Polina Antonova
Education:
2015: PhD in Musicology and the Art of Music. Institute of Art Studies, BAS, Sofia.
2004: MMus/MA (Piano, Chamber Music), Instrumental Faculty, Prof. Pancho Vladigerov National Academy of Music, Sofia.
Academic Employment:
From 2016 to the present: The Institute of Art Studies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS), Sofia, Bulgaria.
Specialisations:
2005: Chamber Music, Prof. Pancho Vladigerov National Academy of Music, Sofia.
2004: Music Pedagogy, Prof. Pancho Vladigerov National Academy of Music, Sofia.
Year of appointment at the Institute of Art Studies: 2016
Main research areas: Musicology, history of Bulgarian music (compositional work and performing arts).
Publications:
- Monographs:
Antonova, P. The Archive of Dimitar Nenov. Systematizations, Interpretations, Analyses. Institute of Аrt Studies, 2024.
Antonova,P. Panka Pelishek and her piano school. Institute of Аrt Studies, 2024.
- Selected Studies and Articles:
Antonova, P. Unimplemented ideas: Dimitar Nenov’s correspondence in German and autobiographical records in his personal archive (1901 – 1953). – In: Bulgarian Musicology, 1, 2019: 47-63.
Antonova, P. The Documentary Legacy of Panka Pelishek (1899 – 1990): Analytical Notes. In: Academic Forum “Integral Music Theory”, NMA. 2022:38-48.
Antonova, P. The Style Concert in the pedagogical practice of Panka Pelishek (1899 – 1990). In: Proceedings of University of Ruse. Volume 60, book 6.3. 2021: 57-60.
Antonova, P. The unknown methodological heritage of Panka Pelishek (1899 – 1992). In: Young Scientific Music and Dance Forum : Conference with international participation, NBU. 2023: 45-55.
Antonova, P. Of Two Scholarly and Practical Texts by the Pianist Panka Pelishek. In: XI Academic Spring Readings, NMA. 2021: 131- 140.
Antonova, P. The new documents about Dimitar Nenov (1901-1953). In: Young Scientific Music and Dance Forum : Conference with international participation, NBU. 2019:144-155.
Antonova, P. Composers’ Archives as a Subject of Historical Musicology. – In: Bulgarian Musicology, 2, 2017: 90-96.
Lecture courses at universities:
Music Analysis, NBU
Music Theory (harmony, polyphony, analysis), NBU
Musical Styles and Eras, NBU
The Language of Music, NBU
Piano, NBU
2025. Award for musicological book of the "Musicologists" section at the Union of the Bulgarian Composers, "Book of the Year", scientific monograph (musical performance and pedagogy): Panka Pelishek and her piano school. Sofia: Institute of Аrt Studies, 2024. 170p.
2025. Award for musicological book of the "Musicologists" section at the Union of the Bulgarian Composers, "Book of the Year", scientific monograph ( research of archival materials ) The Archive of Dimitar Nenov. Systematizations, Interpretations, Analyses. Sofia: Institute of Art Studies, 2024, 261p.
2004. First prize – chamber music, International Competition "Music and the Earth", Sofia.
2003. Second prize – chamber music, International Festival "Hopes, Talents, Masters", Dobrich.
Main areas of scientific research: Musicology, history of Bulgarian music (compositional work and performing arts).
Accompanying Activities:
Member of the "Musicologists" section at the Union of the Bulgarian Composers.
Polyphony teacher at the National Music Academy "Lyubomir Pipkov".
Concert and sound-recording activities.
