Alexander Yossifov (; 12 August 1940 – 25 November 2016) was a

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and

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Life and career

Alexander Yossifov was born in

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in 1940. While attending the Bulgarian State Conservatory, he studied composition under

Pancho Vladigerov Pancho Haralanov Vladigerov (or Wladigeroff, Wladigerow, Vladiguerov, Vladigueroff; ; 13 March 18998 September 1978) was a Bulgarian composer, pedagogue, and pianist. Vladigerov is arguably the most influential Bulgarian composer of all time. He ...

and conducting under Konstantin Iliev. He was the author of numerous

chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of Musical instrument, instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a Great chamber, palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music ...

pieces as well as symphonic works. Yossifov also wrote several art songs and one opera, ''Back to the Beginning''. He conducted numerous ensembles throughout his career including the

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.He has conductor the "Aquarius Suits" from Brazilian composer Paiva Netto. He died in November 2016 at the age of 76.

Awards

"Prelude and Fuga" No 2, for 2 Pianos, 8 hands, was awarded the Grand-Prix "Kanebo" in Tokyo, Japan at the Sixth International Competition for Piano Duo Composition in 1999.

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* 1940 births 2016 deaths Bulgarian opera composers Bulgarian classical composers Bulgarian conductors (music) Musicians from Sofia Bulgarian male classical composers {{bulgaria-composer-stub