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52nd INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
SOFIA MUSIC WEEKS
May 22 – July 1, 2021
The festival is organized under the patronage of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria
Mr. Rumen Radev
The festival is part of the Calendar of cultural events of Sofia Municipality for 2021
The festival is a recipient of Europe for festivals, festivals for Europe quality label of the European Festival Association
Co–organizers:
Sofia Municipality, Ministry of Culture, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Media partners:
BNT, BNR, TV1, bTV Radio group
Korean school of composers in focus: Geon–Yong Lее, Hyukjin Shin, Jeong Yang Park, Soo Jeung Lее, Soungwon Bahk
Ensemble in focus: String Quartet
Artist in focus: Plamena Mangova – 30 years on stage
Genre in focus: Chamber music
Instrument in focus: Flute
Country in focus: Austria
Anniversaries: Petko Staynov – 125 years, 100 years of the founding of Prof. Pancho Vladigerov National Music Academy, Lili Atanasova – 100 years, Astor Piazzolla – 100 years, Emil Karamanov – 100 years, Camille Saint-Saëns – 100 years of his death, Georgi Kostov – 80 years, Alexander Shurbanov – 80 years, Mihail Pekov – 80 years, Velislav Zaimov – 70 years, Rostislav Yovchev – 60 years.
Program
May 22 (Saturday) 19.00 – Bulgaria Hall – Festival Opening celebrating 100th
anniversary of the founding of Prof. Pancho Vladigerov National Academy of Music. Concert of the Academy ensembles.
May 23 (Sunday) 19.00 – Sofia Opera and Ballet – Premiere performance of the St. St. Cyril and Methodius opera-oratorio by Zhivka Klinkova. Directed by Vera Petrova and conducted by Igor Bogdanov.
May 25 (Tuesday) 19.00 – Bulgaria Hall – Sinfonietta Vidin with soloist Fidosi Kerchev – piano, conducted by Georgi Patrikov. Program: Dobri Hristov, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky
May 25 (Tuesday), 19.00 – Bulgaria Chamber Hall – Trio SMS – Severin Neubauer – saxophone, Maxim Tsekov – violin, Severin Hechwartner – vibraphone. Presentation of the CD album Take it East. Program: Friedrich Gulda, Bartok, Alexander Vladigerov Jr. and others.
May 25 (Tuesday), 19.00 – BIAD Hall – Premiere performances of chamber works by Prof. Velislav Zaimov, marking 70th anniversary of his birth
May 26 (Wednesday), 19.00 – Bulgaria Chamber Hall – Rostislav Yovchev and Friends with the participation of Angel Stankov and Lidia Radionova–Kantardzhieva – violins, Elena Mehandzhiyska – soprano, Magdalena Dalcheva – cello. Program: J. S. Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Faure, Tchaikovsky, Henri Duparc, Debussy
May 27 (Thursday), 19.00 – Bulgaria Hall – “Songs - Games” – Svetoslav Obretenov National Philharmonic Choir conducted by Slavil Dimitrov. Program: Schutz, Monteverdi, Glinka, Dobri Hristov, Petko Staynov and others.
May 28 (Friday), 19.00 – Bulgaria Chamber Hall – Philharmonic String Quartet and Victoria Vassilenko – piano. Program: Mendelssohn, Schumann
May 29 (Saturday), 19.00 – Bulgaria Chamber Hall – Piano recital by Evelyne Berezovsky. Program: Schumann, Grieg, Ravel
May 29 (Saturday), 19.00 – Central Military Club – Goleminov String Quartet and Milena Mollova – piano. Program: Lyubomir Pipkov, César Franck
May 30 (Sunday) 12.00 Matinee – Bulgaria Chamber Hall – Orpheus Chamber Orchestra at the Palace of Culture – Pernik with soloists Lili Milcheva – violin and Viktor Teodosiev – horn, conductor Raycho Hristov. Program: Mozart
May 30 (Sunday), 19.00 – Bulgaria Hall – Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra with soloists Alexander Krapovski – violin, Simon Trpcheski – piano, Alexander Somov – cello and Boris Belkin – violin. Conductor Nayden Todorov. Program: Beethoven, Bruch
