14 June

Varna Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor Stanislav Ushev
Soloists: Piano duo Atanas and Annette Kareev

P. Vladigerov – Vardar Bulgarian rhapsody
V. Chuchkov – Amadeus fantasy for two pianos and orchestra, first performance in Bulgaria
 

16 June

Festival and Congress Center, 19.30

Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra

Conductor Rosen Milanov
Soloist Krassimira Stoyanova – soprano

R. Strauss – Vier letzte Lieder (Four last songs)
R. Strauss – Symphonia Domestica
 

17 June

Art Gallery, 19.30

Ysaÿe String Quartet
France

Guillaume Sutre – violin
Luc-Marie Aguera – violin
Miguel da Silva – viola
Yovan Markovitch – cello

W.A.Mozart – Quartet Nr. 15 d-moll KV 421 (417b)
R. Schumann - Quartet A-Dur op. 41 Nr. 3
M. Ravel - Quartet F-Dur

18 June

Art Gallery, 19.30

Piano duo Aglika Genova – Liuben Dimitrov

J. Brahms – Variations on a Theme by R. Schumann, Op. 23
S. Rakhamaninov – Six pieces, Op. 11
G. Bizet – Jeux d’Enfants (Children’s Games), Op. 22
M. Ravel – Rapsodie espagnole

20 June

The United Methodist Church, 19.30

ORTHODOX SINGERS Vocal Ensemble
Tallinn, Estonia

Conductor Valeri Petrov

Orthodox chant and works by P. Chesnokov, M. Lagunov, Al. Arkhangelsky,V. Petrov, A. Pаrt, J. Tavener

23 June

Festival and Congress Center , 19.30

100 years Dmitry Shostakovich

Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor Dian Chobanov
Soloist Laszlo Fenyoe – cello, Hungary

Dm. Shostakovich – Concerto for cello and orchestra No.1 in E flat Dur, Op. 107
Dm. Shostakovich – Symphony No.5 in D moll, Op. 47 

24 June

Art Gallery, 19.30

Author’s concert of Prof. Pencho Stoyanov, dedicated to the
75th anniversary of the composer

Microsuite for piano, Sonata No. 3 for violin and piano, Piano Quintet

With
Mihail Stoyanov – piano
Atanas Slavchev – piano
Nedyalcho Todorov – violin
 
Hors String Quartet:
Anastasia Detistova-Abadzhieva – violin
Mariana Vrabcheva – violin
Pepa Dzheneva – viola
Palmira Gribneva-Tomanova - cello

25 June

Festival and Congress Center , 19.30

Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor Nayden Todorov
Soloist Bobby Yotsov – clarinet

Milko Kolarov – Symphonic Variations
V. A. Mozart – Concerto for clarinet and orchestra in A Dur K 622
H. Berlioz – Symphony fantastique
 

26 June

Art Gallery, 19.30

Dimov String Quartet

Dimo Dimov – violin
Emil Boshev – violin
Ognyan Konstantinov – viola
Hristo Tanev – cello

Fr. Schubert – String quartet, Op. 168, B Dur
W. A. Mozart – Quartet KV 465 Dissonanzen
J. Brahms – Quartet, Op. 51, No. 2
 

27 June

Art Gallery, 19.30

«Vienna, 18th century.....»
Mozart, Clementi, Beethoven

Lilia Slavny – baroque violin
Alberto Kanji – baroque cello
Vasily Ilisavsky – hammerklavier
Galina Draganova – hammerklavier - Anton Walter 1795 - copy by Michael Walker
 

28 June

Drama Theater , 19.00

Varna State Opera
 
Mozart – Don Giovanni

Director Georgi Lalov
Conductor Hristo Ignatov
Stage design Valentin Topencharov
Choir’s conductor Malina Hubcheva
Featuring Ventseslav Anastasov, Linka Stoyanova, Edelina Kaneva, Hristo Sarafov, Svilen Nikolov, Vyara Zhelesova

Tickets available at the box-office of the Varna Opera House
tel. 650 555

29 юни

Art Gallery, 19.30

Contemporary Austrian Composers

First performance in Bulgaria of works by Rudolf Jungwirth, Gunter Waldek, Gerald Resch, Helmut Schmidinger

Rudolf Jungwirth “fragmente” - three pieces for flute, violoncello and piano (2006)

“Mozart-Reminiszenzen”: No. II “leggero, quasi un poco inquieto”
for flutе, violoncello and piano (2006)

