Dobri Hristov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Dobri Hristov

Bulgarian composer

Date of Birth: 14-Dec-1875

Place of Birth: Varna, Varna Province, Bulgaria

Date of Death: 23-Jan-1941

Profession: composer, conductor

Nationality: Bulgaria

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Dobri Hristov (Bulgarian: ????? ???????; 14 December 1875 – 23 January 1941) was one of the major Bulgarian composers of the 20th century.
He wrote mainly choral music, as well as some church music and music for the orchestra. Hristov was born in Varna, Bulgaria.
He graduated from the Prague Conservatory in 1903 (under the directorship of the famous Czech composer Antonín Dvorák).
He returned to Bulgaria and helped with the development of Bulgarian music culture, using lots of Bulgarian folklore elements in his compositions.
He was conductor of "The Seven Saints" ensemble and choir in the church of the same name in Sofia, Bulgaria between 1911 and 1928.
He died in Sofia in 1941 at age 65.