National Academy of Music

The National Academy of Music "Prof. Pancho Vladigerov" (, 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 Albert Cohen Ghena Dimitrova Yulia Gurkovska Milen E. Ivanov Raina Kabaivanska Ramiz Kovaçi Kiril Manolov Alexander Raichev Stefan Remenkov Alexander Yossifov Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean Victor Chuchkov Grigor Palikarov Slavi Trifonov