Vladigerov, Alexander

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Vladigerov, Alexander

Vladigerov, Alexander, Bulgarian conductor and composer, son of Pantcho Vladigerov; b. Sofia, Aug. 4, 1933. He studied composition with his father and conducting with Simeonov at the Bulgarian State Cons, in Sofia, graduating in 1956; also took conducting courses in Kiev with Rakhlin. He was conductor of the orch. in Ruse, and then engaged as conductor for Bulgarian Radio and Television.

Works

dramatic: Children’s Operetta: Little Red Riding Hood (1969). M u s i c a l s: The Jolly Town Musicians (1971); The Wolf and the 7 Kids (1973). ORCH: Youth March (1948); Rondo concertantefor Violin and Orch. (1955); Rumanian Dance (1960). Piano: Various pieces.

—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire