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author: Monica Alexandrova

1977: Le compositeur Petko Staïnov

Le parcours de vie de Petko Staïnov a duré 80 ans /1896-1977/ dont 70 dans l’obscurité car jeune enfant il perd la vue. On dit que lorsqu’on est mal voyant les autres sens s’aiguisent. « A partir du moment où une idée ou une image prend corps dans..

27.03.15 15:04 |

Dobrin Petkov School of Music and Dance Art in Plovdiv: a year of creative challenges

In 1945 at the initiative of the citizens and the cultural community in Plovdiv a private high school of music opened in the city. A year later the school was made a public one. Today its full name is Dobrin Petkov National School of Music..

05.03.15 15:29 |

An eight Hertz difference makes for a singular musical experience

You may have noticed that before a concert, the first violinist plays an “A” for the other instruments in the orchestra to tune up. By a decree issued in 1955, its pitch must be 440 Hertz or 440 cycles per second. Before this standard was put in..

02.03.15 09:10 |
The Artissimo Trio (left to right): Kalina Mincheva, Mihaela Petrova dna Bogdana Burin.

Young Artissimo Trio keen on Martinu, Shostakovich

The Artissimo Trio is the work of three young and ambitious girls. Bogdana Burin (violin), Kalina Mincheva (violin) and Mihaela Petrova (piano) are still students in the chamber music class of Magdalena Dalcheva at Lubomir..

13.02.15 09:35 |

Teddy Katzarova: “La musique est une passerelle entre les cultures”

L’agenda de notre star est déjà bien rempli pour le printemps qui approche. L’invitation que Teddy et sa mère, la chanteuse Silvia Katzarova, reçoivent pour un concert en Norvège se transforme en projet tout à fait inattendu. Teddy..

08.02.15 08:05 |

Teddy Katzarova: Music bridges various cultures

There are some curious details about the making of the video to Just You & I. It was shot on location at the Perperikon shrine, South-eastern Bulgaria, as well as in the ancient city of Petra in Jordan. “We wanted to show the beauty of..

04.02.15 14:14 |
Débora Stéfanova, Mila Mihova et Momtchil Pandev

Concertino Praga: Des jeunes talents bulgares interprétent Brahms et Babadjanian

Les jeunes talents qui vont présenter la Bulgarie au concours international Concertino Praga , organisé par la Radio tchèque, sont déjà connus. Cette année, la 49e édition de ce concours pour jeunes interprètes jusqu’à 18 ans, est dédié à..

31.01.15 09:00 |

Rock and symphony music composer Vassil Belezhkov: It wasn’t I that chose music, it chose me

A composer who writes rock, jazz and symphony music inspired by Bulgarian folklore – that is something one doesn’t see very often. Young composer Vassil Belezhkov recently won second prize at the International Competition for..

26.01.15 15:10 |

155e anniversaire du père fondateur de l’opéra bulgare Emmanuil Manolov

En ce mois de janvier, nous célébrons le 155 e anniversaire du fondateur de l ’ art lyrique bulgare, le compositeur   Emmanuil Manolov. L’œuvre la plus précieuse qu’il nous a léguée est..

11.01.15 09:00 |

Emanuil Manolov: 155 birth anniversary

January 7th marks the 155th birth anniversary of the founder of the Bulgarian professional art of composition Emanuil Manolov. Beyond doubt the most valuable work in his legacy is the opera Siromahkinia (The Poor Woman) which he left..

07.01.15 13:56 |