European Music Festival 2016 – PROGRAM
EUROPEAN MUSIC FESTIVAL 2016
PROGRAM
28 March 2016, Monday, Bulgaria Concert Hall, 7:30PM
WORLD VIOLIN VIRTUOSOS: SHLOMO MINTZ
Opening Gala of the European Music Festival 2016 – Sofia
CLASSIC FM RADIO ORCHESTRA
Soloists: Martin Zayranov, Violin – 2015 Young Virtuosi
Competition Prizewinner and Cantus Firmus Special Award Recipient
Ludmil Nenchev, Violin – Concertmaster of the Classic FM Radio Orchestra
J. S. Bach Violin Concertos
B Britten: Simple Symphony, Op. 4
P. I. Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings
6 April 2016, Wednesday, Sofia University “St Kliment Ohridski”
New Conference Hall, 11AM
DISCUSSION “Management Deficits in the Field of Culture”
Presented in association with the Public Administration Department at the
Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” School of Philosophy
13 April 2016, Wednesday, Sofia, Sofia Live Club, 8PM
In collaboration with the Italian Institute of Culture in Sofia
Sofia Jazz Peak Festival Visits the European Music Festival
BACH INTO MYSELF
LUCA CIARLA (Italy)
Violin & Electronics
17 April 2016, Sunday, Sofia, National Art Gallery, 11:30АМ
DEDICATIONS
A concert dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the VASSIL ARNAOUDOV SOFIA CHAMBER CHOIR
Conductor: Prof. THEODORA PAVLOVITCH
Assistant Conductor: Galina Lukanova
Vocal Coach: Dobroslava Ivanova
A multimedia presentation of the choir history – from its inception through the present day
Program to include works dedicated to the choir by composers Lyubomir Pipkov, Konstantin Iliev, Ivan Spasov, Alexander Tanev, Alexander Tekeliev, Milko Kolarov, and Georgi Arnaudov
20 April 2016, Wednesday, Sofia, Bulgaria Concert Hall, 7:30PM
CLASSICAL MUSIC TODAY
Soloist: INA KANCHEVA, Soprano
SOFIA BOYS CHOIR with conductor ADRIANA BLAGOEVA
CLASSIC FM RADIO ORCHESTRA
Conductor: GEORGI DIMITROV
Program: J. Haydn, W. A. Mozart, L.W. Beethoven
23 April 2016, Saturday, Sofia, Pancho Vladigerov National Academy
of Music Concert Hall, 6PM
In collaboration with the Pancho Vladigerov National Academy of Music
NAMES FROM THE FUTURE
Soloists: Christo Neychev, Giulio Bosetti, Petar Stoyanov,
Blagovesta Angelova, Boryana Kraleva, Violin, Mike Peru, Violin, Evelina Mihova, Alex Atanasov, Davor Lanchar
“PANCHO VLADIGERIOV” NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC STRING ORCHESTRA
Conductor: RAYCHO CHRISTOV
13 May 2016, Friday, Sofia, National Palace of Culture, Hall 1, 8PM
WORLD VIOLIN VIRTUOSOS: JOSHUA BELL
CLASSIC FM RADIO ORCHESTRA
Conductor: MAXIM ESHKENAZY
Program: M. Bruch: Violin Concerto
Jules Massenet: Meditation from Thaïs
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Overture “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
W. A. Mozart: Symphony No. 40
19 May 2016, Thursday, Sofia, National School of Music Concert Hall, 11:00AM
GOLDEN QUILL Awards Ceremony
On the occasion of May 24th, Classic FM Radio and Makta Gallery award 24 outstanding Bulgarian musicians, performers, writers and artists
19 May 2016, Thursday, Sofia, Sofia University Ceremony Hall, 19:00
In collaboration with the Bulgarian Bach Society Foundation
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685–1750)
MASS IN B MINOR (H-MOLL-MESSE), BWV 23
Soloists: GIRGINA GIRGINOVA, Soprano
OLGA MICHAYLOVA-DINOVA, Mezzo-soprano
VIRGIL HARTINGER, Tenor (Austria)
PLAMEN BEYKOV, Bass
Baroque Festival Orchestra and Choir
Conductor: YOSSIF GUERDJIKOV
26 May 2016, Thursday, Sofia, Bulgaria Concert Hall, 7:30PM
THE WORLD OF ARGENTINIAN MUSIC
Official CD Release of the chamber duo
VESKO PANTELEEV-ESCHKENAZY, Violin
LUDMIL ANGELOV, Piano
Works by Piazzolla, Gardel and other composers
24, 25, 26 May 2016, Sofia,
Hall in Pancho Vladigerov museum, Yakubitsa St. No. 10
In collaboration with the Pancho Vladigerov museum
Master-class by SVETLIN ROUSEV, Violin
27 May 2016, Friday, Sofia, Pancho Vladigerov museum, Yakubitsa St. 10, 6PM
In collaboration with the Pancho Vladigerov museum
A closing gala concert of the master-class students of SVETLIN ROUSEV, Violin
8 June 2016, Wednesday, Sofia, Sofia Livе Club, 8PM
Sofia Jazz Peak Festival Visits the European Music Festival
ART SKETCHES
ANGEL ZABERSKY JAZZ QUARTET
MICHAIL YOSSIFOV, Trumpet
ANGEL ZABERSKY, Piano
STOYAN YANKULOV, Percussion
BORIS TASLEV, Bass