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Varna Summer International Music Festival 2018
4 May 2018
A festival with impressive traditions
since 1926, awarded with the EFFE label.
The program of Varna Summer IMF is structured in 6 modules with a genre variety.
- CORE
PROGRAM
(24 June - 5 July)
- INTERNATIONAL SUMMER ACADEMY (2 – 29 July)
- MUSIC LAB (13 - 19 July)
- OPEN-AIR OPERA, MUSICAL AND BALLET (28 June - 9 August)
- CROSSOVER (2 August -
2 November)
- BAROQUE MUSIC (17 - 19 September)
Highly
appreciated musicians from Bulgaria and Europe will perform on the Varna stage.The opening is on 24 June with the
Bulgarian opera prima Alexandrina Pendatchanska and
conductor Piero Romano from Italy. The Core Program is in the
tune with the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of EU and European Year of
Culture Heritage. This year the program is wide and besides classical music it features some of the best Bulgarian productions in the field of jazz, folklore and music theater. Highlights are the East-West Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra in-residence at the Yuri Bashmet International Music Festival) with Sergei Krylov and Rostislav Krimer; Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mark
Kadin and soloists Theodosii Spassov, kaval and Ilian Iliev, clarinet; the
leading Bulgarian Jazz Band - Big Band of the Bulgarian National Radio; "Dragostin
Folk National" Choir Ensemble; Pilekadone Quintet; Sinfonietta
Orchestra-Varna with conductor Milko Kolarov.
On 24 June, a workshop will take place, organized
jointly with EFA
and the Bulgarian Festival Association (BFA). The EFA president Jan Briers and representatives
of Bulgarian festivals, will discuss subjects related to
better communication between festivals.
The module
Academy will
present the emblematic project of Prof.
Mintcho Mintchev Beethoven Complete Sonatas for Piano and Violin. For the first time in Bulgaria within three
concert evenings, the fame of Bulgarian performing art around the world - 10 violinists and 4 pianists, including Mintcho Mintchev,
Svetlin Roussev, Albena Danailova, Mila Georgieva, Plamena Mangova, Evgeni Bozhanov will
perform the 10 violin sonatas by Beethoven.
The Summer Music Academy itself will
include three masterclasses:
Piano - with the legendary pianist Prof. Dmitri Bashkirov, who is today one of the most sought after piano pedagogues in the world, opera singing - with the famous tenor Emil Ivanov and violin - with the artistic director of the Academy Prof. Mintcho Mintchev, as well as the traditional Competition "The Violins of Mintcho Mintchev Fund ".
There will be excellent concerts in the module Varna Lab - the accent will be on Varna artists and their joint projects
with internationally established musicians. Names such as “Stefan Zweig” Piano Trio
featuring Bulgarian pianist Sibila Konstantinova, the “Dobri Hristov” String Quartet and friends, the
flutist Ivona Nedeva with her new project are among the
participants in the laboratory. This module will finish with the Balkan
Youth Symphony Orchestra. We will also hear brand new names, young pianists, students of the artistic adviser of the festival Prof. Ludmil Angelov.
The module Crossover - summer mood on the outdoor stages in the city - in the
Open-air Theater, the Inner Courtyard of the Archaeological Museum and on the
very beach - the “Menthol” stage. We expect attractive programs by Hilda
Kazasyan, Antoni Donchev Jazz Quintet and Patax Ensemble from Spain. The Grand
Final will be with Ara Malikian and his “The
Incredible Story of Violin” on 2 November 2018 in the Palace of Culture and Sports Varna.
The module Open-air
Opera, Musical and Ballet includes 5 premieres of the Varna Opera - the
musical „Zorro” and four opera productions.
Undoubted favorite for connoisseurs will be "Der fliegende Holländer"
by Wagner, co-production with the National Opera of Belgrade. The other opera
productions are “La Gioconda” by Ponchielli, co-production with the Italian opera
theaters in Modena and Piacenza and Puccini's “Tosca”. This module ends with
the ballet "Swan Lake" by Tchaikovsky - a new production of the Varna
Opera.
The final module Baroque promises meetings with prominent European ensembles for
early music: the elegant Italian ensemble Concerto de’ Cavalieri with Venetian
Baroque masterpieces, Bach Beyond by
Signum Saxophone Quartet and Baroque Concertos performed by the Bulgarian
flutist Yavor Zhelev and string quartet.
For more info: www.vasrnasummerfest.org
Tickets: https://fccvarna.bg/en
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