On December 19, 1901, in the small town of Razgrad, Dimitar Nenov was born – an interdisciplinary Renaissance man in spirit who outgrew his era and surroundings: architect, composer, pianist of the highest international level, pedagogue, public figure, and a comprehensively developed erudite in all areas of spiritual culture.

There is something Leonardesque about him – both in the versatility of his abilities and in the diversity and multi-layered nature of his creative activity. In 1920, Dimitar Nenov graduated from high school with honors. He insisted that his parents send him to study music in Vienna, but after their categorical refusal, he decided to heed their advice to study architecture in Dresden. Here's how Nenov commented on this decision:

I chose architecture over the others, guided by my instinct that more than any other education it would allow me to work on music, and as a creative pursuit, it would help me unleash my powers to achieve my ideals of "free creation," while simultaneously satisfying my creative ambitions.

Simultaneously with the Technical University, Nenov continued his piano and composition theory studies at the Dresden Conservatory. To support himself financially, he played live music for silent films and worked as the musical director of the Thea-Jolles-Ballett (1925-1927). In Dresden, he also composed his first serious works. After returning to Bulgaria, parallel to his musical pursuits, Dimitar Nenov worked as an architect at the Ministry of Public Buildings, Roads, and Public Works until 1930. His works include the railway stations in Parvomay, Telish, Zverino, and Kresna, as well as the tuberculosis sanatorium in Haskovo. He participated in the reconstruction of the west wing of the old railway station in Sofia. He also created the conceptual design (unfortunately unrealized) for a new building for the National Academy of Music.

He led the reconstruction efforts in Borisovgrad (present-day Parvomay) after the Chirpan earthquake in 1928. In Borisovgrad, Nenov realized his dream – he designed the reconstruction of a church and created a musical work in which the temple and the path to the temple are presented in a perfect architectonics, uniting music and architecture in his work. After specializations in Poland and Italy, Dimitar Nenov devoted himself entirely to music as a concert pianist, composer, and teacher. From 1937, he was a professor of piano and chamber music at the State Academy of Music. In the period 1935–1937, he was the creator and director of the Music Department at Radio Sofia. In this capacity, he created vocal-symphonic works, including the Oratorio Koleda and a Cycle of Six Folk Songs from Various Regions. Nenov was an exceptional pianist, a virtuoso of the Lisztian type. His brilliant concert performances, bordering on legend, overshadowed his innovative solutions in the field of composition for the wider public. That is why in modern times we have the immense privilege of rediscovering the power, authenticity, and originality of his compositional work. Nenov educated a significant number of musicians, some of whom became concert pianists (the standard set by his own example proved immeasurably high, and few had the courage to follow it).