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27 June 2026, 8:00 PM
Festival and Congress Centre Varna, Hall 1
Official Opening
Varna State Opera Symphony Orchestra and Choir, Chоrusmaster Teodora Georgieva
Bulgarian National Radio Mixed Choir, conductor Lyubomira Alexandrova
Children’s Choir “Dobri Hristov” Varna, conductor Galina Stanisheva
with Linka Stoyanova – soprano and Marius Donkin – actor
Conductor: Delyana Lazarova
Soloists:
Dmitry Sitkovetsky - violin
Andrei Ionita - cello
Barry Douglas - piano
Programme:
Pancho Vladigerov - “Vardar” Rhapsody
Milko Kolarov - Cantatа-Poem for “the Most Bulgarian Time” 1876, dedicated to the 100th festival anniversary - premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven - Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano C major, Op. 56
The orchestra will be conducted by the internationally acclaimed Bulgarian conductor Delyana Lazarova, who recently achieved great success at the BBC Proms with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and is rapidly gaining recognition as one of the most exciting rising stars on the global conducting scene.
The highlight of the evening will be Ludwig van Beethoven’s Triple Concerto, performed by three outstanding soloists:
The program will also feature the iconic “Vardar” Rhapsody by Pancho Vladigerov and a monumental choral work by Milko Kolarov, written especially for the festival.
Joining the performance will be the Bulgarian National Radio Mixed Choir, the choir of the Varna State Opera, and the Dobri Hristov Children’s Choir, named after the renowned Varna composer Dobri Hristov.
Celebrating 100 years since the festival’s founding and the 80th anniversary of composer Milko Kolarov, this opening concert symbolically reflects the remarkable journey of Bulgaria’s oldest international music festival.
Tickets: Festival and Congress Centre
