Zhivka Klinkova (Bulgarian: Живка Клинкова) (30 July 1924 - 23 December 2002) is a Bulgarian composer, pianist and conductor. She was born in Samokov, Bulgaria, and graduated from the Sofia Academy of Music in 1951, after studying with Parashkev Hadjiev for composition and Dimitar Nenov for piano. She continued her studies with Rudolf Wagner-Régeny and Boris Blacher at the Berlin Hochschule für Musik. She worked as conductor of the Kutev Folkloric Philharmonica from 1951 to 1960, and composed works for the ensemble's repertoire.
Selected works include:
Petko Samohvalko [Boastful Petko] (children’s op, N. Trendafilova), 1956Kaliakra (ballet, S. Aladjov), 1966,Than saen [Vietnamese Poem] (ballet, L.N. Kanh), 1972Quenny, the Little Negro (children’s ballet, Klinkova), 1973Isle of Dreams (musical, P. Panchev), Teplice, 1978The Most Improbable (fairy-tale op, Klinkova), 1980Cyril and Methodius (opera, V. Markovski and J. Gyermek), 1981Bydgoszcz, 1986Vassil Levski (opera, Klinkova), 1992Olimpijski ustrem, Sanjat na Kuberten [Olympic Endeavour, Coubertin’s Dream] (rock op-ballet, Klinkova), 1995Sofia (opera, Klinkova), 1996Sinfonietta no.1, 1960Bulgarian Sym. Suite no.1, 1963Violin Concerto, 1964Ballad, 1972Concerto, 2 violin, strings, 1973Symphony no.2, 1974Cantata, chorus, orchestra, 1982Pianoforte Concerto, strings, 1992Pianoforte Sonata, 1950Trio, bagpipes, 1955Sonata, violin, piano, 1963Sonata, flute, viola, 1969Duo, 2 kavals, 1972Trio, flute, oboe, bassoon, 19747 Frescoes, 2 flutes, 19758 Preludes, 2 flutes, 197510 Pieces, folk ensemble, 1978
