Petko Staynov
Play Radio
Listen to Petko Staynov Radio,
featuring artists like Jacques Zoon, Douglas Boyd, Richard Hosford, James Sommerville, Matthew Wilkie, Ludomir Rózycki, Orchestra of St. Luke's, conducted by Edo de Waart, Louis Lane: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and more…
-
Search on Spotify
Yes, it scrobbles! Learn more
32 plays (4 listeners)
Petko Staynov (December 1, 1896 in Kazanlak – June 26, 1977) was a Bulgarian composer and pianist. He enriched the Bulgarian musical culture and contributed considerably to its development. A composer of great creative talent, of wide musical and general culture, possessing a keen sense for the topical ideas of modern time, he dedicated his entire life and all his abilities to Bulgarian music and musical culture, and to the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
At the age of 6 he injured one of his eyes; as a result, the other eye was also infected. At 11 he lost his sight completely. Staynov graduated from the Institute for the Blind in Sofia (1915), where his talent for music showed for the first time. Later he studied music with Andrei Stoyanov and made his initial attempts at composing. In 1920 he left for Germany for a year of studies at the Private Musical Lyceum in Braunschweig. In 1923 he graduated from the Dresden Musical Conservatory, majoring in composition under Alexander Wolf and in piano under Ernst Munch. Having returned to Kazanluk in 1925, he created his first major work: the Thracian Dances symphonic suite in three movements. He later added an additional movement to the suite, Mechkarsko (The Bear Warder’s Dance, 1926).
In 1927 he moved to Sofia and began teaching piano at the Institute for the Blind. Petko Staynov worked mainly in the genres of symphonic and choral music. Being equally talented in both, he generalised some trends in Bulgarian musical creativity and opened new vistas to its development.
At the age of 6 he injured one of his eyes; as a result, the other eye was also infected. At 11 he lost his sight completely. Staynov graduated from the Institute for the Blind in Sofia (1915), where his talent for music showed for the first time. Later he studied music with Andrei Stoyanov and made his initial attempts at composing. In 1920 he left for Germany for a year of studies at the Private Musical Lyceum in Braunschweig. In 1923 he graduated from the Dresden Musical Conservatory, majoring in composition under Alexander Wolf and in piano under Ernst Munch. Having returned to Kazanluk in 1925, he created his first major work: the Thracian Dances symphonic suite in three movements. He later added an additional movement to the suite, Mechkarsko (The Bear Warder’s Dance, 1926).
In 1927 he moved to Sofia and began teaching piano at the Institute for the Blind. Petko Staynov worked mainly in the genres of symphonic and choral music. Being equally talented in both, he generalised some trends in Bulgarian musical creativity and opened new vistas to its development.
Shouts:
Add shout
Recent Activity
-
kokalinio added Petko Staynov to kokalinio’s library. last month
-
KraeheK tagged Petko Staynov with 20th century and classical. May 2010
-
daizok tagged Petko Staynov with bulgarian composers and bulgaria. May 2009
-
daizok added Petko Staynov to daizok’s library. May 2009
-
daizok uploaded staynov to Petko Staynov’s images. May 2009
-
daizok linked Petko Staynov to staynov. May 2009
-
daizok created the wiki page for Petko Staynov. May 2009