May 31 (Monday), 19.00 – Polish Cultural Institute – Concert dedicated to the 230th
anniversary of the first European democratic constitution. Songs by Szymanowski and Chopin performed by Marcho Apostolov – tenor, Radost Pavlova – soprano, Krasena Velkova – mezzo–soprano and Elena Karaliyska – piano
June 1 (Tuesday), 19.00 – Bulgaria Hall – Kids – concert-play performed by Quarto Quartet with music by Shostakovich and Charlie Chaplin, with the participation of Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra and Vaya Dance Studio ballet. Choreographer – Vanya Roshkova, host – Desislava Kasabova
June 2 (Wednesday), 19.00 – Bulgaria Chamber Hall – Schumann Family and Friends – piano recital by Zheni Zaharieva. Program: Clara Schumann, Robert Schumann, Chopin, Brahms
June 3 (Thursday), 19.00 – Bulgaria Hall – Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra with soloist Svetlin Rusev – violin and conductor Sasha Mäkilä. Program: Saint-Saëns, Bizet
June 4 (Friday), 19.00 – Bulgaria Chamber Hall – Sofia String Quartet. Program: Haydn, Bartok
June 5 (Saturday), 12.00 Matinee – Bulgaria Chamber Hall – Luisa Sello, Marina De Palma and Mirna Mlikota–Dizdarević – flute, Nona Krincheva – piano. Program: Mendelssohn, J. S. Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Debussy, Luciano Berio, Friedrich Kuhlau
June 5 (Saturday), 19.00 – Bulgaria Chamber Hall – Tritonus Guitar Trio – jointly with the Hungarian Cultural Institute. Program: Albeniz, Ferenc Farkas, Bartok, Pancrace Royer, Hindemith, Kodály, Tamas Yozha
June 6 (Sunday), 19.00 – Bulgaria Hall – Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra with soloist Lyudmil Angelov – piano and conductor Nayden Todorov. Program: Gershwin
June 7 (Monday), 19.00 – Oborishte 5 Hall – Trio Ardenza. Program: Beethoven, Gheorghi Arnaoudov
June 7 (Monday), 19.00 – Bulgaria Chamber Hall – Zornitsa Ilarionova – violin and Maria-Elena Sredeva – piano. Presentation of the CD album Le Cadeau featuring French music
June 8 (Tuesday), 19.00 – Bulgaria Hall – Shoulder to Shoulder – Pioneer Youth Philharmonic Orchestra and Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra with soloist Daniela Iolkicheva – harp and conductor Lyubomir Denev Jr. Program: Reinhold Glière, César Franck
June 8 (Tuesday), 19.00 – BIAD Hall – Concert of Atanas Karafezliev – trombone and Anelia Gospodinova – piano. Program: Hermann Ambrosius, Hindemith, Vasil Kazandjiev, Filip Pavlov
June 9 (Wednesday), 19.00 – Bulgaria Chamber Hall – Debut concert of Pipkov String Quartet. Program: Villa Lobos, Alberto Ginastera, Lyubomir Pipkov
June 10 (Thursday), 19.00 – Bulgaria Hall – Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra with soloists Tedi Papavrami – violin and Abisal Gergiev – piano, conductor Zaurbek Gugkaev. Program: Saint-Saëns, Scriabin, Tchaikovsky
June 11 (Friday), 19.00 – Bulgaria Chamber Hall – Musical-poetic parallels: Bulgaria and France with Bozhidar Bratoev – violin and Valentina Gyuleva – piano
June 12 (Saturday), 19.00 – Bulgaria Chamber Hall – Young Musicians’ Stage
– Piano recital by Mario Bobotsov. Program: Beethoven, Scriabin, Rachmaninoff
June 13 (Sunday), 19.00 – Bulgaria Hall – Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra with soloist Midori – violin and conductor Nayden Todorov. Program: Prokofiev, Sebastian Skelly
June 14 (Monday), 19.00 – Bulgaria Chamber Hall – Flight Over The Korean Night –music by contemporary Korean composers performed by Negina Stoyanova – violin, Kristian Kaloyanov – clarinet, Teodora Atanasova – cello, Margarita Ilieva and Alexander Lialios – piano
June 15 (Tuesday), 19.00 – Bulgaria Hall – “Songs-Dances” – Svetoslav Obretenov National Philharmonic Choir conducted by Slavil Dimitrov. Program: Grieg, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Alexander Tanev, Georgi Kostov and others.
