Yavor Svetozarov Konov, , (born 23 October 1964), is a Bulgarian classical pianist, professor, author, and translator of books, articles, and textbooks in music.
Born in Sofia, Konov studied piano with Lyubomir Pipkov at the National Music High School in 1983. In 1991, he studied musicology (polyphony) and chorus conducting at the National Academy of Music, Sofia. Four years later, he finished a harpsichord master class in Orvieto, Italy. Having successfully presented his thesis, Konov earned a Doctor of Arts in 1998 and a Doctor of Arts and Sciences in 2006.
From November 1992 to November 2010, Konov worked at South-West University "Neofit Rilski" in Blagoevgrad. In 2005, Yavor Konov became Professor of Polyphony at the Department of Music at the Faculty of Arts. In 2008, he became Director of the University Resource Center for Francophone Studies at Southwest University. From December 2010, Yavor Konov worked as a professor at the Department of Music at New Bulgarian University, Sofia. He functioned as a guest lecturer at Sofia University and Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts. Prof. Konov was a co-founder and secretary of the Music Society "Vassil Stefanov" (Sofia). He was also a deputy editor-in-chief of the magazine Music. Yesterday. Today, from its establishment to 2012.
Yavor Konov was married to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Theodora Bolyarova-Konova, PhD, since 1999. They have 2 children â Theresa (2000) and Andrey (2007).
Prof. Yavor Konov is an author of more than 200 publications, including textbooks, annotated translations, monographs, articles, scientific studies, etc.
His contribution to music and musicology is highly appreciated by the most authoritative institutions in this field â the Studio of Studies at the Baroque Music Center in Versailles and the Faculty of Music and Musicology of the University of Paris (Sorbonne). Konov is identified as an "excellent specialist" (2009). âÂÂRound Table around Yavor Konovâ was held on November 24, 2011, in the library of Versailles. The event was organized in honor of the Bulgarian edition of The Dictionary of Music by de Brossard and on the initiative of leading French musicologists. The case is considered to create a precedent in French-Bulgarian relations.