“Faith, as people in antiquity have said, is the strongest of weapons,” says famous jazz singer Vassil Petrov in an interview for Radio Bulgaria. “Faith is what should lend meaning to human life, and with it comes hope, and finally, as an emanation of..
The 37 th Apollonia Arts Festival is opening today in Sozopol on the Black Sea. As always, the festival programme includes concerts of classical, as well as pop, rock and jazz music. There will be several exhibitions, presentations of new..
The song Looking for Shelter is among Vassil Petrov’s greatest music hits. The English lyrics were written by Terry Kaliski and the lyrics in Bulgarian- by Milcho Spassov. The renowned jazz musician says that this song holds a special place in his..
"This is my 14 th album, the most romantic so far," says Bulgaria’s beloved jazz singer Vassil Petrov, describing the collection entitled Love Songs Vol. 1. It contains favourite jazz standards, and the "bonus song" is "Looking for Shelter” –..
The 24 th edition of Haskovo Jazz ( 23 - 26 September) is dedicated to the free spirit of foremost Bulgarian jazz pianist and composer Milcho Leviev who died in October 2019. The special guests at the festival include Dominik..
"Impressive as fireworks after silence" - this is how jazz singer Vassil Petrov describes his new program. He will present it on a national tour, which starts with a concert in Plovdiv on July 21. Concerts follow in Burgas, Petrich, Varna,..
Yet another concert from the festive program of Vassil Petrov a.k.a. “the Bulgarian Frank Sinatra”, is scheduled for December 15. In it the famous singer will team up with the Sofia Symphonics with conductor Ljubka Biagioni ...
