PROGRAMME 2008

 

15 March, Saturday, Theatre Hall, 7 pm
RUSE PHILHARMONICS

DUNAVSKY ZVUTSY CHOIR
J. Brahms – Gesang der Parzen, op.89
J. Sibelius – Violin concerto
V. Kazandjiev – Symphony No 5 (first performance)
R. Strauss – Salomes Tanz der sieben Schleier
Conductor – ALEKSEY IZMIRLIEV
Soloist – Vanya MILANOVA – violin

 

 
16 March, Sunday, Plenary Hall, 11 am
Piano trio
Bilyana VUCHKOVA – violin
Aga DZIUBAK – cello, Poland
Antony DONCHEV – piano
Programme: M. Ravel, M. Kagel, D. Shostakovich
 

 
16 March, Sunday, Theatre Hall, 7 pm
ISRAEL CONTEMPORARY STRING QUARTET
D. Shostakovich – String quartet No 3
J. Bardanashvili – String quartet No 1
S. Reich – Different Trains   
 

 
17 March, Monday, Theatre Hall, 7 pm
GIDON KREMER & KREMERATA BALTICA
J. Haydn – The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross
L. Desyatnikov - Wie der alte Leiermann
A. Piazzolla – Suite Punta del Este
Soloists
Gidon KREMER – violin
Andrey PUSHKAREV – vibraphone

 
18 March, Tuesday, Plenary Hall, 7 pm
CHAMBER ENSEMBLES
Erich SCHAGERL – violin, Austria
Raphael FLIEDER – cello, Austria
Jancu VADUVA – trumpet, Romania
Georgy SPASSOV – flute
Maria PRINZ – piano
Programme: J. Haydn, F. Schubert, T. Albinoni
 

 

19 March, Wednesday, Theatre Hall, 7 pm
FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
J. S. Bach – Brandenburgische Konzerte No 4, No 5
K. Iliev – Tempi Concertati II
B. Spassov – Concerto for flute, 13 strings and celesta
Conductor – DRAGOMIR YOSSIFOV
Soloists
Vanya MILANOVA – violin
Yavor ZHELEV – flute

Ivona NEDEVA – flute
Tsvetana IVANOVA - cembalo

 

 
20 March, Thursday, Theatre Hall, Foyer, 7 pm
THE VOICES
Sing to God in All Tongues…
HILLIARD ENSEMBLE – Great Britain

Programme: sacred repertoire from the Catholic, Presbyterian, Russian, Creek and Armenian Christian traditions
 

 
21 March, Friday, Theatre Hall, 7 pm
LET’S PLAY ORCHESTRA
INTERNATIONAL YOUTH  ORCHESTRA
G. Rossini – Overture L’Italiana in Algeri
L.van Beethoven – Piano concerto No 1, op.15
F. Mendelssohn – Symphony No 4, Italienische, op.90
Conductor – Sir Neville MARRINER, Great Britain
Soloist – Maria PRINZ – piano

 
22 March, Saturday, Plenary Hall, 11 am
THE SPONTANEOUS PIANO
Basso Moderno Duo, USA
Allan von SCHENKEL – solo double bass
Kristen WILLIAMS – piano
and Liubomir DENEV – piano
Programme: L. Bell, S. Lopez, W. Ortiz, Yoko Ono, L. Denev, P. Oliveros, R. St. Clair and
jazz improvisations on music by Haendel, Chopin, Debussy, Skriabin, G.Z.Cherkin
 

 
22 March, Saturday, Plenary Hall, 5 pm
Final Public Audition of the Conducting Master Classes
 

 

22 March, Saturday, Theatre Hall, 7 pm
FOUR HANDS MUSIC
Piano Duo
AGLIKA GENOVA&LIUBEN DIMITROV
Programme: M. Ravel, G. Bizet, J. Brahms, S. Rachmaninov

 

 
23 March, Sunday, Plenary Hall, 11 am
NEW NAMES
Aylen PRITCHIN – violin, Russia
First prize-winner at Pancho Vladigerov International Violin and Piano Competition – Shumen, 2007
Keiko HATTORI – piano, Japan
Segond prize-winner at Beethoven International Piano Competition – Bonn, 2007
Programme: E. Ysaye, F. List, H. Wieniawski, L. van Beethoven
 

 

23 March, Sunday, Theatre Hall, Foyer, 7 pm
THE VOICES
Vassil Arnaudov’s 75th birth anniversary
PROF.VASSIL ARNAUDOV MIXED CHOIR – Ruse
Conductor – DRAGOMIR YOSSIFOV
Programme: G. Faure, Gesualdo, A. Schnittke, S. Rachmaninov, W. A. Mozart


 
24 March, Monday, Plenary Hall, 5 pm
Final Public Audition of the Piano Master Classes
 

 
24 March, Monday, Theatre Hall, 7 pm
NEW RUSSIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
P. I. Tchaikovsky – Francesca da Rimini
S. Rachmaninov – Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini 
Rimsky-Korsakov – Sheherazade
Conductor – YURI BASHMET
Soloist – Katia SKANAVI – piano
 

 
25 March, Tuesday, Plenary Hall, 5 pm
Final Public Audition of the Violin Master Classes
 

 
25 March, Tuesday, Theatre Hall, 7 pm
NEW RUSSIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
E. Tabakov – Ad Infinitum
A. Schnittke – Viola concerto
P. I. Tchaikovsky – Symphony No 6
Conductor and soloist – YURI BASHMET
 

 
26 March, Wednesday, Plenary Hall, 7 pm
ENSEMBLE RECHERCHE – Germany
Programme: H. W. Henze, S. Sciarrino, L. Nikolov, W. Rihm, F. Donatoni, S. Scodanibbio
 

 
27 March, Thursday, Plenary Hall, 7 pm
Recital
MILCHO LEVIEV – piano

 
28 March, Friday, Ruse Opera House, 6 pm
RUSE OPERA COMPANY
DON CARLOS – G. Verdi (premiere)
Stage director – Christian Mihailescu , Romania
Sets and costumes – Viorica Petrovich , Romania
Chorus master – Hristo Stoev
Conductor and stage producer – NAYDEN TODOROV
Soloists
Ivailo DJUROV, Mariana TSVETKOVA, Mario MALAGNINI – Italy,
Andreana NIKOLOVA, Aleksandar KRUNEV, Plamen BEYKOV
 

 
29March, Saturday, Plenary Hall, 11 am
FOUR HANDS MUSIC
Piano Duo
MARIO ANGELOV&ZLATKA ZLATKOVA
Programme: P. I. Tchaikovsky, I. Stravinsky
 

 
29March, Saturday, Theatre Hall, 7 pm
BULGARIAN NATIONAL RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
G. Ligeti – Concert romanesc
J. Brahms – Violin concerto
L. van Beethoven – Symphony No 5
Conductor – HORIA ANDREESCU, Romania
Soloist – Elmar OLIVEIRA – violin, USA
 

 

30 March, Sunday, Plenary Hall, 11 am
Elmar OLIVEIRA – violin
Liliya BOYADJIEVA – piano

Programme: W. A. Mozart, E. Elgar, C. Debussy, S. Prokofiev

 

 
30 March, Sunday, Theatre Hall, 7 pm
C l o s i n g
PLOVDIV OPERA-PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
L. V. Beethoven – Triple concerto
G. Mahler – Symphony No 1
Conductor – GEORGY DIMITROV
Soloists
Svetlin ROUSSEV – violin
Elena ROZANOVA – piano
Sebastien van KUIJK – cello
 

 

The programme is subject to alteration.
Last updated: 26.01.08

 

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