Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

We celebrate music today

Photo: pixabay

On October 1, we traditionally celebrate World Music Day. The holiday was established by the International Council of Music at UNESCO in 1974, at the suggestion of its then president, Yehudi Menuhin. The great violinist, conductor and public figure believed that the World Music Day will support the promotion of this universal art among all sections of society, in the name of the UNESCO ideals of peace and friendship between people. On this day, concerts, exhibitions, music-making workshops, lectures, music conferences, etc. are held in over 150 countries around the world.

In Bulgaria, the events dedicated to the World Music Day are not few, regardless of the upcoming elections on October 2. At the Central Military Club in Sofia, the association "Eclectica" in partnership with the Municipal Cultural Institute "Nadezhda" organized the first children's song competition in Bulgaria "Eclectica Union Kids – Symphony Competition".

On the same date is the presentation of the book "The P.I.F Tale - in Rhymes and Notes", accompanied by a concert of the rock band loved by generations.


The concert of Prof. Suzanna Klintcharova (on October 7) is also dedicated to the holiday, at which her album, the 20th in a row, titled "Classical Masterpieces for Harp", released this year in Austria, will be presented.


Let's remember that the first day of October is also World Poetry Day, World Vegetarian Day, International Day of the Elderly, and the Day of the Bulgarian Insurer.

Compiled by Albena Bezovska



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Joe Satriani and Steve Vai to play in Sofia in 2025

Bulgaria will be one of the stopovers in the summer Surfing with the Hydra Tour 2025 by legendary guitar icons Joe Satriani and Steve Vai and their new band SATCHVAI Band , Sofia Music Enterprises have announced. The concert in Sofia will..

published on 12/9/24 3:03 PM
George Weston Recital Hall

Bulgarian-Canadian New Year’s Gala brings the magic of classical music to Toronto

As the New Year approaches, Bulgarian and Canadian musicians will perform together on stage in Toronto, bringing the magic of classical music to the cosmopolitan Canadian city. The concert Salute to 2025 will take place on 28 December in George Weston..

published on 12/9/24 8:17 AM

Orlin Goranov and Paola present new duet song

Two artists from different generations unite in an unexpected duet - Orlin Goranov lends a hand to young singer Paola in their joint song Zaedno ("Together"). Despite the difference in their experience, the voices of the two..

published on 12/7/24 8:55 AM