Figures of Plovdiv

Figures of Plovdiv

Veselin Nikolov (born 1938)

Veselin Nikolov (born 1938)

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Vesselin Nikolov was born in 1938 in Bourgass but his life has always been connected to Plovdivs musical culture. He received his Masters Degree at the University of Warsaw, Poland. He was the founder of the Beli, Zeleni, Tcherveni (White, Green and Red) Jazz Formation, popularizing Bulgarian musical culture all over the world and has participated in the most prestigious jazz festival in Europe, Asia and the USA.

He was also the founder of the "Philippopolis" male vocal ensemble performing East Orthodox church music, as a conductor and art director. The ensemble has had a large number of concerts in the country and abroad.

In the period 1992-1995 he worked as a director of the Bulgarian Culture Institute in Warsaw, where he created the "St.St.Cyril and Methodius" Choir, which under his conduction, performed and recorded  a large amount of East Orthodox church music performances.

He has taught History of Jazz and Problems of Improvising at the Bulgarian State Music Conservatory. Vesselin Nikolov is the author of a large number of musical works: ProtuBerances (Concert for symphony orchestra and jazz band), Prayer, Glory and Praise (oratories), Modus Mobile, Contemplation, etc. as well as film music - the soundtrack to a large number of popular BG films: Love is All, Attempt to Fly, Measure for Non-Deflection, Sky for All, Voyvoda Leaders, On the Roofs at Night, etc. 

Vesselin Nikolov has been awarded with various BG and international awards. Honorary Citizen of Plovdiv.

A book by the popular jazz critic Vl. Gadzhev  , dedicated to Vesselin Nikolovs life and work, has recently been released. 

Д-р Теофил Груев (1884 - 1959)
Д-р Теофил Христов Груев е роден в Габрово през 1884 година. Баща му, Христо Груев Данов от Клисура, е първи братовчед на книгоиздателя Христо Груев Данов. За да не ги бъркат поради еднаквите имена, двамата решават да направят промени: по-големият остава Христо Г.Данов, а по-малкият – Христо Груев.
Ivan Andreev, professor
Ivan Andreev, professor
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Hristo Bonev (born 1947)
Hristo Bonev (born 1947)
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Hristo Bonev was born February 3, 1947 in Plovdiv. Between 1967 and 1979, Bonev played for the Bulgarian national team 96 times, scoring a record 47 goals. He played for his country at the 1970 and...
Georgi Tringov, Grandmaster of chess (7 March 1937 – 2 July 2000)
Grandmaster of chess, Georgi Tringov (7 March 1937 – 2 July 2000), was a Grandmaster of chess from Plovdiv, Bulgaria. He won the Bulgarian national chess championship in 1963 - the ...
Veneta Rangelova (born 1960)
Veneta Rangelova (born 1960)
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She was born on May 10th, 1960, in Plovdiv. Her début as a singer took place while she still was a high school student – she became the solo singer of the Pop-Music Band of the Plovdiv...
Ivan Spassov (1934-1996)
Ivan Spassov (1934-1996)
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Ivan Spassov (Jan. 17, 1934, Sofia, - Dec. 22, 1996, Plovdiv), composer, conductor, pedagogue...\r\nIvan Spassov graduated from the State Academy of Music in 1957, majoring in ...
Nayden Gerov (23.02.1823 - 09.10.1900)
Born in the educated Revival-period town of Koprivshtitsa, he quite early understood the great role of the well-organised school education to the spiritual development of Bulgarian nation. In the ...
Ivan Mrkvicka (1856-1938)
Ivan Mrkvicka (1856-1938)
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Prof. Ivan Mrkvicka (Ian-Vaclav Mrkvicka) - a major figure on Bulgarias post-Liberation art scene. Czech by origin, artist, professor of paiting. Studied in the Prague Academy of Arts and the ...
Yordan Kovachev  (1895 - 1966)
Yordan Kovachev (1895 - 1966)
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He was born in the town of Peshtera on October 18, 1895. He followed the footsteps of his lawyer father and after graduating high school in Plovdiv, he studied Law school. He settled in Plovdiv.
Asen Zlatev (born 1960)
Asen Zlatev (born 1960)
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Assen Zlatev was born on May 23, 1960, in the village of Tsarimir, Plovdiv Region. The reason for him to turn to the Vassil Levski Sports School in Plovdiv was probably the fact that he lost his fa...