EUROPEAN MUSIC FESTIVAL 2020 – Sofia, Prorgam

EUROPEAN MUSIC FESTIVAL 2020 – Sofia
Twentieth Edition
Part of the 2020 Sofia Municipality Cultural Events Calendar
Co-organized by Bulgarian Ministry of Culture

6 March 2020, Friday Bulgaria Concert Hall, 11:00AM
MOZART and BEETHOVEN
A Children’s concert
Featuring the Sofia Youth Orchestra and Youth Choir from Lubomir Pipkov National School of Music
George Dimitrov, conductor
Katerina Tuparova and Rumen Grigorov, hosts
In Collaboration with the Lubomir Pipkov National School of Music

19 March 2020, Thursday, National Academy of Music, 10-12:30AM
Violin Masterclass by Shlomo Mintz
In collaboration with the Pancho Vladigerov National Academy of Music

25 March 2020, Wednesday, Bulgaria Concert Hall, 7:30PM – Grand Opening
LUDMIL ANGELOV PLAYS CHOPIN
Integral performance of all works for Piano and orchestra by Chopin – First concert
Classic FM Radio Orchestra
Ludmil Angelov, piano
Jakub Chrenowicz, conductor (Poland)
Program: Fr. Chopin – Variations on “Là ci darem la mano” Op. 2; Krakowiak, Op. 14
Piano Concerto in F Minor No.2
In collaboration with the Polish Institute – Sofia

26 March 2020, Thursday, Bulgaria Concert Hall, 7:00PM
VIOLIN VIRTUOSO and CONDUCTOR SHLOMO MINTZ
Sofia Philharmonic
Shlomo Mintz (Violin), conductor and soloist
Program: F. Mendelssohn: The Hebrides Overture
W. A. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major
J. Brahms: Symphony No.4
In collaboration with the
Sofia Philharmonic

8 April 2020, Wednesday, Bulgaria Concert Hall, 7:30PM
MOVIE and CLASSICS, a multimedia concert
Classic FM Radio Orchestra
Soloists: Mila Georgieva, Violin
Georgi Cherkin, piano
Maxim Eshkenazy, conductor
Ivan Yurukov, multimedia
Program: Music by Saint-Saens, Tchaikovsky, Britten, , Piazzolla, Williams, Gardel

9 April 2020, Sofia Live Club, 8:00PM
BARCELONA GIPSY balKan ORCHESTRA (Spain)
Margherita Abita, Vocals (Italy/Spain)
Daniel Carbonell, Clarinet (Spain)
Mattia Schirosa, Accordion (Italy)
Ivan Kovačević, Double bass (Serbia)
Julien Chanal, Guitar (France)
Stelios Togias, Percussions (Greece)
Pere Plana Turu, Violin (Spain)
Program: Traditional Romani, klezmer, Balkan, and Mediterranean music
In collaboration with the Embassy of Spain and Cervantes Institute in Sofia

15 April 2020, Wednesday, Bulgaria Concert Hall, 7:30PM
LUDMIL ANGELOV PLAYS CHOPIN
Integral performance of all works for Piano and orchestra by Chopin – Second concert
Classic FM Radio Orchestra
Ludmil Angelov, piano
Piotr Sulkowski, conductor (Poland)
Program: Chopin – Fantasy on Polish Airs in A major, Andante spianato et
grande polonaise brillante, op. 22; Piano Concerto No. 1
In collaboration with the Polish Institute – Sofia

28 April 2020, National Academy of Music Concert Hall, 7:00PM
IL MATRIMONIO SEGRETO (The Secret Marriage), Comic opera by Domenico Cimarosa
Stage production featuring students from the National Academy of Music
Academic Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: prof. Ivaylo Krinchev
Director: prof. Violeta Gorcheva
In collaboration with the Pancho Vladigerov National Academy of Music

12 May 2020, Tuesday, Bulgaria Concert Hall, 7:30 PM
RICARDO RIBEIRO – A star male fado singer from Portugal
In Collaboration with the Camoes Institute in Sofia

20 May 2020, Wednesday, Sofia Largo Complex, 4:00PM
GOLDEN QUILL Awards ceremony and concert

20 May 2020, Wednesday, Sofia Largo Complex, 6:30PM
DANCING EUROPE – Music and Dance performance
Featuring Zdravets Youth Folk Ensemble, Sredets Folk Ensemble, Masha Ilieva Dance School, Dance Academy, dance formations from the National Palace of Children

27 May 2020, Bulgaria Concert Hall, 7:00PM
CHRLIE CHAPLIN’S SMILE
A multimedia concert
Soloist: Philippe Quint, Violin (USA)
Sofia Philharmonic
Conductor: Maxim Eshkenazy
Music by Chaplin, Debussy, Stravinsky, Gershwin
Featuring Kiera Chaplin
In collaboration with the
Sofia Philharmonic