In its successful project "The Laureates", Cantus Firmus Orchestra once again presents to the Bulgarian audience young classical music performers at the beginning of their careers, who have received awards at prestigious competitions. On November 4, the Grand Prix winners of the fourth Cantus Firmus National Competition for Young Instrumentalists will perform in the Central Military Club in Sofia.
15-year-old cellist Darin Lambrev and 13-year-old pianist Filip Angelov are graduates of the Lyubomir Pipkov National Music School in Sofia. Darin is also a junior student in the class of Prof. Romain Garioud at the Music Academy in Darmstadt - Germany. The two have demonstrated impressive artistry and maturity in the competition of the Cantus Firmus Music Agency. Part of their awards is the opportunity to play as soloists with the orchestra, which has partnered on the Bulgarian stage with renowned musicians such as Joshua Bell, Nigel Kennedy and Mischa Maisky.
A special guest at the concert on November 4 is young Spanish pianist Laura Mota Pello - winner of two extraordinary prizes from the international piano competition "Géza Anda" in 2024. The jury of the prestigious competition, created in memory of legendary Hungarian pianist Géza Anda and held every three years in Zurich, includes world-class pianists such as Martha Argerich, Robert Levin, Lucas Debargue.
The chief conductor of the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Konstantin Ilievski, will be conductor of the Cantus Firmus Orchestra in the "The Laureates" concert. Ilievski is one of the most prominent Bulgarian musicians with a successful career in Austria and Slovakia. The program includes three impressive works: Piano Concerto No. 2 by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy; Cello Concerto No. 1 by Camille Saint-Saëns and Concerto for Piano, Trumpet and Orchestra No. 1 by Dmitri Shostakovich, in which the soloists are Laura Mota Pello and trumpeter Krum Delin - a student in the National Academy of Music "Prof. Pancho Vladigerov" and laureate of several competitions.
The event is organized with the financial support of the Culture Program of the Sofia Municipality and in partnership with the Géza Anda Foundation from Switzerland.
Editor: Tsvetana Toncheva
Publication in English: Alexander Markov
Photos: Cantus Firmus
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