Liubomir Pipkov
actor
Liubomir Panaiotov Pipkov was born on September 6th, 1904 in Lovech.
He died on May 9th, 1974 in Sofia.
He was among the founding members of the Contemporary Music Society (1933), the predecessor of the Union of Bulgarian Composers. His impressive versatility as a composer, literary man and poet, journalist and public figure, pedagogue and socially involved artist with progressive ideas made his name as one of the leading personalities in the music culture and the intellectual elite in Bulgaria in the period 1930s-1970s.
He studied Piano with Ivan Torchanov and Henrich Visner. He graduated from the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris majoring in Composition under Paul Ducas and Nadia Boulanger and Piano under Yvonne Lefebure.
He returned to Bulgaria in 1932 and worked as accompanist at the Sofia Opera and was also actively involved in the work of the newly founded Contemporary Music Society. From 1944 to 1948 he was Director of the Sofia Opera. In 1948 he was appointed Professor of Vocal Ensembles at the State Academy of Music. In 1948 he began publishing the magazine Music (since 1953 which was later renamed Bulgarian Music) and participated in a number of congresses and international juries.
From 1945 to 1954 he chaired the Union of Bulgarian Composers. In 1974 he was elected Honorary Member of the Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers. He was posthumously awarded the title Corresponding Member of the Arts of the German Democratic Republic. He composed in all genres of the epoch reconsidering in a new creative manner their imagery and musical language. He is author of three operas; vocal-orchestral opuses; four symphonies and other works for symphony, string and chamber orchestra; works for voice and chamber orchestra; choral and solo songs; children's songs; folksong arrangements; film music, etc. Among the choral masterpieces are "In the Field", "Spring Wind", "Yellow Butterfly", "Nani mi nani, Damiancho" or "Priglusheni pesni" (Muted Songs)- a cycle for female voices choir -, which were included in the repertoire of the Bulgarian choirs and created an internationally acclaimed image of the Bulgarian choral art at prestigious international festivals and other forums.
He was among the founding members of the Contemporary Music Society (1933), the predecessor of the Union of Bulgarian Composers. His impressive versatility as a composer, literary man and poet, journalist and public figure, pedagogue and socially involved artist with progressive ideas made his name as one of the leading personalities in the music culture and the intellectual elite in Bulgaria in the period 1930s-1970s.
He studied Piano with Ivan Torchanov and Henrich Visner. He graduated from the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris majoring in Composition under Paul Ducas and Nadia Boulanger and Piano under Yvonne Lefebure.
He returned to Bulgaria in 1932 and worked as accompanist at the Sofia Opera and was also actively involved in the work of the newly founded Contemporary Music Society. From 1944 to 1948 he was Director of the Sofia Opera. In 1948 he was appointed Professor of Vocal Ensembles at the State Academy of Music. In 1948 he began publishing the magazine Music (since 1953 which was later renamed Bulgarian Music) and participated in a number of congresses and international juries.
From 1945 to 1954 he chaired the Union of Bulgarian Composers. In 1974 he was elected Honorary Member of the Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers. He was posthumously awarded the title Corresponding Member of the Arts of the German Democratic Republic. He composed in all genres of the epoch reconsidering in a new creative manner their imagery and musical language. He is author of three operas; vocal-orchestral opuses; four symphonies and other works for symphony, string and chamber orchestra; works for voice and chamber orchestra; choral and solo songs; children's songs; folksong arrangements; film music, etc. Among the choral masterpieces are "In the Field", "Spring Wind", "Yellow Butterfly", "Nani mi nani, Damiancho" or "Priglusheni pesni" (Muted Songs)- a cycle for female voices choir -, which were included in the repertoire of the Bulgarian choirs and created an internationally acclaimed image of the Bulgarian choral art at prestigious international festivals and other forums.
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Filmography - As an Actor:
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 |
Djesi Djeims sreshtu Lokum Shekerov |