June 15 (Tuesday), 19.00 – BIAD Hall – Yana Mihailova – flute and Elena Dikova – piano. Program: K.F.E. Bach, Schubert, Prokofiev
June 16 (Wednesday), 19.00 – Bulgaria Chamber Hall – The Road to New Music – Rosen Idealov – clarinet, Yordan Dimitrov – violin, Georgita Boyadzhieva – cello, Alexander Vasilenko – piano. Program: Charles Ives, Walter Rabl, Webern, Hindemith
June 17 (Thursday), 19.00 – Bulgaria Hall – Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra with soloists Maximilian von Lutgendorf – tenor and Thomas Weinhappel – baritone, conductor Georgi Dimitrov. Program: Mahler
June 19 (Saturday), 19.00 – Bulgaria Hall – Meeting of Generations – Sinfonietta Vratza with soloists Galina Koycheva – violin, Nadejda Tzanova – piano and Boris Petrov – saxophone, conductor Hristo Pavlov. In the program: Angel Zaberski Jr., Mihail Pekov, Plamen Djouroff, Rumen Boyadzhiev Jr., Filip Pavlov
June 19 (Saturday), 18.00 – Concert Hall Prof. Pancho Vladigerov National Music Academy – PhD students from the Music Academy perform European composers: Martin Saveliev and Martin Iliev – clarinet, Mila Mihova – soprano, Sara Panosyan – violin, Maria Vasileva – cello, Bogdan Ivanov and Simeon Zlatkov – piano, Kalin Panayotov and Konstantin Kozhuharov – oboe, Sabina Yordanova – bassoon. Piano accompaniment by Ognyana Sokolova, Bogdan Stanev, Svetozara Toneva and Vasilena Atanasova. Program: Mendelssohn, Serge Koussevitzky, Verdi, Josef Suk, Britten, Poulenc
June 20 (Sunday), 19.00 – Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” – Romeo and Juliet – the eternal romance of Verona – musical theatre performance marking 80th anniversary of the birth of Prof. Alexander Shurbanov. Starring Lea Deshkova and Yasen Kadiev with the participation of Pilekadone Quintet
June 20 (Sunday), 18.00 – Concert Hall of Prof. Pancho Vladigerov National Music Academy – PhD students from the Music Academy perform Bulgarian composers: Valchan Valchanov – oboe, Daniela Statkova – bassoon, Simeon Zlatkov – piano. Piano accompaniment – Svetozara Toneva. Program: Marin Valchanov, Pancho Vladigerov, Vasil Kazandjiev, Lyubomir Pipkov
June 21 (Monday), 19.00 – Bulgaria Hall – Sofia Soloists Chamber Ensemble and the male choir of Svetoslav Obretenov National Philharmonic Choir conducted by Slavil Dimitrov, soloists Tsvetana Bandalovska – soprano and Biser Georgiev – baritone, conductor Plamen Djurov. Program: Marin Goleminov, Shostakovich
June 22 (Tuesday), 19.00 – BIAD Hall – Piano recital by Todor Petrov. Program: Beethoven
June 22 (Tuesday), 19.00 – Bulgaria Chamber Hall – Concert dedicated to the National Day of Luxembourg performed by Maria Miteva – flute and Evgenia Radoslavova – piano with the participation of Miroslav Dimov – percussion. Program: composers from Bulgaria and Luxembourg – Ivan Boumans, Alexander Müllenbach, Albena Petrovic-Vratchanska, Gheorghi Arnaoudov, Georgi Zlatev–Cherkin, Tsveta Dimitrova, Milcho Leviev, Dimitar Bodurov, Camille Kerger
June 23 (Wednesday), 19.00 – Bulgaria Chamber Hall – Per aspera ad astra – 10 years of master classes and concerts titled The Harp – a source of inspiration under the direction of Suzanna Klintcharova. Presentation of the CD album Milestones
June 23 (Wednesday), 20.00 – Bulgaria Hall – Piano recital by Plamena Mangova. Program: Albena Petrovic-Vratchanska, Debussy, Ravel, de Falla
June 24 (Thursday), 19.00 – Bulgaria Hall – Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra perform music by Astor Piazzolla conducted by Sascha Goetzel
June 25 (Friday), 19.00 – Bulgaria Chamber Hall – “The silence between us” – vocal recital of Tereza Brakalova – mezzo-soprano and Nikolay Motsov – tenor. Piano accompaniment by Zornitsa Getova. Program: Albena Petrovic-Vratchanska, Kurt Weill
June 26 (Saturday), 12.00 Matinee – Bulgaria Chamber Hall – Piano recital by Gergana Nestorova. Program: Scriabin, Schoenberg, Gubaidulina, Vasil Kazandjiev, Julia Tsenova
June 27 (Sunday), 12.00 Matinee – Bulgaria Chamber Hall – For Many Years to Come – concert marking 55 years from the founding of Vasil Arnaudov Sofia Chamber Choir with the participation of choristers from the past years of the choir. Presentation of the book Sofia Chamber Choir – creative chronicle by Prof. Dr. Theodora Pavlovich
June 27 (Sunday), 19.00, Bulgaria Hall – Piano recital by Ludmil Angelov. Program: Polish pianists-composers
June 28 (Monday), 18.00 – Bulgaria Chamber Hall – Concert of Vassilena Serafimova – marimba and Thomas Enhco – piano and a presentation of the CD album Bach Mirror
June 28 (Monday), 19.00 – Bulgaria Hall – Varna Philharmonic Orchestra with soloist Ivaylo Vasilev – piano and conductor Pavel Baleff. Program: Beethoven, Ravel, Andrey Petrov
