Parallel program

     

20 May - 25 May 2013
Monday - Saturday

New Bulgarian University

Workshops of
Prof. Martina Schucan
- violoncello,
Prof. Vladimir Kosyanenko
- viola and
Prof. Philippe Bernold
- flute

     

26 May - 3 June 2013
Sunday - Monday

Pancho Vladigerov
National Music Academy

Vocal master class
of Darina Takova

     

28 May 2013
Tuesday

18.00
Pancho Vladigerov
National Music Academy

Presentation of
scientific researches
released in 2012 at the
National Music Academy

     

30 May 2013
Thursday

Sofia Cultural Calendar
- public discussion 

     

1 June 2013
Saturday

Lubomir Denev -
Alice in Dreamland,
children's musical

Performers:
Students at the
Music Department
of the New
Bulgarian University

     

5 June 2013
Wednesday

16.30
National Palace of Culture,
Hall 9
Concert and exhibition
of the young talents
from ESPA Art School

     

8 June - 9 June 2013
Saturday - Sunday

New Bulgarian University

8th scientific conference
for Ph.D. candidates
Young Scientific Forum
for Music and Dance

     

12 June 2013
Wednesday

The Music and the
Spiritual Nature of Man
- workshop with
Devorina Gamalova

     

12 June 2013
Wednesday

18.00
Bulgaria Concert Complex,
Studio Musica

Film Screening
History in a song -
eighty years Angel Manolov
Academic Choir


     

15-25 June 2013
Saturday - Monday

New Bulgarian University

Piano master class
of Ludmil Angelov

     

18 June 2013
Tuesday

17.30
Bulgaria Concert Complex,
Studio Musica

Presentation of researches by
Elisaveta Valchinova-Chendova,
Cler Levi and
Rumyana Karakostova of the
Institute of Art Studies at the
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

     

23 June 2013
Sunday

National Palace of Culture,
Hall 9 

Presentation of
Viva Verdi!
CD with recordings of
Graciela Valcheva - Fiero
and Venetsiela Naidenova

     

25 June 2013
Tuesday

Bulgaria Concert Complex,
Studio Musica

200th Anniversary
of the birth of G. Verdi
100th Anniversary of
the founding of opera
theater Arena di Verona

Book Presentation of
The Bulgarian Opera Myth
by Ph.D. Magdalena Manolova

Film Screening of Gena -
the voice of Arena di Verona


     

26 юни 2013
Wednesday

Lubomir Pipkov
National Music School

Methodical workshop of
Prof. Stefan Popov - violoncello


     



                                                                                         
44th Sofia Music Weeks International Festival  24 May - 27 June 2013
44-ти Международен фестивал "Софийски музикални седмици"  -  24 Май - 27 Юни 2013 г.
                                                                                         


Special Projects

     

Magister Dixit !

23 May 2013
Thursday

19.00
Sofia Synagogue

Orpheus Academic Orchestra
at the New Bulgarian University
Conductor and solo flutist:
Philippe Bernold

Soloists:
Mario Hossen - violin
Vladimir Kosyanenko - viola
Martina Schucan - violoncello

Program:
Vivaldi, Mozart

     


Magister Dixit !

27 and 28 May 2013
Monday and Tuesday

19.00
Sfumato Theater

Maphorion of Light

Choreographer:
Margarita Gradechlieva

Artistic consultant:
Dr. Tatyana Sokolova

Music collage:
Margarita Gradechlieva

with music by Osvaldo Golijov
and Gheorghi Arnaoudov

Set Designer:
Ass. Prof. Elena Ivanova

Performers:
Rosen Mihailov
and students of the
Theater Department at
New Bulgarian University

     



                                                                                         
Co-organizers:
Media partners:
Main programme

     

Opening

Symphonic inspirations

24 May 2013
Friday

19.00
Bulgaria Hall

BNR Symphony Orchestra and
BNR Mixed Choir

Conductor: Emil Tabakov
Choir conductor: Dragomir Iossifov

Soloists: Mariana Panova - soprano
Andreana Nikolova - mezzo-soprano
Kiril Sharbanov - tenor
Christo Stoinov - bass

     

25 May 2013
Saturday

19.00
National Palace of Culture, Hall 9
Vocal Recital
Alec Avedisyan - baritone
Rujka Charakchieva - piano

Program:
Alexander Tekeliev, Andrey Stoyanov,
Alexander Yosifov, Atanas Atanasov,
Bojidar Petkov, Hugo Wolf,
Schumann, Clara Wieck

     

26 May 2013
Sunday

19.30
Catholic Cathedral of St. Joseph

The concert is part of the British weeks in Bulgaria

Canticum Chamber Choir
Conductor: Mark Forkgen

Program:
J. S. Bach, Heinrich Schutz,
Henry Purcell, Tchaikovsky,
Arvo Part, Dobri Hristov.