Gerald Resch “Splitter - Gesten - Nebel - Schleifen”
for flute, violine, cello and piano (2002 – 2005)

Helmut Schmidinger “…was uns anrührt, dich und mich…“ Seven relationships for violine
and piano after poems of Rainer Maria Rilke (2004)

Gunter Waldek “mixed double” for violoncello and piano (1990)

Nikolay Yourdanov – flute
Maria Boneva – violin
Kamelia Kirilova – cello
Ivo Bonev – piano

30 June

Drama Theater, 19.00

Varna State Opera

Verdi – Nabucco
 
Conductor Hristo Ignatov
Director Kuzman Popov
Stage design Boris Stoynov
Costumes design Tsvetanka Petkova-Stoynova
Choreographer Kalina Bogoeva
Choir’s conductor Malina Hubcheva
Featuring Yulian Konstantinov, Niko Isakov, Elena Baramova, Hun Lee (Korea)

Tickets available at the box-office of the Varna Opera House
tel. 650 555

2 July

Art Gallery, 19.30

George Vassilev – classical guitar
Nikolay Yordanov – flute

Works by N. Paganini, M. D. Pujol, Cl. Debussy, M. de Falla, B. Bartok, Al. Yague, C. Domeniconi, J. de Gant
 

3 July

Drama Theater, 19.30

250th anniversary of Mozart

Women´s Chamber Orchestra of Austria
Austria

For the first time in Bulgaria

Conductor Daniel Inbal (Germany)
Soloists:
Hisako Kawamura (Japan)– piano
Daniela Ivanova-Dimova - soprano

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto in C Dur K.415
Two concert arias Ah, lo previdi K.272; Ch'io mi scordi di te? K.505
Symphony No. 40 in g moll K.550

4 July

Art Gallery, 19.30

Anna Karhanina – soprano, Russia
Alexander Mukmanov – tenor, Russia
Elena Astafieva – piano, Russia
 
Arias, romances and songs by Russian composers
 

6 July

Festival and Congress Center, 19.30

Pleven Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra

Conductor – Plamen Markov
Soloists
Armelle Sebban, France – piano
Pascal Romano, France – piano
Iliyan Markov – piano
Yanita Markova – piano

D. Milhaud – Suite for 4 pianos
P. Stoyanov – Concerto for 2 pianos and orchestra
N. Bacri – Concerto for 2 pianos and orchestra, premiere in Bulgaria and first performance outside France
K. Lambov – Two characteristic dances – Toccata and Rondo for 4 pianos
 

7 July

Archaeological Museum, 21.00

Highlights of Electra

Electra Quartet
Holland

For the first time in Bulgaria

Monica Germino – violin, electric violin
Tatiana Koleva – percussion, marimba
Michaela Riener – soprano
Susanna Borsch – recorder

Works by Ron Ford, Belinda Reynolds, Chiel Meijering, Donnacha Dennehy, Vanessa Lann, Louis Andriessen and others

8 July

Festival and Congress Center , 19.30

Varna Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor Georgi Dimitrov
Soloists
Mintcho Mintchev – violin
Boris Bloch – piano
Pierre Feit – oboe
Jone Kaliunaite – viola
Alexander Huelshoff – cello
Niek de Groot – double bass

D. Cimarosa – Concerto for oboe and string orchestra
M. Bruch – Kol Nidrei for viola and orchestra
P.I. Tchaikovsky – Variations Rococo
G.Bottesini – Big concerto duo for violin and double bass
G.Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue

10 July

Art Gallery, 19.30

Mozart Night
 
With Mintcho Mintchev, Boris Bloch, Pierre Feit, Jone Kaliunaite, Alexander Huelshoff,
Niek de Groot

11 July

Art Gallery, 19.30

Lia Petrova – violin
Violeta Popova – piano

Works by W. A. Mozart, L. van Beethoven, C. Franck, C. Saint-Saens

12 July

Art Gallery, 19.30

Schubert Night

With Mintcho Mintchev, Boris Bloch, Pierre Feit, Jone Kaliunaite, Alexander Huelshoff,
Niek de Groot

13 July

Art Gallery, 19.30

Concert by distinguished participants in double bass and percussion master classes

