PROGRAM
49th International Festival Sofia Music Weeks
March - July 2018
Co-organizers:
Ministry of Culture, Sofia Municipality, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Media partners:
BNT, BNR, TV1, Classic FM
Wednesday
19:00
Bulgaria Hall
Opening
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Soloist:
Mintcho Mintchev - violin
Liliana Kehayova - violoncello
Conductor:
Mark Kadin
Program:
Rimsky-Korsakov, Marin Goleminov, Dvo??k,
Tchaikovsky, Sergey Taneyev, Panayot Pipkov
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Friday
19:00
Bulgaria Chamber Hall
Northern Lights
Nikolay Nikolov - viola
Daniela Dikova - piano
Program:
Toivo K?rki, J?nis Medi??,
Ivars Kaleis, Tchaikovsky,
Glinka, Glazunov, Shchedrin
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Saturday
19:00
Bulgaria Chamber Hall
Hommage a Debussy
Jenny Zaharieva - piano
Program:
24 preludes by Debussy
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Sunday
19:00
Bulgaria Chamber Hall
Sergei Redkin - piano (Russia)
Victoria Vassilenko - piano
Rossitsa Pavlova-Indzheva - mezzo soprano
Program:
Brahms, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev-Pletnev
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Monday
19:00
Bulgaria Hall
The Pulse of Europe
Arena di Verona Quartet
Camerata Orphica NBU
Rafael Jenner - percussion (Austria)
Michael Publig - piano (Austria)
Mila Tsankova - flute
Margarita Kalcheva - double bass
Conductor:
Vladimir Kiradjiev
Program:
Verdi, Elgar, Respighi,
Stefan Dragostinov, Michael Publig
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Tuesday
19:00
Concert Hall
of National Academy of Music
Prof. Pancho Vladigerov
Sofia Sinfonietta Orchestra
Soloists:
Nathan Groot - viola
Nikolai Jelazkov - piano
Georgi Georgiev - clarinet
Conductor:
Ricardo Averbach (Brazil)
Program:
Villa Lobos, Weber, Chopin,
Yovcho Krushev, Yuli Damyanov
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Wednesday
19:00
Bulgaria Chamber Hall
Sound Spaces
Rossen Idealov - clarinet
Georgita Boyadjieva - violoncello
Alexander Vassilenko - piano
Program:
Nino Rota, Vasil Kazandjiev, Yordan Dafov,
Pierre Boulez, Alexander Zemlinski
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Thursday
19:00
Bulgaria Hall
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Soloist:
Liya Petrova - violin
Conductor:
Horia Andreescu (Romania)
Program:
Brahms, Beethoven
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Thursday
19:00
Bulgaria Chamber Hall
30 Strings
Mandolin Quartet Seasons
Program:
Goleminov, Dobri Hristov, Parashkev Hadjiev,
Tsenko Minkin, Slavcho Nikolov, Dora Draganova,
Yasuo Kuwahara, Longin Yakubovski,
Mario Machoki, Carlos Gardel
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Friday
19:00
Bulgaria Chamber Hall
Mirror of the Imagination
Atanas Kourtev - piano
Program:
Works by Schumann
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Saturday
18:30
Concert Hall
of National Academy of Music
Prof. Pancho Vladigerov
Spirit and Words
90 years of the birth of Alexander Tanev
Exhibition and presentation of CD album
Vassil Arnaoudov Sofia Chamber Choir
Pilekadone Woodwind Quintet
Solists:
Ines Simeonova - piano
Kiril Mihailov - trombone
Conductor:
Teodora Pavlovich
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Sunday
19:00
Bulgaria Hall
The Tenors of Raina Kabaivanska
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor:
Nayden Todorov
Svetoslav Obretenov National Philharmonic Choir
Conductor:
Slavil Dimitrov
Soloists:
Andrea Care (Italy)
Davide Ryu (South Korea)
Reynaldo Droz (Venezuela)
Program:
Opera arias and ensembles
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Tuesday
19:00
Bulgaria Chamber Hall
Debussy
Kremena Acheva - flute
Angela Madjarova - harp
Valentin Gerov - viola
Program:
Works by Debussy
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Wednesday
19:00
Bulgaria Chamber Hall
In a Classical Mood
Sofia Quartet
Program:
Mozart, Beethoven
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Wednesday
19:00
Canceled!
