Emil Tabakov

Emil Tabakov [ɛˈmiʎ taˈbakov] (Bulgarian: Емил Табаков; born 1947) is a Bulgarian conductor, composer, and double-bass player. He is the former chief conductor of the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra and Bilkent Symphony Orchestra. He has composed seven symphonies, instrumental concertos, and a requiem to date.

Emil Tabakov

Selected works

Orchestral

• Symphony No. 1 (1981)
• Symphony No. 2 (1984)
• Symphony No. 3 (1988)
• Symphony No. 4 (1997)
• Symphony No. 5 (2000)
• Symphony No. 6 (2001)
• Symphony No. 7 (2005)
• Concert Piece (1985)
• Astral Music (1978)
• Ad Infinitum (1992)
• Concerto for Orchestra (1995)

Concertante

• Concerto for 15 String Instruments (1979)
• Double-Bass Concerto (1975)
• Percussion Concerto (1976), commissioned by the percussion ensemble Poliritmia
• Concert Piece for trumpet and string orchestra (1985)
• Concerto for two flutes and orchestra (2000), written for Patrick Gallois (recorded on Naxos 8.570073)
• Piano Concerto (2003) (recorded on Naxos 8.570073)
• Concerto for cello and orchestra (2006)
• Concerto for viola and orchestra (2007)

Chamber music

• Sonata for viola and double bass (2005)
• Sonata for double bass and piano
• Etude (Етюд) for 12 double basses
• Lamento for 12 double basses (2002)
• Motivy (Мотиви) for double bass solo
• Motivy 2 (Мотиви 2) for double bass solo (2005)
• Prelude (Прелюд) for violin solo
• Improvisation (Импровизация) for clarinet solo
• Imagination (Въображения) for flute solo (2005)

Piano

• Sonatina

Choral

• Turnovgrad Cantata, for mezzo-soprano solo, 4 basses solo, narrator and orchestra (1976)
• Requiem, for 4 soloists, chorus and orchestra (1994)
• Concerto for Violin, Vibraphone, Marimba, Bells and Mixed Choir (1996), written for the famous Bulgarian violinist Mintcho Mintchev

References

• Official site