14 July

Art Gallery, 19.30

Concert by distinguished participants in oboe and viola master classes

15 July

Art Gallery, 19.30

Concert by distinguished participants in piano and cello master classes

16 July

Art Gallery, 11.00

Concert by distinguished participants in violin master classes

16 July

The United Methodist Church, 19.30

Vassil Arnaoudov Sofia Chamber Choir

Conductor Theodora Pavlovitch
artistic leader Irina Shtiglich
choir master Denitsa Mihaylova

Works by W. A. Mozart, Al. Scarlatti, P. Staynov, Al. Tanev, D. Kostantsaliev, M. Kolarov, A.Melnes, V.Mishkinis, M. Bojesen, D. Ellington

17 July

Art Gallery, 19.30

Author’s concert of Prof. Milko Kolarov,
dedicated to the
60th anniversary of the composer

Sonata for solo violin
Deer, the Early End of the Summer, world premiere
Winter and Autumn was coming from the choral cycle Four Seasons
Two songs in memoriam of Vassil Arnaudov – Spring and Witch
Sad Song for the Little Pine-tree, lyrics Leda Mileva
Silent Night, Holly Night from the musical Short Christmas Tale
The Homeland is in my Heart

With the participation of:
Dimitar Dimitrov – violin

Sinfonietta Orchestra and Yovcho Krushev - piano, conductor Plamen Dzhurov
Vassil Arnaudov Sofia Chamber Choir, conductor Theodora Pavlovitch
Joint Choral Formation – Morski Zvuts Mixed Choir, Sofia Chamber Choir, Varna Girls Choir Varna Boys Choir, chief conductor Marin Chonev, conductors Zacharina Nikitassova, Darina Krosneva
 

18 July

Festival and Congress Center, 19.30

Moscow Soloists Ensemble
Russia
 
Conductor and soloist
Yuri Bashmet – viola

Works by Mozart, Shostakovich, Schnitke

19 July

Festival and Congress Center, 19.30

Moscow Soloists Ensemble
Russia

M. Bruch – String octet, Op. posth
Dm. Schostakovich – Two pieces, Op. 11 for string octet
F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy – String octet
 

26, 28, 31 July

Drama Theater, 19.00

Varna State Opera

Georges Bizet – Carmen, premiere

Conductor Hristo Ignatov
Director Georgi Lalov
Choreographer Boryana Sechanova

With Alexandra Angelov (Serbia), Galya Ibrahimova (Russia), Boyka Vasileva, Emil Ivanov, Hun Lee, Niko Isakov, Linka Stoyanova

24 – 25 June

Frederic Joliot-Curie International Home of Scientists

14th Summer Scientific Meeting
Culture and Memory
 

INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY

7 – 13 July

Percussion master classes
Tatiana Koleva

8 -16 July

Violin master classes
Prof. Mintcho Mintchev

8 -15 July

Piano master classes
Prof. Boris Bloch

8 -15 July

Cello master classes
Prof. Alexander Huelshoff

8 - 14 July

Viola master classes
Prof. Jone Kaliunaite

8 -13 July

Double bass master classes
Prof. Niek de Groot

8 -14 July

Oboe master classes
Prof. Pierre Feit

OTHER EVENTS

15 June

The Public Record Office – Varna, 17.00

Opening of a documentary exhibition

80 years Varna Summer
International Music Festival

15 June

Varna Club Restaurant, Varna Municipality, 18.30

Meeting with artists, related to the festival activities and history

23 June
18.00, Kavalet Art Gallery

“Sounds of the Pallette” - Exhibition Painting, Graphic, Sculpture

3 July

Festival and Congress Center, 18.00

The Embassy of Austria in Bulgaria
Presents
W.A.Mozart in Vienna - documents
 

4 July, 18.00 Festival and Congress Center

Premiere of the documentary film for the Varna Summer International Music Festival

5 July

Varna Hall, Varna Municipality, 14.00

Meeting-discussion with the French composer Nicolas Bacri

16 July

Classic Piano bar, 16.00

Promotion of the book
"Unfinished Inquiry"
by the composer Milko Kolarov, presented by the literature critic and historian Prof. Svetlozar Igov, Ph.D.

With Stoimen Stoilov, Milko Bozhkov, Dimitar Dimitrov, Plamen Dzhurov, Yovcho Krushev, Rosemary Statelova and others
 

16 July

Art Gallery, 18.30

Exhibition by Stoimen Stoilov - opening

FREE ADMISSION
Program subject to changes 

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