Pancho Vladigerov House Museum, Sofiq

Overview

Pancho Vladigerov House Museum is located in the Lozenets district of Sofia. The composer lived there from 1951 until his death in 1978. The house was turned into a museum at Vladigerov's request. It was donated to the Bulgarian state by his wife and grandson for the establishment of a museum. 

From Pancho Vladigerov’s testament:

“…It is also my will that: all my original manuscripts, as well as all my printed works, all my notes and musical scores, all my gramophone records, my magnetic tape strips, as well as my entire archive, including letters and various other documents, shall remain at my home, irrespective of when it shall be turned into a museum..."

The house has been opened for visitors since 2005. Its front door is made of wrought iron and has a stylized emblem - a nightingale - as a sign of the Union of Composers. The museum preserves the composer's work area - desk, belongings, scores, etc. including his latest opus.

The house also shelters the original manuscript of the masterpiece Rhapsody Vardar, as well as Vladigerov's personal library, music library, and his personal correspondence.

Pancho Vladigerov (1899-1978) is a prominent Bulgarian composer, musician, conductor, pedagogue, and public figure. He was born in Switzerland but grew up in Shumen (there is also the Pancho Vladigerov Museum). From 1920 to 1932 Vladigerov lived and worked in Berlin (Germany) and then returned to Bulgaria.