bulgarian: Вили Казасян), (8 December 1934 – 12 July 2008) was a Bulgarian jazz musician, composer, conductor and pianist from Armenian descent. He is the father of singer Hilda Kazasyan.
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12. Elitsa Todorova
1977-. (aged 49)
percussionist
singer
musician
Elitsa Todorova is a Bulgarian folk singer and professional percussionist. Todorova formed the duo Elitsa & Stoyan and they represented Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, and once again represented Bulgaria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö. The drums, ""The Cosmic tree","The Olympic drums of Bulgaria", "Drum-Pyramid" are among the tools with which she has...
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13. Yıldız İbrahimova
1952-. (aged 74)
singer
jazz musician
Yıldız İbrahimova is a Bulgarian singer of Turkish ancestry. Besides jazz, she has also recorded Bulgarian, Turkish, Gypsy and Russian folk songs. She married Ali Dinçer, a Turkish politician, also born in Bulgaria and former mayor of Ankara, in 1993. Since then she has lived in Turkey. Her husband died in 2007.
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14. Darina Takova
1963-. (aged 63)
opera singer
Darina Takova is a Bulgarian soprano and teacher.
15. Veselin Stoyanov
1902-1969 (aged 67)
composer
pianist
conductor
musicologist
Veselin Anastasov Stoyanov was a Bulgarian composer.
16. Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean
1960-. (aged 66)
composer
Anna-Maria Yordanova Ravnopolska-Dean, Sofia, Bulgaria, is a Bulgarian and American harpist, composer, pedagogue, musicologist and TV host.
17. Lea Cohen
1942-. (aged 84)
writer
musicologist
diplomat
politician
Lea Cohen, also known as Lea Koen, is a Bulgarian novelist, musicologist, and diplomat. In the 1990s, she was Bulgaria's Ambassador to the European Union. She also served as the ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg, and NATO. Cohen studied music history at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. She directed the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra from 1975 to 1979. She has written over...
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18. Kamen Tchanev
1964-2020 (aged 56)
opera singer
Kamen Tchanev / Kamen Chanev was a Bulgarian operatic tenor who enjoyed an international career.
19. Svetla Vassileva
1964-. (aged 62)
author
Svetla Vassileva is a Bulgarian opera singer (soprano).
20. Rossen Milanov
1965-. (aged 61)
conductor
Rossen Milanov is a Bulgarian conductor. He is music director of the Princeton Symphony Orchestra & New Jersey's Symphony in C. He is also principal conductor of Orquesta Sinfonica del Principado de Asturias, in Spain and the former music director of Bulgaria's New Symphony Orchestra. He is the music director of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, and the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra.
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21. Vesko Eschkenazy
1970-. (aged 56)
violinist
Vesko Eschkenazy is a violinist who serves as the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra's concertmaster.
22. Filip Kutev
1903-1982 (aged 79)
composer
musicologist
Filip Kutev, often anglicized Philip Koutev (13 June 1903 – 27 November 1982), was a Bulgarian composer, arranger and founder, with his wife Maria Kuteva, in 1951, of Bulgaria's first professional, state supported ensemble, the State Ensemble for Folk Song and Dance, also known as the Filip Kutev Ensemble. With his ensemble he pioneered a style of arranging folk songs...
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23. Raina Kabaivanska
1934-. (aged 92)
opera singer
Raina Yakimova Kabaivanska OMRI is a Bulgarian opera singer, one of the leading lirico-spinto sopranos of her generation, particularly associated with Verdi and Puccini, although she sang a wide range of roles.
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24. Mihaela Fileva
1991-. (aged 35)
singer
Mihaela Tinkova Fileva is a Bulgarian singer-songwriter and dancer. Her career started in 2005 when she won the Bulgarian National Television show – “Hit Minus One”. Her big breakthrough was in 2011 when she was a finalist in The X factor Bulgaria.
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25. Orlin Goranov
1957-. (aged 69)
singer
actor
television presenter
Orlin Aleksandrov Goranov is a Bulgarian pop, opera singer and TV presenter. Since the 1980s, he established himself as one of the most successful performers on the Bulgarian stage.
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26. Vanya Kostova
1957-2021 (aged 64)
singer
Vanya Kostova Kostova was a Bulgarian singer active from 1980 until 2021. Between 1981 and 1986 she was a member of Tonika SV. One of the songs won the television contest "Melody of the Year '81". Bulgarian television and radio broadcast the song repeatedly, making the band more popular. In 1982 the first album was released. Kostova became the solo...
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27. Yordan Kamdzhalov
1980-. (aged 46)
conductor
music director
Yordan Kamdzhalov is a Bulgarian conductor and music director.
28. Ghena Dimitrova
1941-2005 (aged 64)
opera singer
Ghena Dimitrova was a Bulgarian operatic soprano. Her voice was known for its power and upper extension, which she used to great effect in operatic roles such as Puccini's Turandot in a career spanning four decades.
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29. Albert Cohen
1895-1981 (aged 86)
writer
prose writer
poet
playwright
Albert Cohen was an Israeli actor, voice actor, theatre director, singer and accordionist.