Petar Petrof
Petar Petrof (Bulgarian: Петър Петров, born 1961, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria) graduated from the National Academy of Music in Sofia majoring in Composition under Professor Alexander Raychev. He specialised with Anatol Vieru. He taught Polyphony at the Blagoevgrad University and at the National Academy of Music. Currently he has been teaching at the National School for Music, Dance and Theatre Hristina Morfova1, Stara Zagora. He is Head of the Music Theory Subjects Department and also works as accompanist, conductor, teacher in music-theoretical subjects, composition, analysis and polyphony. Since 1999 he has been artistic director of the festival Days of the Bulgarian Music held in Stara Zagora. Since 2002 - president of the Junior Musical Talents foundation; 2003 - professor at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. Petrof is a member of the Union of Bulgarian Composers2.
He won distinctions at national and international competitions, among which is a diploma he received in 1988 at the Second International Competition for Composers and Pianists in Ecuador for his Concert Improvisation for piano. His piano work In Memoriam composed in memory of Ivan Spassov was premiered at the Moscow Autumn Festival in 1997. His works were performed in the Czech Republic, France, USA, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Russia and Ecuador.
Orchestral Works
Symphony #1 LAMENTO (1987), Concerto for violin and orchestra #1 (1987) Concerto piccolo #4 (1989 Symphony #2 CATHARSIS (1990), Symphony #3 MEMENTO (1994), Symphony #4 DONNA NOBIS PACEM (1995), Symphony #6 BECAUSE THESE WE ARE (1998), Concerto for violin and orchestra #2 (1997), Concerto for piano and orchestra IN MEMORIAM TO ERIC SATIE (1999), Nonsence Variations after Haydn for small orchestra (2001), Todora Dream for large symphony orchestra and tape (2006), Alla Bulgarese (2008), Balkan Bolero (2009)
Chamber Works
SONATA PARTITA for Violin solo (1986), CONCERTO PICCOLO #1 for flute, violin and piano (1987), CONCERTO PICCOLO #2 for violin, violoncello and piano (1988), STUDIUM 1 for marimba solo (1989), STUDIUM 2 for flauto (or clarinet) solo (1989), CONCERTO PICCOLO #3 for children choir, two violins, maracas and piano (1989), RICERCARE for three clarinets (1989), STUDIUM 3 for clarinet solo (1990), STUDIUM 4 for viola solo (1990), STUDIUM 6 for organ solo (1992), STUDIUM 7 for guitar solo (1992), DIALOGUES WITH THE SILENCE (CONCERTO PICCOLO #6) for clarinet and violoncello (1994), ESTAMPIE (CONCERTO PICCOLO #5) for clarinet, violoncello and piano (1994), STUDIUM 10 (IDEALSMUSIC) for clarinet [with pianoplay] solo (1994), STUDIUM 11 for trumpet solo (1994), BACH-STUDIUMS for clarinet, viola and piano (1995), NIGHT STAGES for female choir, harp and celesta (1996), DIALOGUES WITH mr. GALILEO for chamber ensemble (1997), DEWY-CONCERTO for clarinet and ensemble (1997), Studium 14 (Ave Maria) for clarinet and piano (1997), Studium 15 (Preludium und Aria) for violin (or viola) and piano (1997), Studium 16 for flute (or clarinet) and piano (1997), BALLET 1 for piano and harpsichord (1997), SIX MEDITATIONS for different chamber ensembles (1997), LAUDA for mixed choir and harpsichord (1998), BALLET 2 for piano and harpsichord (1998), BALLET 4 for chamber ensemble (1999), IN MEMORIAM OF ANATHOL VIERU for chamber ensemble (1999), STUDIUM 20 for Violoncello solo (1999), SEVEN LAST RITUALS (CONCERTO PICCOLO #7) for violin, cello and piano (2000), Alla Gavota (after Martini) for flute, violin, cello and piano (2002)
Works for Piano
Polyphonic pieces (book I - 1980, book II - 1985), Sonata #1 (1983), Variants and Fugue (1983, rev.1998), DIVERTISSEMENT for piano 4 hands (1984), Sonata #2 (1985), Sonata #3 (1987), Concert Improvisations (STUDIUM 5) (1988), Sonata #4 (1988), STUDIUM 8 (1988), STUDIUM 9 (1994), In Memoriam (1997), Toccata (1997), GHOSTS FROM VIENNESE FOREST - 6 comments for piano (1998), STUDIUM 17-19 (1999), Partita #1 (2000), Partita #2 (2000), STUDIUM 21-24 (2001), Todora's Dream (STUDIUM 25) (2003), Paganini-Studiums (2005), Partita #3 (2007)
Electroacoustic
Symphony #5 "Alla Bulgarese" (1997), "Messages I" for pan-flute and electronic instruments on a themes of the Bulgarian music folklore (1997), "Messages II" for voice and electronic instruments on a writings and music themes of Master Beinsa Douno (1999), "Messages III" for electronic instruments on a themes of the Bulgarian orthodox music (2001), Old Scool Songs for children's choir and playback (2006)
Stage Works
CHILD MASS for singers and dancers, 1999, rev.2008
THE HUGE WEALTH, musical, lyrics Pantcho Pantchev, 2001
THE STEADFAST TIN SOLDIER, child's musical, on a themes of Hans Christian Andersen and Boris Tchaikovsky, libretto Maya Dalgatcheva, 2002
GOLD BULGARIAN SAGA, child's musical, libretto Maya Dalgatcheva, 2003
TOUCH ME, musical, text Anna Petrova, 2003
VASILISA ADORABLE, child's musical, libretto Maya Dalgatcheva, 2004
CINDERELLA - BG, child's musical, libretto Maya Dalgatcheva, 2007
LITLE LONGNOSE, opera for children, libretto Maya Dalgatcheva, 2008
BALKAN BOLERO, ballet, 2009