Dimitar Tapkoff (12 July 1929 – 7 May 2011) was a Bulgarian musician, music educator and composer.

Life and career

Dimitar Tapkoff was born in

Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and ha ...

, and studied composition with Bulgarian composer

Marin Goleminov Marin Petrov Goleminov ( bg, Марин Петров Големинов; 28 September 1908 – 19 February 2000) was a Bulgarian composer, violinist, conductor and pedagogue. Life and career Goleminov was born in Kyustendil, Bulgaria; the son ...

. After completing his studies, he worked with

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, the

Bulgarian Academy of Sciences The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (abbreviated BAS; bg, Българска академия на науките, ''Balgarska akademiya na naukite'', abbreviated ''БАН'') is the National Academy of Bulgaria, established in 1869. The Academy ...

, the Bulgarian State Academy of Music and the Ministry of Culture. In 1971 he became a professor of composition at the Academy of Music and Dance Art in

Plovdiv Plovdiv ( bg, Пловдив, ), is the second-largest city in Bulgaria, standing on the banks of the Maritsa river in the historical region of Thrace. It has a population of 346,893 and 675,000 in the greater metropolitan area. Plovdiv is the c ...

. He also served as the director of the Sofia Music Weeks International Music Festival. His works have been performed internationally and recorded.

Honors and awards

*First prize of the International Composer's Rostrum, Paris, 1976 for ''Peace Cantata''

Works

Tapkoff composes in a number of genres, including choral, instrumental and orchestral music. Selected works include: *Peace Cantata, Microsymphony *Variants for String Orchestra, *Concertino for Bassoon and String Orchestra *Sonata for Violoncello *Sonata for Clarinet

References

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