Podcast in English

Penka Petrosovich

Penka Petrosovitch about the road to the USA and Belgium and an unexpected meeting with … Julia Roberts

Penka Petrosovitch is a music teacher as professional career began at the Music School in her hometown of Burgas . She also achieved success as a choir conductor – initially with the school’s choir and orchestra, and then with the folklore ensemble..

published on 4/14/25 3:35 PM
Svetlin Roussev

Svetlin Roussev – the world virtuoso who really wants to live in… Bulgaria!

Violinist Svetlin Roussev – one of the brightest instrumentalists on the planet at the moment, a charismatic artist with enviable intelligence, impressive sound culture and amazing ease in communication, was in Sofia on March 13 for a..

published on 3/21/25 2:35 PM
Bayse Kasimlarli

Bayse Kasimlarli – the Bulgarian teacher in Brussels whom children adore

Bayse Kasimlarli is a primary school teacher. She is one of those pedagogues for whom working with children is not just a profession, but a calling. She says that the little ones give her strength and energy, and she puts her whole soul and heart into..

published on 3/20/25 1:25 PM

American Rory Miller takes a look at the Bulgarian village with his book "Eyeball it: Village Culinary Adventures"

American Rory Miller has been living in Bulgaria for over 15 years. Initially, he was involved in craft beer production. A few years ago, Rory participated in a popular cooking reality show. He has been mastering the subtleties of traditional..

published on 3/12/25 2:15 PM

Bringing hope to Kenya - the mission that changed Dr. Shtarbanova's life

Her heart was moved by the plight of little souls who had been wronged by fate, and this motivated her to undertake a journey to the other side of the globe. Dr. Elena Shtarbanova, a specialist in anesthesiology at the "Sveta Ekaterina" Hospital in Sofia,..

published on 3/6/25 9:05 AM

Colombian Alexander Acosta Osorio on the art of being an expat in Bulgaria

At first, when he first arrived in Bulgaria, Alexander Acosta Osorio felt isolated and a little confused because of the language barrier and the cultural clash. "At that time, there wasn't such a large foreign community here, and I was probably the..

published on 3/4/25 12:35 PM
Maya Padeshka

Dr Maya Padeshka's mission: to introduce the Bulgarian language and culture to Italians

Dr Maya Padeshka is one of a number of university lecturers beyond Bulgaria's borders who have dedicated their lives to spreading Bulgarian culture and language. Six years ago she won a competition organised by the Ministry of Education and Science, which..

published on 3/2/25 10:15 AM
Milyo Baltov (1871 - 1951)

Milyo Baltov paints 'the most vivid angel' in the churches of Bulgaria

Iconographer and educator - these two words naturally come to mind when we seek to bring back from the depths of history an artist who began his artistic journey in the first years after Bulgaria's liberation from Ottoman rule in 1878.  Milyo Marinov..

published on 1/27/25 6:30 PM
Elena Doskova-Ricardi

Elena Doskova-Ricardi remains in history as the first Bulgarian opera singer to perform at La Scala

We are used to  "news stories" on our social profiles about the seven huge oil portraits of Bulgarian opera singers at La Scala or about the first Bulgarian concertmaster at the Vienna Philharmonic's New Year's concert. But sometimes we leave important..

published on 1/27/25 12:10 PM
A leap over five horses in Berlin, 1912

Lazar Dobrich - the Bulgarian who invented the "Trapeze of Death"

"Before I invented the "Trapeze of Death", I was known as Lazar Dobrich, that's the name they used on posters and programmes. The Señor of World Circus Art will always be remembered for the most risky act in the ring - the Trapeze of Death, with a..

published on 1/9/25 2:17 PM