June 29 (Tuesday), 19.00 – Bulgaria Chamber Hall – Danube Impressions performed by Vienna Duo – flute and guitar. Program: Schubert, Johan K. Merz, Desislava Dobreva, Bartok, Atanas Urkuzunov
June 29 (Tuesday), 19.00 – BIAD Hall – Piano recital of Atanas Kurtev with works by Chopin
June 30 (Wednesday), 19.00 – Bulgaria Chamber Hall – Concert with works by Harry Crowl (Brazil) with the participation of Atanas Krastev – cello, Evgeni Nikolov – violin, Galina Apostolova, Ivan Kerekovski, Joana Georgieva, Simon Pavlov – piano, Rosen Idealov – clarinet
June 30 (Wednesday), 19.30 – Bulgaria Hall – Ruse Philharmonic Orchestra with soloist Ivan Yanakov – piano and conductor Dimitar Kosev. Program: Beethoven
July 1 (Thursday), 19.00 – Bulgaria Hall – Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra with soloist Oleg Meisenberg – piano and conductor Oleg Ptashnikov. Program: Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky
Parallel Program
22 May (Saturday), 18.30 – Bulgaria Concert Complex – Bulgaria’s Musical Memory – Glory and Traditions. Documentary exhibition marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of Prof. Pancho Vladigerov National Academy of Music
27 May (Thursday), 19.00 – Classical Music in the Virtual World – New Challenges – online lecture by Balazs Böröcz, organized jointly with the Hungarian Culture Institute and Ratio
29 May (Saturday), 18.00 – Bulgaria Concert Complex, Music Studio – Presentation of the book Music in the Bulgarian School in the End of the XIX and the Beginning of the XX Century by Rositsa Draganova (Institute for Art Studies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences). Presentation of a publication by the National Academy of Music Thoughts. Concert for Violin, Piano and a Large Orchestra by Petar Hristoskov with two CDs
31 May (Monday), 18.00 – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences – Presentation of the book My Wagner by Acad. Plamen Kartalov
10 June – 15 August – National Art Gallery, Kvadrat 500 – Exhibition by Yasen Panov: In-Image-Revealed Musical Stories, Graphics from the Book by Iliya Gramatikov “Georgi Arnaudov’s Concertos: Surrealistic Reinterpretations of Music History”
8 June (Tuesday), 18.00 – Bulgaria Concert Complex, Music Studio – Presentation of the book Bulgarian Women. Portraits of 100 Remarkable Women by Galina Ivanova
9 – 10 June – Prof. Pancho Vladigerov National Academy of Music, Building 2 – Harp master class by Daniela Iolkicheva
14 June (Monday), 19.00 – Bulgarian National Radio, Studio 1 – Evening marking the 100th anniversary of the conductor Emil Karamanov’s birth featuring Rostislav Yovchev, Emil-George Atanasov, Miroslav Raychev, Plamen Maslev, Yuliana Manolova, Anzhelina Karamanova, Yanina Bogdanova, Pavel Gerdzhikov, Ventsislav Nikolov, Nina Sokolova, etc.
18 – 20 June – New Bulgarian University – V Scientific Forum for Arts with international participation and XVI Youth Scientific Forum for Music and Dance
20 June (Sunday), 12.00 – Opening of Ardenza Art Center and Chamber Hall in German village with a concert performed by Galina Koycheva - violin and Daniela Dikova - piano. Presentation of applied arts exhibition with parallels between Vasil Stoilov/Vasil Stoev, etc.
23 June (Wednesday), 17.00 – Prof. Pancho Vladigerov National Academy of Music Lecture Trends in the XXI-Century Opera by Albena Petrovic-Vratchanska
23 June (Wednesday), 18.30 – Bulgaria Concert Complex, Music Studio – Evening marking the 100th anniversary of Prof. Lily Atanasova’s birth
24 June (Thursday), 19.00 – Polish Culture Institute – Musical evening with Cyprian Norwid’s poetry featuring Marta Potulska – viola, Milena Mollova – piano and the actor Rusi Chanev
25 June (Friday), 14.00 – Prof. Pancho Vladigerov National Academy of Music – International Conference The Pandemic and the Challenges of Live Performance featuring experts from Bulgaria, France, the United Kingdom, China and other countries
30 June (Wednesday), 18.00 – Prof. Pancho Vladigerov National Academy of Music – Music and Nature in Brazil – Contemplation, Destruction, Survival – online lecture by the Brazilian composer Harry Crowl
10 July (Saturday), 19.00 – Bulgaria Chamber Hall – Final concert of the piano master class by Lyudmil Angelov
June – July – Public Community Center “Bratya Miladinovi – 1917” – Vocal master class by Valentin Peychinov
Official webpages of the Festival:
http://sofiaweeks.com/
https://www.facebook.com/sofiamusicweeks/
Tickets can be purchased at Bulgaria Hall box office, as well as at Eventim.bg, ePay-GO, EasyPay, Bilet.bg and their partners. Concession is available for students and seniors.