     

27 May 2013
Monday

19.00
National Palace of Culture, Hall 9
Vocal Recital
Silvana Pravcheva - soprano
Ivelina Ivancheva - piano

Program:
Wagner, Verdi, Parashkev Hadjiev

     

29 May 2013
Wednesday

19.00
National Palace of Culture, Hall 9

Piano Trio
Natalia Prishepenko - violin
Sebastian Klinger - violoncello
Plamena Mangova - piano

Program:
Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Dvorak

     

30 May 2013
Thursday

19.00
Bulgaria Hall

Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Soloist: Hyunim Yoon - flute (Korea)
Conductor: Ljubka Biagioni

Program:
Dvorak, Jacques Ibert,  Tchaikovsky

     

31 May 2013
Friday

19.00
National Palace of Culture, Hall 9

Trio Vidas (Belgium)
Philippe Ancion - clarinet
Catherine Lebrun - violoncello
Maya Traikova - piano

Program:
Velislav Zaimov, Frederic Debec, Glinka,
Frederic Devrese, Nino Rota

     

"Matinee Moderne "

1 June 2013
Saturday

11.00
National Palace of Culture, Hall 9

Sofia Soloists Chamber Ensemble

Soloists:
Plamena Mangova - piano
Mariana Panova - soprano
Conductor: Plamen Djurov

Program:
Schnittke, Schostakovich, Britten,  Stravinsky

     

Anniversaries

2 June 2013
Sunday

19.00
National Palace of Culture, Hall 9

Johannes Brahms, 180 years of his birth

Atanas Kurtev - piano

     

Young Musician`s Stage

3 June 2013
Monday

19.00
National Palace of Culture, Hall 9

Prize-winners of
Pancho Vladigerov National Competition
for Pianists and Violinists

     

4 June 2013
Tuesday

19.00
National Palace of Culture, Hall 9

La Belle Epoque de la harpe
Andras Adorjan - flute
Ognyan Konstantinov - viola
Suzana Klincharova - harp
Stoimen Peev - violin
Christo Tanev - violoncello

Program:
Debussy, Ravel, Albert Roussel

     

6 June 2013
Friday

19.00
National Palace of Culture, Hall 9

Vocal Recital
Alexandrina Pendatchanska - soprano
Semion Skigin - piano

Program:
Glinka, Rachmaninov, Faure, Ravel

     

7 June 2013
Friday

19.00
National Palace of Culture, Hall 9

Dimov String Quartet

Program:
Webern, Hindemith, Verdi

     

8 June 2013
Saturday

19.00
National Palace of Culture, Hall 9

Dances for two pianos
Piano Duo
Elena Dikova and Ivo Kalchev

Program:
Copland, Barber, Piazzolla,
Iovcho Krushev, Krasimir Taskov

     

9 June 2013
Sunday

17.00
Bulgaria Hall

Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Soloist: Yukiko Okuno - flute (Japan)
Conductor: Wolfgang Seeliger (Germany)

Program:
Mozart, Carl Reinecke

     

10 June 2013
Monday

19.00
National Palace of Culture, Hall 9

Dimitar Burov - violin
Milko Milkov - piano

Program:
J. S. Bach, Beethoven, Cesar Franck

     

11 June 2013
Tuesday

19.00
National Palace of Culture, Hall 9

Eight Strings and Piano
Devorina Gamalova - violin/viola
Krasimir Taskov - piano

Program:
Debussy, Poulenc, Krasimir Taskov, Schostakovich

     

Anniversaries

12 June 2013
Wednesday

19.30
Bulgaria Hall

The concert is under the patronage of the
Vice-President of the Republic of Bulgaria
Mrs. Margarita Popova

80 years Angel Manolov Academic choir
100 years of the birth of the founder of the choir Angel Manolov

Conductor: Darena Popova

Soloists:
Petya Tsoneva - mezzo-soprano,
Krasimir Dinev - tenor,
Petar Petrov - bass

Program:
Mozart, C?sar Franck, Bruckner, Verdi, Bellini,
Bizet, Carl Orf, Dobri Hristov, Alexander Morfov,
Petko Stainov, Krasimir Kyurkchiysky, Filip Pavlov

     

