In recent seasons, the Pleven Philharmonic Orchestra has increasingly included in its repertoire collaborative projects with various musical institutions, famous soloists and conductors. Among them are “Let’s listen to some movies” – a programme based..
Vlada Tomova is a vocalist, songwriter, and in recent years, an organizer of master classes in Bulgarian folk singing. She was born in Crimea, Ukraine, grew up in Bulgaria, and went to the United States to study jazz at Berklee College of Music. Even as..
Music and only music is the biography of the famous musician Dimitar Angelov. He is inspired by Thracian folk music, urban folklore, sound recording and all things connected to music. A virtuoso accordionist, he is a soloist of the traditional Thracian..
“It is our job as DJs and producers to provoke the interest of young people in traditional Bulgarian music,” Fabrizio Parisi, who is of mixed Bulgarian-Italian descent, says in an interview with Radio Bulgaria. Born in Basel,..
August 26 marks the 100th birth anniversary of Prof. Lazar Nikolov - an artist with a remarkable contribution to Bulgaria’s cultural history, one of the first representatives of the so-called Bulgarian musical avant-garde. His works have been performed..
Ensemble Chubritsa from Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is one of the longest-standing Bulgarian folklore choirs outside of the country. The folk choir Chubritsa (meaning Bulgarian traditional savoury)was founded in 2004 by the famous folk..
Every year more and more festivals are added to the array of cultural events in the country, bringing popularity to well or entirely unknown locations, but also contributing to the economy of the regions, some with a long-lasting effect. “The..
"I'm dreaming of a suitcase full of light, with it I will travel all right…" the lyrics of the song "Without a ticket" read. In many ways this is a family project. The music is by Simeon Rafailov - drummer and composer, whom we know as a member of..
"The best and most enjoyable thing for me was singing . I used to work and sing. I knew a lot of songs and sang all day long, wherever I was, whatever I was doing" - says the great folk Thracian singer Yordanka Ilieva. She was born on August 22, 1922..
Welcome to Bulgaria Today on August 10. We open up with the leading news and stories today and a weather report for tomorrow. Next, we are to tell you more about Bulgaria’s hot political summer . In today’s music slot, we bring you some Bulgarian pop..
