PROGRAM
48th International Festival
"Sofia Music Weeks"
22 May - 10 June 2017 г.
Under the patronage
of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria
Mr. Rumen Radev
Co-organizers:
Ministry of Culture
Sofia Municipality
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Media partners:
BNT, BNR, TV1, Classic FM
The festival
is the winner of the label for quality
"Europe for the festivals, festivals for Europe"
2017-2018
of
the European Festivals Association
---
Monday
19.30
o'clock
Bulgaria Hall
opening concert
Mariinsky Theatre
forum
"Bulgaria-Russia"
present
Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra
in St. Petersburg
Conductor:
Valery Gergiev (Russia)
In the program:
Prokofiev, Debussy, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky
The concert is being performed
with the help of Mr. Mikhail Pandoursky
---
Tuesday
19.00
o'clock
Bulgaria Hall
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor:
Jaime Martin (Spain)
Soloist:
Elena Bashkirova - piano
In the program:
Veselin Stoyanov, Beethoven, Dvorak
---
Thursday
19.00
o'clock
Bulgaria Hall
anniversaries
105 years since the birth of Vladi Simeonov
65 years since the founding of Pioneer Youth Philharmonic orchestra
Pioneer Philharmonic Orchestra
Soloist:
Alexander Ivanov
Conductor:
Lubomir Denev jr.
In the program:
Alexander Raichev,
Parashkev Hadzhiev, Dvorak, Holst
---
Thursday
19.00
o'clock
Bulgaria Chamber Hall
Piano recital
of Sergey Redkin (Russia)
In the program:
Weber, Richard Strauss, Rachmaninov
---
Friday
19.00
o'clock
Polish Institute Hall
With
the kind assistance
of the Polish Institute
Marcin Bronikowski - baritone (Poland)
Elitsa Neshevska - soprano
Elena Karaliyska - piano
In the program:
Chopin, Moniuszko, Mieczyslaw Karlowicz,
Dobri Hristov, Georgi Zlatev-Cherkin,
Pancho Vladigerov, Parashkev Hadjiev,
Vera Baeva
---
Saturday
19.00
o'clock
Concert Hall
of Prof. Pancho Vladigerov
National Music Academy
Teodora Atanasova - cello
Ines Simeonova - piano
In the program:
Beethoven, Shostakovich, Stravinsky
---
Monday
19.00
o'clock
Bulgaria Hall
NBU Camerata Orphica Orchestra
Lilia Schulz-Bayrova - cello
Liliana Kehayova - cello
Conductor:
Christian Shultz (Austria)
In the program:
Mozart, Schumann, Gheorghi Arnaoudov
---
Thursday
19.00
o'clock
Bulgarian national radio
First studio
"Romance from Granada to Siberia"
Zara Dimitrova - soprano
Claudia de Natale - piano (Italy)
In the program:
Enrique Granados, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov,
Rimsky-Korsakov, Rossini, Richard Strauss
---
Saturday
19.00
o'clock
Concert Hall
of Prof. Pancho Vladigerov
National Music Academy
Complete cycle
of Prokofiev Piano Sonatas
Performers:
Students from Prof. Borislava Taneva's class
at the National Music Academy
"Prof. Pancho Vladigerov":
Aleksandra Dicheva
Mila Mihova
Nikolay Jeliazkov
Georgi Boykin
with the participation
of Lili Bogdanova
---
Sunday
19.00
o'clock
Bulgaria Chamber Hall
Boris Brovtsyn - violin
Pavel Zlatarov - violin
Alexander Buzlov - cello
Milena Zlatarova - viola
Plamena Mangova - piano
In the program:
Haydn, Brahms, Bartok
---
Thursday
19.00
o'clock
Bulgaria Chamber Hall
anniversaries
40 years on stage
Piano duo Anastas and Dora Slavchev
In the program:
Dvorak, Schubert, Atanas Atanassov,
Philip Pavlov, Yordan Goshev,
Alexander Yossifov
---
Thursday
19.00
o'clock
Concert Hall
of Prof. Pancho Vladigerov
National Music Academy
Complete cycle
of Prokofiev Piano Sonatas
Performers:
Students from Prof. Borislava Taneva's class
at the National Music Academy
"Prof. Pancho Vladigerov":
Angel Nikolov
Ines Simeonova
Sava Vutov
Simeon Zlatkov
---
Friday
19.00
o'clock
Bulgarian national radio
Studio 1
"La Folie Slave"
Cyril Garak - violin (France)
Maria Martinova - piano
In the program:
Prokofiev, Pancho Vladigerov,
Miroslav Danev, Shostakovich-Tsyganov,
Prokofiev-Heifetz, Lyubomir Denev
---
Sunday
11.00
o'clock
matinee
Bulgaria Chamber Hall
"Double portrait"
Piano Duo
Krasimir Taskov & Romeo Smilkov
With the participation of
Lubomir Nikov - violoncello
In the program:
Mozart, Mendelssohn, Schumann,
Dimitar Nenov, Pancho Vladigerov,
Nikolay Stoikov, Krasimir Taskov
---
Sunday
19.00
o'clock
Concert Hall
of Prof. Pancho Vladigerov
National Music Academy
"The Unknown Dimitar Nenov"
Ivana Albrecht - soprano
Mariana Pashalieva - soprano
Margarita Ilieva - soprano
Rostislav Yovchev - piano
---
Tuesday
19.00
o'clock
Bulgaria Chamber Hall
Diliana Momchilova - violoncello
Jenny Zaharieva - piano
In the program:
Beethoven, Debussy, Shostakovich
---
Wednesday
19.00
o'clock
Bulgaria Hall
Sofia Soloists
Chamber Orchestra
Soloists:
Stoimen Peev - violin and viola
Alexander Somov - violoncello
Conductor:
Plamen Djouroff
In the program:
Rossini, Boccherini, Giya Kancheli, Schubert
---
Thursday
19.00
o'clock
Bulgaria Chamber Hall
Desislava Cholakova - violin
Martina Shukan - violoncello (Switzerland)
Sylviane Deferne - piano (Switzerland)
In the program:
Chopin and Arensky
---
Monday
19.00
o'clock
Bulgaria Chamber Hall
Chamber choir "Polyphonia"
Anna Karalasheva - Violet to Gambay
In the program:
Orlando di Lasso, Monteverdi,
Handel, Tchaikovsky, Kodaly,
Tormis, Petr Eben, Todor Popov,
Veselin Stoianov, Ivelin Dimitrov
---
Wednesday
19.00
o'clock
Bulgarian national radio
Studio 1
anniversaries
Gheorghi Arnaoudov at 60
Ardenza Trio
Mila Mihova - soprano
Filip Filipov - violin
Stefania Yankova - viola
---
Friday
19.00
o'clock
Bulgaria Chamber Hall
Trio Ars Nova Lux (Luxembourg)
Luisa Partridge-Mauro - mezzo-soprano
Maria Miteva - flute
Kae Shiraki - piano
In the program:
Erik Satie, Jules Massenet, Helen Buchholtz,
Albena Petrovic-Vratchanska, Ravel,
Claude Lenners, Lou Koster, Georgi Zlatev-Cherkin,
Pierre Weber, Edmond Lentz, Astor Piazzolla
---
Sunday
19.00
o'clock
Bulgaria Chamber Hall
anniversaries
150th Anniversary
of Canadian Confederation
Canada in Sound & Colour
Multimedia Project
Piano Duo Yarilo (Canada)
Jane Hayes - piano
Anna Levy - piano
In the program:
Michael Conway Baker,
Patrick Cardy, Anne Southam,
Alexina Louie, John Burke, Roger Matton
---
Monday
19.00
o'clock
Bulgaria Chamber Hall
Svetlina Stoyanova - mezzo soprano
Mario Angelov - piano
With the participation
of the Children's Radio Choir
of Bulgarian National Radio
Conductor:
Venecia Karamanova
In the program:
Rossini, Mahler, Tchaikovsky, Handel,
Manuel de Falla, Mozart, Poulenc,
Glinka, Bizet, Lyubomir Pipkov
---
Wednesday
19.00
o'clock
Bulgaria Chamber Hall
Evgeni Bozhanov - piano
Sofia String Quartet
In the program:
Cesar Franck and Dvorak
---
Thursday
19.00
o'clock
Concert Hall
of Prof. Pancho Vladigerov
National Music Academy
Lilia Boyadjieva - piano
In the program:
Johann Sebastian Bach - Goldberg variations
---
Friday
19.00
o'clock
Concert Hall
of Prof. Pancho Vladigerov
National Music Academy
Joanna Ruseva - violin
Alexander Lialios - piano
In the program:
Beethoven, Rautavaara, Ysaye, Saint-Saens
---
Saturday
19.00
o'clock
Bulgaria Chamber Hall
Desislava Bobrina - piano (Russia)
In the program:
Schumann, Ravel, Rachmaninov
---
Sunday
16.00
o'clock
Canceled !
