Romanian President Klaus Iohannis awarded maestro Nayden Todorov the Order of Cultural Merit in the rank of Grand Officer, Category F - Promoting Culture. The prestigious award recognizes Maestro Todorov’s long-standing efforts in bilateral rapprochement and was presented upon the recommendation of the Romanian Ambassador to Sofia, Brândușa Predescu.
Caretaker Minister of Culture Nayden Todorov regularly conducts major Romanian orchestras. Among them are the Romanian National Radio Orchestra Bucharest, the Bucharest National Opera, the George Enescu Philharmonic, the Brașov Philharmonic, the Brașov Opera Orchestra, the Constanța National Opera Orchestra, etc.
In 2024, he organized a concert for the Sofia Philharmonic at the prestigious concert hall ''Athenaenum''. On March 3, 2025, the National Orchestra of Bulgaria will return there with an all-Bulgarian programme.
The 51 st Sofia International Book Fair opens today at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia. The forum, which will be on until 15 December, is organized by the Bulgarian Book association. 160 publishing houses are taking part in the forum..
"Through his plays, Jean-Pierre Martinez strives to restore the prestige of comedy as a mirror held out to society" - the playwright's website states. Martinez is the author of 101 comedies performed all over the world, which are studied in French schools..
Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov is one of twelve writers from around the world invited to become international members of the British Royal Society of Literature, the organisation announced on its website . The writers were selected by a committee..
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