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Philip Koutev

Dragana and the Nightingale: A masterpiece arrangement of a Bulgarian folk song by Philip Koutev

The renowned composer, conductor and folklorist Philip Koutev created a distinctive fusion of Bulgarian folk and classical music. It all began in 1951, when the State Ensemble for Folk Songs and Dances (now the Philip Koutev National Folklore Ensemble)..

30.05.25 10:25 |
Kalina Tomova

From the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences to Cambridge and Regensburg – young talent in musicology Kalina Tomova

Born on May 24, Kalina Tomova is among the most active and successful young musicologists in Europe. From a very young age, Kalina has shown her music talent, playing the piano, singing in the Bulgarian National Radio Children's..

24.05.25 18:15 |

The anthem of Bulgarian enlightenment

The first Bulgarian hymns in honor of education and science were written in the town of Elena, located in the Balkan Mountains. Elena was a well-known commercial and cultural center during the 18th and 19th centuries, and its residents actively..

23.05.25 06:05 |

BNR Karma Korosu 23 Mayıs'ta Roma'daki San Clemente Bazilikası'nda şarkı söyleyecek

Gelenek üzere 24 Mayıs – Aziz Kiril ve Metodiy kardeşleri anma, Bulgar Alfabesi, Eğitim, Kültür ve Slav yazısı günü, Papa 2. Adrian’ın Slav ilk öğretmenlerinin çalışmalarını kutsadığı Roma’da kutlanmaktadır. Roma’yı ziyaret edecek Bulgar..

19.05.25 05:10 |

El coro mixto de la Radio Nacional de Bulgaria cantará en la Basílica de San Clemente de Roma el 23 de mayo

Tradicionalmente, el 24 de mayo se celebra en Roma el Día de los Santos Hermanos Cirilo y Metodio, y día del alfabeto búlgaro y la alfabetización eslava, y de la educación y la cultura búlgaras. Porque fue en Roma donde la labor de los primeros maestros..

15.05.25 16:33 |

The Mixed Choir of BNR will sing in the Basilica of San Clemente in Rome on May 23

Traditionally, May 24 - the Day of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius, of the Bulgarian Alphabet, Education and Culture and of the Slavonic Literature, is celebrated in Rome, where the work of the first Slavic teachers received the..

15.05.25 13:43 |

Gracias a Donvena Pandurski en Alemania pronuncian de maravilla el nombre de Stara Zagora

Donvena Pandurski, maestra de ballet búlgara con una envidiable carrera europea, se graduó en la Escuela Coreográfica Estatal de Sofía a finales de la década de los 70 y después comenzó a trabajar en la Ópera de Sofía. En 1988 se licenció en dirección..

13.05.25 12:35 |

Thanks to Donvena Pandoursky, people in Germany pronounce the name Stara Zagora very well

Donvena Pandoursky, a Bulgarian ballet master with an impressive European career, graduated from the State Choreography School in Sofia in the late 1970s and joined the Sofia Opera Ballet. In 1988 she graduated from the Rimsky-Korsakov State..

12.05.25 12:47 |

Avrupa Müzik Festivali’nde genç yeteneklerle folklor şöleni

Sofya’da düzenlenen Avrupa Müzik Festivali programında Bulgar folklorunun zenginliği gözler önüne serilecek . 12 Mayıs tarihinde Ulusal Müzik Akademisi “Prof. Panço Vladigerov” öğrencileri, Akademi’nin salonunda festival izleyicilerinin..

10.05.25 10:25 |
Georgi Andreev

Conductor and composer Georgi Andreev - on St. George's Day, traditions, music and dragons

One of the most prominent, gifted and active Bulgarian artists with the name Georgi is the conductor, composer and virtuoso gudulka player Georgi Andreev. ‎ Since 2000, he has been the chief conductor of the orchestra at the National Folklore..

06.05.25 09:35 |