Velislav Zaimov

Bulgarian composer and music pedagogue Velislav Zaimov was born in Sofia in 1951. He graduated from the National Academy of Music, where he studied Composition with Professor Dimitar Tapkoff and Professor Alexander Tanev. Zaimov taught Music Instruments and Wind and Symphony Orchestration at the National Academy of Music (1977-81), Harmony at the National Music High School (1985-90, 1993-94), Music Analysis at the Academy of Music and Dance Art in Plovdiv (1990-94), Score Reading at the National Academy of Music (since 1989). He is Secretary General of the Union of Bulgarian Composers (1999-2005), President of UBC (2005-2011), Vice President of UBC (since 2011). He composed a Requiem, 17 symphonies, 24 concertos, 8 fantasies, works for string, chamber, wind and mandolin orchestra; some 150 chamber opuses; vocal-instrumental cycles; organ and piano pieces; choral works, etc.