Weep and Laugh Theater Stage
Love and Jealousy
Opera by Albena Petrovic-Vratchanska
Conductor:
Alex Sanso (Spain)
Director:
Elena Stoyanova
Staging:
State Opera Stara Zagora
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Thursday
19:00
Bulgaria Hall
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor:
Nayden Todorov
Svetoslav Obretenov National Philharmonic Choir
Conductor:
Slavil Dimitrov
Soloists:
Mila Georgieva - violin
Maria Tsvetkova-Madjarova - soprano
Olga Mihailova-Dinova - mezzo soprano
Ivailo Mihaylov - tenor
Plamen Kumpikov - bass
Program:
Mendelssohn, Karl Jenkins
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Sunday
11:00
Concert Hall
of National Academy of Music
Prof. Pancho Vladigerov
Unexpected Close-ups
Yaske Hosaka - piano (Japan)
Program:
Works by Pancho Vladigerov
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Sunday
19:00
Concert Hall
of National Academy of Music
Prof. Pancho Vladigerov
Zefira Valova - violin
Vasilii Ilisavski - hammerklavier
Program:
Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Weber
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Monday
19:00
Polish Institute Hall
With the kind assistance of the Polish Institute
Сem Esen - piano (Turkey)
Program:
Сem Esen, Liszt, Scriabin, Chopin
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Tuesday
19:00
Bulgaria Chamber Hall
The Choice of String Quartet Frosch
Program:
Vassil Kazandjiev, Stravinsky,
Dragomir Yossifov, Ligeti
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Thursday
19:00
Bulgaria Chamber Hall
Vienna Throughout Three Centuries
Iva Holzl-Nikolova - violin
Anna Volovich - piano (Russia)
Program:
Beethoven, Brahms, Karl Schiske
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Saturday
19:00
Bulgaria Hall
Crossing Points
Chamber Orchestra Sofia Soloists
Soloists:
Krasimir Shterev - accordion
Georgi Vasilev - guitar
Atanas Krastev - violoncello
Conductor:
Plamen Djouroff
Program:
Boccherini, Grieg, Astor Piazzolla, Dobrinka Tabakova
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Monday
19:00
Bulgaria Hall
Pleven Philharmonic Orchestra
Solists:
Bulent Evcil - flute (Turkey)
George Dimitrov - guitar
Conductor:
Yordan Kamdjalov
Program:
Briccialdi, Morlacchi, Carulli, Tchaikovsky
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Monday
19:00
Concert Hall
of National Academy of Music
Prof. Pancho Vladigerov
Eastern Dialogues
With the kind assistance of
Zhejiang Conservatory of Music
in Hangzhou, China
Wind Quintet of teachers
at Zhejiang Conservatory of Music
***
Tuesday
19:00
Concert Hall
of National Academy of Music
Prof. Pancho Vladigerov
The known, unknown composers
Sara Panosyan - violin
Maria Vasileva - violoncello
Dariya Yovcheva - piano
Martin Saveliev - clarinet
Program:
Lubomir Pipkov, Ivan Spassov,
Johannes Maria Staud
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Wednesday
19:00
Bulgaria Hall
Stars From Tomorrow
Soloists:
Students from Prof. Pancho Vladigerov
National Music Academy
Academic Symphony Orchestra
Conductors:
Viktor Krumov and Svetlin Hristov
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Thursday
19:00
Bulgaria Hall
Viva la musica
50 Years Anniversary
Sofia Boys' Choir
Conductor:
Adriana Blagoeva
Program:
Petko Staynov, Tekeliev, Filip Pavlov,
Milko Kolarov, Liondev, Svetozar Rusinov,
Yacob Arcadelt, Saint-Saens, Andrew Lloyd Webber,
Manuel Moreno Penella, David Eddleman
Presentation of a CD album
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Thursday
19:00
Bulgaria Chamber Hall
"La Belle Epoque de la harpe III"
Suzanna Klintcharova - harp
With the participation of
Georgi Valchev - violin
Program:
Marcel Turnie, Saint-Sa?ns,
Alphonse Hasselmans, Philippe Hersant
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Friday, 19:00
Bulgaria Chamber Hall
With the kind assistance of
the Embassy of Israel in Sofia
My Soul Adores Your Song
Shiri Hershkoviz - soprano (Israel)
Tomina Parvanova - harp
Atanas Krastev - violoncello
Mila Pavlova - flute
Program:
Purcell, Debussy, Delib, Ravel,
William Meyer, Lubomir Pipkov
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Friday
19:00
Central Army Club Hall
110 years of the birth of Marin Goleminov
Goleminov String Quartet
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Saturday
19:00
Bulgaria Chamber Hall
50 years Anniversary
Polyphonia Chamber Choir
Conductor:
Ludmila Gerova
Program:
Marco Ingegneri, Yacobus Gallus, Orlando di Lasso,
Salomone Rosi, Monteverdi, H?ndel, Schumann,
Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Reimon Late,
Tormis, Todor Popov, Ivelin Dimitrov
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Sunday
11:00
Matinee
Concert Hall
of National Academy of Music
Prof. Pancho Vladigerov
Muse and Fashion
Agnes Dankova - piano
Program:
Works by Nikolai Medtner
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Monday
19:30
Bulgaria Hall
New Symphony Orchestra
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Soloist: Georgi Valchev - violin
Conductor:
Petko Dimitrov
Program:
Sibelius, Rachmaninov
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Tuesday
19:00
St. Alexander Nevsky Crypt Museum
