Staynov, Petko (Gruev)

Staynov, Petko (Gruev)Staynov, Petko GruevPetko Gruev Staynov (* b. 01 December 1896, Kazanlak – † d. 25 June 1977, Sofia) Bulgarian composer, pianist, conductor, publicist, public figure. He belongs to the second generation of Bulgarian composers. He was among the founding members of the Contemporary Music Society in 1933 (which later became the Union of Bulgarian Composers) and it's President up to 1944. At the age of 11 he lost the sight of both eyes and enrolled in the newly inaugurated (in…