I am Lubomir Denev, a composer, conductor and piano-improviser trained at the State Musical Academy in Sofia. I specialized in composition and orchestral conducting and graduated in 1979. Since 1986 I have worked as a freelance composer and conductor, collaborating with Bulgaria's top symphony orchestras, making premiere-recordings with the Symphony Orchestra of the Bulgarian National Radio, and engaging in international projects including recordings for the Greek National Radio (Athens) and Concord Records. My work spans chamber and symphonic music, as well as pop and jazz, theatre, TV and cinema, and has been performed in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia.

Lubomir Denev

I am Lubomir Denev, a composer, conductor and piano-improviser trained at the State Musical Academy in Sofia. I specialized in composition and orchestral conducting and graduated in 1979. Since 1986 I have worked as a freelance composer and conductor, collaborating with Bulgaria's top symphony orchestras, making premiere-recordings with the Symphony Orchestra of the Bulgarian National Radio, and engaging in international projects including recordings for the Greek National Radio (Athens) and Concord Records. My work spans chamber and symphonic music, as well as pop and jazz, theatre, TV and cinema, and has been performed in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia.

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I am Lubomir Denev, a composer, conductor and piano-improviser trained at the State Musical Academy in Sofia. I specialized in composition and orchestral conducting and graduated in 1979.

Since 1986 I have worked as a freelance composer and conductor, collaborating with Bulgaria’s top symphony orchestras, making premiere-recordings with the Symphony Orchestra of the Bulgarian National Radio, and engaging in international projects including recordings for the Greek National Radio (Athens) and Concord Records. My work spans chamber and symphonic music, as well as pop and jazz, theatre, TV and cinema, and has been performed in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia.

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Experience Level

Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate

Language

Bulgarian
Fluent

Work Experience

Freelance composer and conductor
January 1, 1986 - Present
Freelance composer and conductor; invited by major Bulgarian symphony orchestras; conducted and produced premiere-recordings of new Bulgarian works; international activity includes Greek National Radio (1995, with the Radio-Symphony Orchestra of Athens) and two Concord Records CDs (1996, 1998).

Education

at State Musical Academy in Sofia
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 1979

Qualifications

ASKEER 2001 – Theater Music Award
January 1, 2001 - May 2, 2026
III prize from International Composers Competition for choral music in Jihlava (Czechia)
January 1, 2002 - May 2, 2026
III prize from the Balkan choir competition
January 11, 2030 - May 2, 2026
Award for chamber piece PLAYING WITH THE WIND, Festival INTERSONANZEN, Potsdam, Germany
January 1, 2003 - May 2, 2026
Boesendorfer piano competition award for Hymns of the Sun
January 1, 2005 - May 2, 2026
Film Music Award Golden Chest – Plovdiv for SPARROWS
January 1, 2006 - May 2, 2026
Cristal Lire for BEST JAZZ-performer
January 1, 2006 - May 2, 2026
Concerto Nostalgico for string orchestra awarded by Sofia Soloists
January 1, 2009 - May 2, 2026
Golden age for special services to Bulgarian culture
January 1, 2020 - May 2, 2026
Golden pen
January 1, 2022 - May 2, 2026
Award for special merits in the development of Bulgarian cinema, Love is a folly International Film Festival
January 1, 2025 - May 2, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment