Dedicated to the signing of the Accession Treaty of Bulgaria to the European Union

20 June 
Art Gallery, 19.30

Symphony Orchestra at the Dobri Hristov National School of Arts

Conductor Milko Kolarov
Soloist Simeon Shterev – flute 

A. Roussel – Sinfonietta
A. Vivaldi – Concerto for flute and string orchestra La notte
French suite – Black Orpheus, Les Parapluies de Cherbourg
Arrangement by Simeon Shterev
E. Grieg – From the music to Peer Gynt by Ibsen

23 June 
Art Gallery, 19.30 

Danaila Deleva
piano 

Works by Schubert, Ravel, D. Nenov

26 June  
Art Gallery, 19.30

Concert dedicated to 130th anniversary of Dobri Hristov 
Featuring laureates of the Third National Performing Competition of works by Bulgarian composers – Varna, 2004

Choir School at the Varna Municipality: Morski Zvutsi Mixed Choir,
Varna Boys’ and Youth Choir, Girls’ Choir
Chief conductor Marin Chonev
Conductors Rositsa Shtereva, Darina Krosneva, Zaharina Nikitasova
Dobri Christov Girls’ Choir School at the Children’s Center and Varna Municipality
Conductors Zaharina Nikitasova and Irеna Taushanova
Co-production of the Festival, Dobri Hristov Foundation and Bulgarian Choral Union

28 June  
Art Gallery

Rosen Idealov - clarinet
Lilyana Getova-Raykova – piano
Recital Great, Romantic... – works by J. Brahms, C. Saint-Saens, St. Dragostinov, A. Berg

29 June  
Drama Theater, 19.30

Symphony Orchestra at the Classic FM Radio

Conductor Martin Panteleev 
Soloist Veselin Eschkenazy – violin 

Mendelsshon – Concerto for violin and orchestra 
Schumann – Symphony No.3 

1 July  
Festival and Congress Centre, 19.30

Symphony Orchestra at the Classic FM Radio

Conductor Jan Latham Koenig 
Soloist Svetlin Rusev – violin 

M. Mussorgsky – Prelude from Khovanshchina
J. Sibelius – Concerto for violin and orchestra
L. Janáček – Rhapsody Taras Bulba

3 July 
Drama Theater, 19.30

Electroacoustic Music Ensemble 

Leader Hristo Petkov
Works by Beethoven, Ravel, K. Lambov, S. Prokofiev, Nader Abbassi, P. Vladigerov

4 July 
Inner courtyard of the Archeological Museum, 21.00

Orkest De Volharding

Music-film programme - works by Louis Andriessen, Jacob ter Veldhuis, Jaap Dercksen, and Vinex production - Sjeng Schupp (animation) and Michiel van Dijk (music)
Soloist Tatiana Koleva – percussion

This program is performed for the first time in Bulgaria

7 July 
Evangelic Church, 19.30

Prof. Vasil Arnaudov Mixed Choir – Ruse

Conductor Dragomir Yosifov
Works by Fr. Poulenc, G. Verdi, J. Gallus, L. Pipkov, K. Iliev, A. Pyart

9 July 
Festival and congress centre, 19.30


Moscow Soloists 

Soloist and conductor Yury Bashmet
W. A. Mozart – Divertimento No.1 in D Major for strings K 136
B. Britten – Lacrymae, op. 48a for viola and strings (reflection on John Dowland’s song Seven Tears)
N. Paganini – Concertino in A minor for viola and orchestra (reconstruction after quartet No. 15 by R. Balashov and G. Kats)
P. I. Tchaikovsky – Serenade for strings in C Major op.48

10 July 
Festival and congress centre, 19.30

Moscow Soloists 

Soloist and conductor Yury Bashmet

E. Grieg – Holberg Suite for string orchestra
Dm. Schostakovich – The Thirteenth (arrangement String quartet No. 13 by A. Tchaikovsky)
Fr. Schubert – G. Mahler – Der Tod und Das Madchen (string quartet in D minor D 810)

12 July 
Art Gallery, 19.30

Micho Dimitrov
violin 

Violeta Popova
piano

Works by G. Fr. Handel, L. van Beethoven, G. Fauré, J. Massenet, Fr. Kreisler, A. Piazzola

Dedicated to the 320th anniversary of G. Fr. Handel and
160th anniversary of Gabriel Faure

13, 18 July 
Varna Opera, 19.00
 
Mozart – Don Giovanni
premiere, first performance in Varna

Director Georgi Lalov
Conductor Hristo Ignatov
Stage design Valentin Topencharov

Starring:
Don Giovanni - Plamen Beykov, Ventseslav Anastasov
Il Commendatore - Konstantin Videv, Mihail Mateev
Donna Anna - Edelina Kaneva, Zhaneta Stegareva
Don Octavio - Arsenii Arsov, Ognyan Nikolov
Donna Elvira - Galina Stoyanova, Tatyana Nikolova, Daniela Ivanova
Leporello - Evgenii Stanimirov, Alexander Tekeliev
Masetto - Svilen Nikolov, Hristo Sarafov
Zerlina - Kostadinka Nikolova, Veselina Vasileva

14, 15 July 
Festival and Congress Center, 19.30

Antonio Vivaldi – L’estro armonico I
Sofia Soloists Ensemble 

Conductor Plamen Dzhurov
Soloists – Mintcho Mintcev - violin, Nikolay Mintchev - violin, Yana Deshkova - violin, Tsvetomir Tsankov - violin

16 July 
Art Gallery, 19.30
 
Concert by the first prize-winners of Pancho Vladigerov National Competition – Shumen, 2005

18 July 
Art Gallery, 19.30


András Adorján – flute
with Georgi Spasov – flute, Tatyana Bushko – piano

Works by C. Ph. Em. Bach, A. Doráti,B.Bartok, G. Faure, Fr. Doppler

19 July 
Art Gallery, 19.30

Robert Cohen – cello

J. S. Bach – Solo suites No. 3, 5, 6

22 July
Drama Theater, 19.00

Varna Opera
Tosca - G. Puccini

Conductor Hristo Ignatov
Director Kuzman Popov
Stage design and costumes Maria Dimanova
Starring Tsvetelina Vasileva, Lachezar Pravchev, Niko Isakov

23 July 
Art Gallery, 11.00

Concert by distinguished participants in fleute master classes

23 July
Art Gallery, 19.30

Concert by distinguished participants in violin master classes

24 July 
Art Gallery, 11.30

Concert by distinguished participants in celo master classes

26 July
Drama Theater, 19.00

Varna Opera
Il Trovatore - G. Verdi

Conductor Hristo Ignatov
Director Kuzman Popov
Stage design Lora Marinova, costumes Mariana Trendafilova
Starring Linka Stoyanova, Andriana Nikolova, Rumen Doikov, Niko Isakov

23 – 24 June
Fr. Joliot-Curie International Home of Scientists

13th Summer Scientific Meeting
Dialogue and Culture

15 – 24 July
Dobri Hristov National School of Arts

INTERNATIONAL SUMMER ACADEMY


16 – 23 July Violin master classes
Prof. Mintcho Mintchev

15 – 21 July Piano master classes
Prof. Nahum Shtarkman

17 – 23 July Flute master classes
Prof. András Adorján

19 – 24 July Cello master classes
Prof. Robert Cohen

Tickets available at the box-offices of:

Festival and Congress Center – tel. 21331, 608 457 for the concerts in this venue;
Varna Opera – tel. 650555 for the concert in the Drama Theater

Program subject to changes 

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