Symphonic inspirations

13 June 2013
Thursday

19.00
Bulgaria Hall

Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Soloist: Stefan Tarara - violin (Germany)
Conductor: Martin Panteleev

Program:
Rachmaninov, Sibelius

     

Young Musician`s Stage

13 June 2013
Thursday

19.00
National Palace of Culture, Hall 9

With the assistance of the
Russian Cultural and Information Centre

Concert of young virtuosos from St. Petersburg
Pavel Milukov - violin
Alexander Ram - violoncello
Anna Odintzova - piano

Program:
Haydn, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Debussy,
Rachmaninov, Paganini, Rostropovich

     

Young Musician`s Stage

14 June 2013
Friday

19.00
National Palace of Culture, Hall 9

Recital
Philippe Ivanov - piano

Program:
Bach-Busoni, Beethoven, Liszt, Prokofiev

     

Anniversaries

15 June 2013
Saturday

19.00
National School of Music
Lyubomir Pipkov Hall

Prof. Angel Stankov at 65

Symphonietta Sofia Orchestra
Conductor: Prof. Angel Stankov

Program:
Vivaldi, Mozart, Wieniawski, Tchaikovsky,
Georgi Zlatev-Cherkin, Sarasate

     

Young Musician`s Stage

16 June 2013
Sunday

19.00
National Palace of Culture, Hall 9

Russian Masterpieces of 20th Century
Evgeny Gеnchev - piano

Program:
Taneev, Prokofiev, Schostakovich, Stravinsky

     

18 June 2013
Tuesday

19.00
National Palace of Culture, Hall 9

Pilekadone Woodwind Quintet

Program:
Darius Milhaud, Hindemith, Bill Holcombe, Denes Agay

     

Anniversaries

18 June 2013
Tuesday

19.00
Bulgaria Hall

45 years Sofia Boys’ Choir

Flying on the wings of the music and youth

Conductor: Adriana Blagoeva

Program:
J. S. Bach, Wagner, P. Chesnokov,
Karl Jenkins, Filip Pavlov,
Mihail Bukureshtliev, Nikolai Kaufman

     

20 June 2013
Thursday

19.00
National Palace of Culture, Hall 9

Richard Strauss - Enoch Arden,
melodrama for narrator and piano
based on the poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Pavlina Dokovska - piano
Valentin Ganev - narrator

Translation and presentation: Alexander Shurbanov

     

Young Musician`s Stage

21 June 2013
Friday

19.00
National Palace of Culture, Hall 9

Recital
Atanas Krastev - violoncello
Evgeni Gеnchev - piano

Program:
Beethoven, Brahms, Prokofiev

     

22 June 2013
Saturday

19.00
National Palace of Culture, Hall 6

The Italians of the 20th Century
Miroslav Hristov - violin
Vladimir Valyarevich - piano

Program:
Ildebrando Pizzetti, Gian Francesco Malipiero,
Luigi Dalapiccola, Respighi, Nino Rota

     

Anniversaries

23 June 2013
Sunday

19.00
National Palace of Culture, Hall 9

Vocal Recital
Viva Verdi!

Graciela Valcheva - Fiero - mezzo-soprano
Venetsiela Naidenova - piano

Program:
Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, Verdi

     

Young Musician`s Stage

24 June 2013
Monday

19.00
National Palace of Culture, Hall 9

Recital
Victoria Vassilenko - piano

Program:
Beethoven, Schubert, Hindemith

     

25 June 2013
Tuesday

19.00
Bulgaria Hall

Jazz Meets Classics

Performers:
Boiko Cvetanov
Stoyan Bonchev
Alex Zografov

Symphonietta orchestra conducted by Alex Zografov

Program :
jazz standards, canzonettas, arias
by Alex Zografov, Rossini, Puccini

     

25 June 2013
Tuesday

19.00
National Palace of Culture, Hall 9

Recital
Stefan Popov - violoncello
Daniela Dikova - piano

Program:
Schubert, Schumann, Cesar Franck

     

Magister Dixit !

26 June 2013
Wednesday

19.00
Bulgaria Hall

Ludmil Angelov and students of his master class

     

27 June 2013
Thursday

Closing

19.00
Ivan Vazov National Theatre

Premiere
Delight and Downfall of the Love

Music and staging: Boiko Bogdanov
Choreographer: Mila Iskrenova
Set Designer: Tsveta Bogdanova

The music is recorded by the
Symphony Orchestra of the Bulgarian National Radio,
conducted by Georgi Dimitrov

Performers: Ballet Arabesque


     



                                                                                         
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