Dimiter Manolov

Dimiter Manolov (Bulgarian: Димитър Манолов; 20 July 1940 – 25 September 1998) was a Bulgarian conductor. His career included work with the Ruse Opera, the Pleven Philharmonic, the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, the Sofia Opera, the Plovdiv Philharmonic and orchestras in Colombia.[1][2]

Biography

Manolov studied at the Bulgarian State Conservatory and in 1962 continued his conducting studies at the Moscow Conservatory with Gennady Rozhdestvensky. After returning to Bulgaria in 1966, he worked at the Ruse Opera and later spent three years with the Pleven Philharmonic. In 1972 he joined the Sofia Philharmonic, where he worked for nine seasons.[1][2]

In 1981 Manolov moved to Colombia to conduct the Bogotá Philharmonic Orchestra. His period with the orchestra included Brahms and Beethoven symphony cycles at the Auditorio León de Greiff in Bogotá.[3] He served as one of the Bogotá Philharmonic's principal conductors.[4]

He returned to Bulgaria in the mid-1980s and worked as chief conductor of the Sofia Opera. He later led the Plovdiv Philharmonic and taught at the National Academy of Music in Sofia.[2][5]

In 1991 Manolov returned to Colombia. In 1994, Colcultura appointed him titular conductor of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Colombia; at the time he was conducting the Sinfónica del Valle.[6] He died in Bogotá on 25 September 1998.[1]

Discography

References

  1. 1 2 3 Yordanova, Krasimira (29 July 2020). "Спомен за диригента Димитър Манолов" (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian National Radio. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 Yanev, Emil (16 July 2010). "Един български тореро в Латинска Америка". Duma (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  3. ↑ Sanmiguel, Emilio (24 February 2017). "Milagro filarmónico: 50 años de La Filarmónica de Bogotá". Semana (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "La OFB celebra sus 50 años con la Sinfonía n.º 9 de Beethoven" (in Spanish). Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Conducting and composition department". National Academy of Music. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "La reconquista". Semana (in Spanish). 24 April 1994. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, N.A.: Golden Cockerel (The) [Opera]". Naxos Records. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  8. ↑ Jacobs, Arthur (20 January 2012). "Rimsky-Korsakov: The Golden Cockerel". BBC Music Magazine. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
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