Bulgaria Chamber Hall
Lora Tchekoratova - piano
Georgy Valtchev - violin
In the program:
Mozart, Brahms, Dobrinka Tabakova,
Henry Cowell, Paul Schoenfield
---
Monday
19.00
o'clock
Bulgaria Chamber Hall
Solo recital of
Atanas Krastev - violoncello
With the participation of
August-Alexander Pavlov - violoncello
In the program:
Boccherini, Milcho Leviev, Emil Tabakov,
Ysaye, Gheorghi Arnaoudov, Petar Christoskov,
Ligeti, Gaspar Cassado
---
Saturday
19.00
o'clock
Bulgaria Chamber Hall
Trio De Soprano (Kosovo)
Jeta Citaku - soprano
Alberta Troni - piano
Eremira Citaku - flute
In the program:
Schubert, Bellini, Ravel, Poulenc,
Debussy, Dafina Zeqiri, Verdi
---
Monday
19.00
o'clock
Bulgaria Hall
closing concert
Whitgift Chamber Orchestra
(Great Britain)
Whitgift Chamber Choir
(Great Britain)
Conductors:
Rosanna Whitfield
Philip Wynter
In the program:
Verdi, Saint-Saens, Schubert, Sibelius
---
---
Parallel
PROGRAM
Monday
19.00
o'clock
Concert Hall
of Prof. Pancho Vladigerov
National Music Academy
Concert in memory of Vasil Genov
Sabine Weyer - piano
In the program:
Albena Petrovic-Vratchanska,
Chopin, Debussy, Beethoven
---
New Bulgarian University
"The Harp - a source of inspiration"
Master class
of Suzanna Klintcharova - harp
---
Saturday
15.00
o'clock
New Bulgarian University
"Harp - a source of inspiration"
Multimedia concert
Suzanna Klintcharova - harp
---
Sunday
15.00
o'clock
Bulgaria Chamber Hall
Multimedia concert
Suzanna Klintcharova - harp
---
9.30 - 18.30
o'clock
Hall 48
at the Prof. Pancho Vladigerov
National Music Academy
Innovations in the music business
International conference
with the participation of
Prof. Peter Tschmuck (Austria) ,
Dr. Alexander Alexandrov (Austria)
Dr. Milena Krumova
---
New Bulgarian University
Master violin class
of Gerhard Schultz
---
New Bulgarian University
Violoncello master class
of Lilia Shultz-Bairova
---
Concert Hall
of Prof. Pancho Vladigerov
National Music Academy
Piano master class
of Gloria Campaner (Italy)
Concert:
1 June 2017
Thursday
19:00
o'clock
Concert Hall
of Prof. Pancho Vladigerov
National Music Academy
---
Friday
18.00
o'clock
Bulgarian national radio
Studio 1
Presentation of a CD album
with recording of Don Giovanni by Mozart
conducted by
Dobrin Petkov
---
New Bulgarian University
Piano interpretation
and chamber music
master class
of Milena Mollova
---
Sunday
18.00
o'clock
Concert Hall
of Prof. Pancho Vladigerov
National Music Academy
Presentation of a CD album
with works by Dimitar Nenov,
recorded by Ivo Varbanov
---
New Bulgarian University
Piano master class
of Ludmil Angelov
---
Wednesday
17.45
o'clock
Bulgarian national radio
Studio 1
Presentation of CD albums
with works by Gheorghi Arnaoudov
and Simeon Pironkov
---
Saturday
19.00
o'clock
Concert Hall
of Prof. Pancho Vladigerov
National Music Academy
"On the wings of the song"
National meeting and
a concert of boys' choirs
from Sofia, Plovdiv and Varna
---
Thursday
18.00
o'clock
Concert Hall
of Prof. Pancho Vladigerov
National Music Academy
Presentation of a CD album
with recordings of Daniela Shtereva
---
Miladinovi Brothers
Culture Centre
Knyajevo
Vocal master class
of Valentin Peytchinov
---
