/View Info/ The festival offers a strong selection of Bulgarian and international artists and ensembles from 14 countries of Europe and the world, about 700 participants, 40 events, debuts, premieres, educational projects, master classes and exhibitions.
The attractive list of participants includes guest artists of the caliber of the great Russian violist and conductor Yuri Bashmet and the Moscow Soloists Ensemble, the outstanding German baritone Matthias Goerne, the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic solo team, the remarkable Signum Saxophone Quartet together with the unique Lithuanian accordionist Martynas Levickis , the popular Czech quartet “Clarinet Factory”, the Sofia Philharmonic, the famous master of the old Italian song tradition Marco Bisli with his ancient ensemble, the world-famous Chinese conductor Leo Kuokman, as well as the favorites of the Bulgarian audience – the internationally recognized Russians Svetlin Rusev, Evgeni Bojanov and Marieta Petkova , Mincho Minchev, Nikolay Minchev and others.
The Ruse festival scene is a powerful stimulus for the development and promotion of local bands and artists. Traditionally, their participation in the upcoming edition of the festival is also strong. Here in the first place is the production of the State Opera – Ruse with the Bulgarian premiere of one of the most attractive titles in the work of R. Strauss – “The Knight of the Rose” (conductor N. Todorov and director the world-famous Bulgarian Vera Nemirova), a premiere which will undoubtedly become one of the events for the musical life of Ruse and the country. The role of the other participants from Ruse is also key: Choir “Danube Sounds”, choir “Prof. Vasil Arnaudov”, as well as the third “edition” of the Ruse Festival Orchestra with Emil Tabakov, whose brilliant concert program will motivate and attract to Ruse for the third time in a row different generations of talented graduates of the Ruse National School of Arts “Prof. V. Stoyanov” from all over the world.
The third edition in a row in 2017 will also feature the attractive educational series for children and youth “March Music Days Junior”, which will attract a large audience of children and youth to the festival halls and spaces.
The 26th edition of the International Academy of Music “Prof. Sasha Popov” for the improvement of young musicians. In 2017, the academy will offer dozens of young professionals a remarkable international team of teachers, including artists and teachers from the class of M. Minchev (violin), the world-famous Bulgarian opera singer Darina Takova (soprano), musicians from the saxophone quartet “Signum” and M Levitskis (accordion), as well as the Russian E. Bojanov (piano).
Program at the festival
10.03.
Friday, Revenue Building, 7 p.m.
SOFIA PHILHARMONIC
Conductor LIO COOKMAN
Soloist SVETLIN RUSEV violin
K. Iliev – Divertimento for orchestra
S. Prokofiev – Violin Concerto No. 1
Al. Scriabin – Symphony No. 2
11.03.
Saturday, Revenue Building, 12 p.m.
March Music Days JUNIOR
FORTISIMO FAMILY
Tale of Violin
SOFIA PHILHARMONIC
Conductor PAVEL ZLATAROV
Soloist SVETLIN RUSEV violin
with the participation of the actors
Iliana Kodjabasheva
DEYAN ANGELOV
Program: A. Vivaldi, P. Vladigerov
PI Tchaikovsky, N. Paganini
P. Sarasate, K. Gardel
11.03
Saturday, Revenue Building, 7 p.m.
Duo concertante 20
ROSEN OF IDEALS
clarinet
GEORGITA BOYADJIEVA – NIKOLOVA
cello
In the program: works by P. Hindemith
V. Kazandzhiev, J. S. Bach, Ben-Amos,
E. M. McKinley, W. A. Mozart,
D. Yosifov, K. Iliev
12.03
week, profitable building, 11 a.m.
FROSH String Quartet
D. Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 8, Op. 110
D. Yosifov – …Van…
A. Hinastera – String Quartet No. 2
12.03.
week, profitable building, 19 h.
ROUSSE PHILHARMONY
Choir DANUBE SOUNDS
Conductor GEORGI DIMITROV
Soloist: GOTTLIEB WALISH piano
IVAN KONSULOV baritone
L.V.Beethoven – Fantasy for piano, choir and orchestra
G. Mahler – Songs of the Wandering Journeyman
V. A. Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 25
13.03.
Monday, Revenue Building, 7 p.m.
EVGENI BOZHANOV piano
Program: R. Schumann, F. Liszt
14.03.
Tuesday, Revenue building, 7 p.m.
