Education: Secondary Music School – Sofia (theory, trumpet, singing) – 1980; Musical Academy – Sofia (choral-oratorical and opera-symphony conducting) – 1988. His teachers were professors: Georgi Robev, Vassil Kazandjiev, Ivan Vulpe and Boris Hintchev. For the time of his studies he was awarded with Special Conducting Scholarship and Golden Badge.

Qualifications: International Master Conducting Classes of professor Karl Osterriher (1986, 1988), professor Heinz Roegner (1989, 1990) and professor Ilia Mussin (1991).

Positions: Conductor at the State Philharmonic and Opera House-town of Rousse; Head conductor at the Symphony Orchestra and Musical Theatre-town of Pazardjik; Conductor at Plovdiv State Philharmonic and Plovdiv Opera House. Musical Director of International Music Festival “Winter Music Days; Head conductor at the Youth Philharmonic “Sofia”. Currently Head Conductor of Pleven State Philharmony.

Activities: Deyan Pavlov has concerted in Germany, England, Greece, France, Italy and Canada. In 1992 he has given performances with “Opera Lyric de Europe” in France and Portugal with “La Traviata”, “Madama Butterfly” and “Tosca”. Since 1995 he is annually invited for Christmas and New Years Eve concerts in whole Spain. He has given performances of “Rigoletto”, “Il Trovatore”and “Carmina Burana” in Madrid, Barcelona, La Coruna, Pamplona. He was assistant conductor in National Opera House for the premiers of “Die Entfurung aus dem Sarai” by Mozart and “Candide” by L. Bernstein. He has more than 750 concerts and performances during his 28 years of professional carrier.

Participation in Festivals: “Varna Summer”, “Youth Symphony Orchestras” (Greece), “March Music Days”, “Winter Music Evenings”, “Youth Conductors” (Romania), “New Year’s Festival” (Madrid), “Spring Festival” (Barcelona), “New Bulgarian Music”, “Sofia Music Weeks”, “Verdi Festival”, “Opera Festival” (Germany), “Summer Open Aria Opera” (Switzerland).

Records: He has recorded for Bulgarian, Romanian and Spanish Radio and TV. He is regularly recording movie and contemporary music for French and Italian Producers Houses; he has recorded music for more than 300 movies. His movie music recordings were awarded with “Cesar”, “Oscar”, “Golden Palm” and “Golden Lion”.

Repertoire: Most of famous Opera, Operetta, Oratorical, Symphony works, many contemporary and Bulgarian pieces.

Teaching experience: 2001-2011 he was teacher conductor in National Music School – Sofia. Regularly he leads Master Conductors Classes and Didactic Concerts with young foreigner conductors and singers; Since 2007 he is teacher at National Music Academy and New Bulgarian University, Sofia.
He is Phd in Vocal Department and Associated Professor.

“Brilliant sound of the orchestra, marvelous conducting and personality from Mastro Pavlov, big pleasure.” – “Musica Viva” – 02.2004, Sofia.