To Thee We Sing
Philip Koutev National Ensemble
of Folk Songs and Dances Choir
Conductor:
Georgi Genov
Program:
Songs by Dobri Hristov, Petar Dinev,
Kyurkchiysky, Tapkov, Yordan Goshev,
Philip Koutev, Georgi Genov, Ivan Spassov
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Tuesday
19:00
Bulgaria Chamber Hall
Keep the Flash
Jeta Citaku - soprano (Kosova)
Melos Buza - piano (Kosova)
Program:
Bellini, Bizet, Brahms, Verdi,
Gounod, Catalani, Mozart, Schubert
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Wednesday
19:00
Bulgaria Chamber Hall
Palette for Two
Piano duo
Antonia Yordanova & Ivan Kyurkchiev
Program:
Mozart, Max Reger, Debussy, Stravinsky
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Wednesday
19:00
National Palace of Culture, Hall 1
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
BNR Symphony Orchestra
Svetoslav Obretenov National Philharmonic Choir
BNR Mixed Choir, Children's Philharmonic Choir
BNR Children's Choir
Conductor:
Emil Tabakov
Program:
Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 8
PARALLEL PROGRAM
Friday
19:00
Bulgaria Chamber Hall
Eremira Citaku - flute (Kosova)
Tatyana Bojko - piano
Program:
Carl Reinecke, Cesar Franck, Debussy, Poulenc
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Monday
19:00
Hall of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
The Harp as source of inspiration
Concert of students
of the master class of
Prof. Suzanna Klintcharova
Program:
Harp masterpieces of European composers of XVI-XXI century
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Friday
19:00
Concert Hall
of National Academy of Music
Prof. Pancho Vladigerov
Trombonanza
Trombone Ensemble of Guildhall School of Music
with the participation of Bulgarian trombonists
Conductor:
Simon Wills
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Thursday - Saturday
Sofia Tech Park
"Music in Physics, Physics in Music"
Joint project with
European Organization for Nuclear Research CERN - Switzerland
St. Kliment Ohridski Sofia University
National Academy of Music Prof. Pancho Vladigerov
Sofia Science Festival
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Thursday
19:00
Sofia National Opera and Ballet
Giacomo Puccini - Turandot
Conductor:
Marco Zambelli
Staging:
State Opera - Rousse
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Friday
19:00
Sofia National Opera and Ballet
Parashkev Hadjiev - A Madcap
Conductor:
Dimitar Kosev
Staging:
State Opera - Rousse
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Tuesday
19:00
Aula of St. Kliment Ohridski Sofia University
85 years Anniversary Angel Manolov Academic choir
Conductor:
Darena Popova
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Monday
19:30
Bulgaria Hall
Travelling Heroes
Pioneer Youth Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor:
Lubomir Denev jr.
Program:
Vladigerov, Vesselin Stoyanov,
Kyurkchiysky, Rossini, Lubomir Denev,
Roumen Boyadjieff jr., Bela Bartok
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Monday
10:00 - 13:00
Lubomir Pipkov National Music School Hall
Alfred Binner First National Music Competition 2018
Awards:
two master violins made by the luthier Alfred Binner
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Monday
17:30
Bulgaria Chamber Hall
Presentation of the book
The composer Simo Lazarov's world of electronic music
by Dr. Rossitza Becheva
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Tuesday
20:30
National Academy of Music
Prof. Pancho Vladigerov
Presentation of a CD album with recordings of
Seattle Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Ricardo Averbach
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Friday
13:00 - 19:00
National Academy of Music
Prof. Pancho Vladigerov
International conference
Music education management and innovations
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Friday
18:00
Bulgarian National Radio, Studio 2
25 years of the death of Elena Nicolai
Golden archive recordings:
Elena Nicolai sings Bulgarian folk songs
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Saturday
19:00
Bulgaria Hall
Meeting - conversation with Dobrinka Tabakova and soloists
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Weekend
18:00
New Bulgarian University
Young Scientists' Forum for Music and Dance
13th Scientific Conference of
PhD and Postdoctoral candidates
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Monday
17:45
National Academy of Music
Prof. Pancho Vladigerov
Creative meeting-conversation with the
Wind Quintet at Zhejiang Conservatory of Music
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Saturday
20:30
Bulgaria Chamber Hall
Presentation of the book
Ivelin Dimitrov and Polyphonia Chamber Choir
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Friday
19:00
Hall 6, National Palace of Culture
Valentin Peytchinov - bass
Krasimir Taskov and Ganka Nedelcheva - piano
Dmitri Schostakovich - Symphony No. 13,
arranged by Viktor Derevyanko
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Master classes and seminars:
Valentin Peytchinov - vocal performance
Theodosii Spassov - improvisation
Stefan Dragostinov - composition
Ludmil Angelov - piano
