Conductor Cristian Mandeal
Soloist Stefan Cazacu, violoncello

Prokofiev – Symphony No. 1 "Classical"
Tchaikovsky – Rococo Variations
Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 4 "Italian"

20-year concert activity

Grieg – "Peer Gynt" Suite No. 1, Op. 46
Rachmaninoff – 6 pieces, Op. 11
Bizet – "Children’s Games", Op. 22
Ravel – Rapsodie espagnole

Ludmil Angelov – piano
Vesko Panteleev-Eschkenazy – violin
Henk Rubingh – violin and viola
Fred Edelen – violoncello

Mozart – Sonata for piano and violin in G major, KV301 / 293a
Beethoven – Variations for piano, violin and cello in E-flat major, Op. 44
Shostakovich / L. Atovmyan – Five pieces for two violins and piano
Brahms – Piano quartet in G minor, Op. 25

Andreas Jacob, Germany

Bach and His Time – J. S. Bach, Johann Pachelbel, Georg Muffat,
Nicolaus Bruhns, Georg Böhm

Conductor Lyubomir Denev Jr.
Soloists Svetlin Roussev – violin and Emilia Baranowska – cello

Vincent d'Indy – Lied for cello and orchestra
Saint-Saens – Allegro appassionato
P. Staynov – Ruchenitsa
P. Vladigerov – Song and Rhapsody "Vardar" for violin and orchestra
Dvorak – Symphony No. 9 "From the New World"

Schubert - Fantasia in C major for Violin and Piano D 934 - op. post. 159
Saint-Saens – Sonata for violin and piano No.1 in D minor, Op. 75
Liszt – Grand Duo concertant
Wieniawski – Theme original varie, оp.15

"Morski Zvutsi" Choir at "Marin Chonev" Choral School
Conductor Rositsa Shtereva
Pianist Zhaneta Benun
Soloist Svetoslav Slavchev - bassoon

Egil Hovland – Agnus Dei, concerto for solo bassoon and mixed choir, first performance in Bulgaria
Works by R. Thompson, E. Whitacre, Arvo Part, Al. Raychev, K. Iliev

J.S.Bach – Sonata for violin and piano, BWV 1014, B minor
Fr.Schubert – Sonata "Arpeggione" for viola and piano
R.Strauss – Sonata for violin and piano, Op. 18, E-flat major

„Bach and influences“
J. S. Bach – Chaconne
Anonym (Klagenfurt Manuskript) – Suite for solo violin
F. Biber – Preludium in D major, Passacaglia in G minor
J.S. Bach – Partita No. 2 for solo violin
R. Lutz – Sonata for solo violin in E minor

Festival Chamber Orchestra
Conductor Plamen Dzhurov
Soloists Dimitar Burov violin
Yana Burova violin

Philip Glass – Concerto for violin, synthesizer and string orchestra No. 2
                       “The American Four Seasons”, first performance in Varna

Vivaldi – Concerto for two violins in D major RV 511           
                 Concerto for two violins in G major RV 516

Sandor Javorkai – violin
Istvan Feher – cymbal
Laslo Okros – clarinet
Christian Olah – viola
Franz Jaroka – doublebass

Works by J.S.Bach, H.W.Ernst, Ysaye,Paganini, Liszt, Kachaturian, Jenö Hubay, G. Dinicu, Sarasate, Georges Boulanger, Kodaly, Brahms, Monti

Aapo Hakkinen – harpsichord
Dimitre Marinkev – traverso flute
Dora Asterstad – Baroque violin

Vivaldi – Sonata in D major for flute, violin and harpsichord, RV 84
Fr. Benda – Sonata IV for violin and harpsichord in A minor
J. S. Bach – Fantasia in C minor for harpsichord, BWV 906
F. Richter – Sonata VI in G minor for flute and harpsichord
J. S. Bach – Sonata in C major for flute and harpsichord, BWV 1033
C. Ph. Em. Bach – Sonata in G major for flute, violin and harpsichord, Wq 150

JORDI SAVALL
7 strings bass viol by Barak Norman, London 1697
Philippe Pierlot
Bass viol by Thomas Allred, 1625
Michael Behringer
Harpsichord
Rolf Lislevand
Theorbo & Guitar


With the support of
the Departament de Cultura of the Generalitat de Catalunya
and the Institut Ramon Llull, Barcelona

MARIN MARAIS
Les Violes du Roi Soleil
Works by Marin Marais, Mr. De Sainte-Colombe, François Couperin , Mr. DeMachy, J. B. A. Forqueray

