Prof. Daniela Dikova, Ph.D.
Head of Department
Instruction in chamber music at the National Academy of Music is focused mainly on the specific problems of ensemble playing and interpretation tasks relating to the style, historic period and aesthetics of the musical piece. The Department strives to train and educate professionals with broad musical culture of ensemble playing and love and enthusiasm for chamber music.
Specialized instruction in chamber music began in 1931. The first professor was the violin player Prof. Arseni Lechev (1902 – 1984), who had studied in Berlin and Paris. In the first years after the Academy was founded, the prominent Bulgarian pianist and composer Dimitar Nenov also taught chamber music.
The musicians who lectured and instructed in chamber music had noticeable, impressive impact on the Bulgarian music scene, in shaping the perception and knowledge of young musicians and composers, and in the development of chamber music in Bulgaria in general.
Accompaniment instruction is also taught at the Department, as the course introduced in 1968 by Prof. Savka Shopova, who had previously worked as an accompanist at the Violin Department. In 1977, Piano Accompaniment was moved into its own department, managed by Prof. Lili Popova. Since 2003, the Piano Accompaniment instructors have been part of the Chamber Music Department, and in recent years other accompanying instruments have also been included, prompting the renaming of the department to Chamber Music and Accompaniment.
Since 2017, the courses in Folk Singing and Folk Ensembles have also been part of the Department.
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CURRENT ACADEMIC STAFF
Chamber Music
Prof. Georgita Boyadzhieva-Nikolova, Ph.D.
Prof. Atanas Karafezliev, Ph.D.
Prof. Ognyan Konstantinov, Ph.D.
Assoc. Prof. Lilia Kostova, Ph.D.
Assistant Rosen Idealov, Ph.D.
Piano Accompaniment
Prof. Atanas Atanasov, Ph.D.
Prof. Daniela Dikova, Ph.D.
Assistant Alexander Lialios, Ph.D.
Bogdan Stanev
Ognyana Sokolova
Folk Singing
Assoc. Prof. Binka Dobreva, part-time lecturer
Assistant Neli Andreeva, part-time lecturer
Folk Ensembles
Assistant Vanya Moneva, part-time lecturer
Assistant Darina Slavova, part-time lecturer
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FORMER ACADEMIC STAFF
Chamber Music
Prof. Arseni Lechev (1902 – 1984)
Prof. Dimitar Nenov (1901 – 1952)
Assoc. Prof. Pavel Popov (1905 – 1969)
Prof. Konstantin Kugiyski (1905 – 1975)
Prof. Stefan Magnev (1906 – 1988)
Prof. Stefan Sugarev (1907 – 1958)
Toma Tomov (1916 – ?)
Prof. Ema Bozhinova (1923 – 2004)
Prof. Konstantin Chilev (1932 – 2014)
Prof. Dimitar Kozev (1938 – 2013)
Prof. Konstantin Bakardzhiev (1938 – 2019)
Prof. Iliya Glavanov (1946 – 2009)
Blagoy Simeonov, part-time lecturer
Bozhidar Paunov
Prof. Dimo Dimov
Prof. Angel Stankov
Prof. Ventsislav Nikolov
Prof. Vasil Kazandzhiev
Prof. Velislava Georgieva, Ph.D.
Prof. Victor Chuchkov
Prof. Zheni Zaharieva
Prof. Evelina Arabadzhieva
Prof. Maya Patroneva
Prof. Nanko Dimitrov
Assoc. Prof. Nikolay Gagov
Assoc. Prof. Vasil Lolov
Assistant Darina Maleeva, Ph.D.
Piano Accompaniment
Prof. Lili Popova (1930 – 2016)
Prof. Savka Shopova-Markova (1931 – 2018)
Prof. Snezhina Galabova (1930 – 2019)
Prof. Ruzhka Charakchieva
Assoc. Prof. Marina Kapitanova, Ph.D.
Assoc. Prof. Manya Lungarova
Assoc. Prof. Violeta Popova
Ivelina Kazandzhieva
Zlatka Arnaudova
Zdravka Raduilska
Maria Vitanova
Maria Sofianska
Lili Boyadzhieva
Radostina Petkova
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HEADS OF THE DEPARTMENT
Prof. Arseni Lechev (1902 – 1984)
Prof. Konstantin Kugiyski (1905 – 1975)
Prof. Ema Bozhinova (1923 – 2004)
Prof. Dimitar Kozev (1938 – 2013)
Prof. Konstantin Chilev (1932 – 2014)
Prof. Lili Popova (1930 – 2016)
Prof. Maya Patroneva
Prof. Atanas Atanasov, Ph.D.
Prof. Atanas Karafezliev, Ph.D.