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Sonya Yoncheva - the Bulgarian opera voice from the world stages

Often times, when we talk about Bulgaria, the dividing line between "before" and "now" creeps in - in political, social and historical terms. But something in which Bulgaria has been undeniably present without division and periods is the world history of..

published on 3/21/24 11:15 AM
Мирослава Кацарова и Мирослав Турийски

From Here to Eternity with Miroslava Katsarova and Miroslav Turiyski

From Here to Eternity will take us singer Miroslava Katsarova and Miroslav Turiyski - pianist, composer and arranger and the BNR Big Band in their concert on 21st March at 19:00 in Studio 1 of the Radio. The concert will be conducted by Antoni..

published on 3/21/24 8:05 AM
Helmut Neumann

Veliko Tarnovo was host of a world opera premiere

The world premiere of the opera “The Borg People” by Austrian composer Helmut Neumann took place on the stage in Veliko Tarnovo.  This is the first 12-tone opera written in this harmonic system making it a scientific and musical..

published on 3/20/24 10:39 AM
Photo: Consulate General of Bulgaria in New York

Bulgarian Concert Evenings in New York feature works by Fanny Mendelssohn, Clara Schumann

A concert from the Bulgarian Concert Evenings in New York initiative will take place tonight at 6:30 pm at the Consulate General of Bulgaria in New York . Stani Dimitrova - violin, Chieh-fan Yiu - viola, Adrian Daurov - cello, and Nana Shi - piano..

published on 3/19/24 3:48 PM
The Symphony Orchestra of the BNR

BNR Symphony Orchestra cancels today’s concert

To honour the memory of His Holiness Patriarch Neophyte, the Bulgarian National Radio has cancelled the concert of its Symphony Orchestra scheduled for today. The concert Live Art which was to take place in Bulgaria Hall today, was to..

published on 3/15/24 10:29 AM

X-R@Y - ‘’Come back to me’’

X-R@Y band, known for their unconventional sound explorations involving gadulka, is ready with a new song - "Come Back to Me". It is dedicated to the memory of summer emotions and the search for summer and love within and outside of us. The..

published on 3/13/24 1:59 PM

The Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices and Quarto with a concert in Sofia

The Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices and Quarto will present Voices and Strings at Bulgaria hall in Sofia, the choir has announced. The concert is on 3 April. The programme was already presented in February in Italy, where the concerts evoked..

published on 3/12/24 3:36 PM

Rock resurgence: "Onward" goes Toma Zdravkov

After a number of exciting performances in different genres and on different stages, it was only a matter of time before Toma Zdravkov returned to the raw rock sound with his latest release. Appropriately titled "Napred" ('Onward'), this track reflects..

published on 3/12/24 2:01 PM

Bulgarian folklore and church music performed in Paris

Exceptional examples of Bulgarian musical culture were presented to the French audience. The performances of the Folk Choir of the Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts in Plovdiv - "Prof. Asen Diamandiev", with conductor Prof. Kostadin Buradzhiev,..

published on 3/11/24 7:40 AM

Mihaela Fileva and Dara Ekimova- "Vsichko E Bilo Za Dobro"

Two of the most prominent women in contemporary Bulgarian music, Mihaela Fileva and Dara Ekimova, give their fans a duet song- "Vsichko E Bilo Za Dobro". They wrote the song together with music producer Gusten Dahlqvist during the creative camp for..

published on 3/8/24 9:05 AM