ENSEMBLE “CONCERTO DE’ CAVALIERI”
Andrea Di Mario – trumpet
Francesca Vicari, Paolo Perrone – violins
Piero Massa – viola
Gioele Gusberti – cello
Luca Cola – doublebass
Marcello Di Lisa – harpsichord and direction

Trumpet Stravaganza
A journey into the Italian Baroque

Tomaso Albinoni – Sinfonia Si1 for trumpet and strings
Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto for strings RV 121
Giuseppe Torelli – Sinfonia G1 for trumpet and strings
Arcangelo Corelli – Concerto Grosso, Op. 6 No. 4
Giuseppe Torelli – Sonata G7 for trumpet and strings
Arcangelo Corelli – Concerto Grosso, Op. 6 No. 8
Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto for 2 violins and strings RV 519 (from L’Estro Armonico op. 3 No. 5)
Georg Friedrich Handel – Suite for trumpet and strings HWV 341

The concert is realized with the kind assistance of Istituto Italiano di
Cultura di Sofia

Conductor Emil Tabakov

Soloists:
Mincho Minchev – violin
Young-Chang Cho – cello
Evgeni Bozhanov – piano

Pancho Vladigerov – Bulgarian rhapsody “Vardar”
Ludwig van Beethoven – Triple Concerto C Major , op. 56
Emil Tabakov – Five Bulgarian Dances

Lana Trotovsek – violin, Slovenia
Ludmil Angelov – piano

Ludwig van Beethoven – Sonata for violin and piano No. 3
Johannes Brahms – Sonata for violin and piano No. 3
Eduard Napravnik – Sonata for violin and piano

Jane Hayes and Anna Levy

150 Years Canada – Multimedia Project “Canada in Sound and Color”

Works by Michael Conway Baker,  Patrick Cardy,  Ann Southam, Alexina Louie,  John Burke

With the kind support of Canada Council for the Arts

Conductor Vladimir Kiradjiev

Soloist Emmanuel Tjeknavorian, violin

W. A. Mozart – Overture “Don Giovanni”
L. van Beethoven – Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major
Fr. Schubert – Symphony No.3 in D major

Peter Schuhmayer - violin
Johannes Meissl - violin
Herbert Kefer - viola
Othmar Mϋller - violoncello

Joseph Haydn – Quartet, Op. 76, No. 4 “Sunrise”
Alexander Zemlinsky – Quartet No. 4
Johannes Brahms – Quartet, Op. 51, No. 2 in A minor

musical by Dunaevski, Bulgarian Premiere

Varna Opera

Director Nikolay Aprilov
Conductor Stratsimir Pavlov
Choreography Tatyana Yaneva, Ivo Adov
With the special participation of Ovanes Torosian in the role of d'Artagnan

22 June – 29

August Exhibition 70 Years Varna Opera – documents, photographs, drawings

Presented during the performances in the Open-air Theater

opera by Donizetti,  Premiere

Varna Opera

Conductor Nicoletta Conti
Director Ognian Draganoff
With Irina Zhekova, Svilen Nikolov, Nazar Tattshin, Eugeniy Stanimirov

Svetlin Roussev – violin
Xavier Phillips – cello
Elena Rozanova – piano 

Rachmaninoff - Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G minor
Shostakovich – Piano trio N 2
Rachmaninoff – Trio élégiaque No. 2 in D minor, Op. 9

Mastretta Ensemble, Spain

Nacho Mastretta - Clarinette and accordion
Marina Sorin. Cello and Phonofidle
Luca Frasca - piano/keyboard
Pablo Navarro- Double bass
Coke Santos-Drums

Collaboration project with the Embassy of Spain in Bulgaria

Conductor Nayden Todorov

Soloists
Svetlin Roussev – violin
Xavier Phillips – violoncello

Brahms – Concerto for violin and orchestra D major, Op.77
Brahms – Concerto for violin, violoncello and orchestra A minor, Op.102

Michael Krenn – saxophone
Evgenia Radoslavova – piano

opera by Verdi, Premiere

Varna Opera

Conductor Jan van Maanen
Director Deyan Miladinovich
With Svetozar Rangelov, Ventseslav Anastasov, Linka Stoyanova, Boris Lukov

Free Admission

Liya Petrova – violin 
Boris Kusnezow - piano

Beethoven - Sonata for violin and piano N7, C minor
Debussy - Sonata for violin and piano
Lutoslawski - Partita for violin and piano