Across Genres & Generations
CLARINET FACTORY
(non) classical concert
Indrych Pavlysh clarinet
Ludek Boura clarinet
Vojtech Needle clarinet, vocals
Peter Valashek clarinet
15.03.
Wednesday, Revenue Building, 7 p.m.
Seasons
Saxophone Quartet SIGNUM
MARTINAS LEVICKIS accordion
J. S. Bach – Italian Concerto BWV 971
A. Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
PI Tchaikovsky – through the Seasons
A. Piazzola – The four seasons
of Buenos Aires
16.03.
Thursday, Revenue Building, 7 p.m.
Madeus
SOFIA PHILHARMONIC
Soloist and concertmaster SVETLIN RUSEV violin
Soloists EVGENI BOZHANOV piano
PAVEL ZLATAROV violin
V. A. Mozart – Concertone for two violins, C major
V. A. Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 17, G major
V. A. Mozart – Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major
V. A. Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 23, A major
17.03.
Friday, Philharmonia Hall, 7 p.m.
MATHIAS GÖRNE baritone
MARIA PRINCE piano
with the participation of the actor SIMEON LYUTAKOV
J. Brahms – Vocal cycle The Beautiful Magellan
18.03.
Saturday, Europe Hall, 11 a.m.
String ensemble 12 ENSEMBLE
W. A. Mozart – String Quintet, G minor
R. Schraus – Stringed sextet from op. Capriccio
D. Tabakova – Such different paths
R. Strauss – Metamorphoses
18.03.
Saturday, Europe Hall, 6 p.m.
Final concert of the master classes
in chamber music and accordion
19.03.
Sunday, Europe Hall, 11 a.m.
MARIETA PETKOVA piano
L. V. Beethoven – 5 Bagatelles op.126
L. V. Betoven – Sonata op. 58, Appassionata
R. Schumann – Children’s scenes op.15
S. Rachmaninoff – 5 Preludes op.23 and op.32
19.03.
week, profitable building, 19 h.
STATE OPERA – RUSE
The Knight of the Rose – opera by Richard Strauss
(premiere)
production of the German National Theater – Weimar
Conductor NAIDEN TODOROV
Director VERA NEMIROVA
Stage adaptation & costumes Violeta Radkova
(based on a project by Tom Mush)
Dramaturgy Sonya Nemirova
Choirmaster Steliyana Dimitrova – Hernani
Participants: Maria Tsvetkova, Frank Van Hove
Petya Tsoneva, Alexander Krunev
Julia Bogdanova, Teodora Chukurska
Alexander Baranov, Andreana Nikolova
Peter Kostov
20.03.
Monday, DZ, Europe Hall, 5:30 p.m.
Final concert
of the opera singing master class
20.03.
Monday, Revenue Building, 7 p.m.
Minchevi string duo
MINCHO MINCHEV violin and viola
NIKOLAI MINCHEV violin
Program:
Jean-Marie Liocler, L. Spohr, W. A. Mozart
21.03
Tuesday, Revenue building, 7 p.m.
My Favorite 20. Century
Ensemble MOSCOW SOLOISTS
Dirigent and soloist: YURI BASHMET viola
Soloists: Andrei Proskrobko, violin
Alexey Naydenov cello
G. Sviridov – Chamber symphony op.19
I. Stravinsky – Russian song for viola and strings
S. Prokofiev – Transients, op.22
A. Schnittke – Concert for Three
D. Shostakovich – Chamber Symphony op.110
22.03.
Wednesday, Revenue Building, 7 p.m.
Musical Journey over the World
Ensemble MOSCOW SOLOISTS
Dirigent and soloist: YURI BASHMET viola
Soloists:
Piano duo
AGLIKA GENOVA & LUBEN DIMITROV
JS Bach – Concerto for Two Pianos BWV 1060
E. Grieg – Two Norwegian arias op.63
M. Bruch – Kol Nidrai for viola and strings
T. Takemitsu – Blues and Waltz
W. A. Mozart – Divertimento, F major, K.138
PI Tchaikovsky – Nocturne for viola and strings
D. Shostakovich – Scherzo op.11
I. Band – Graves for viola and strings
J. Rossini – Sonata No. 3 in C major
23.03
Thursday, DZ, Ruse Hall, 5:30 p.m.
Final concert of the piano master class
23.03.
Thursday, DZ, Europa Hall, 7 p.m.
450 years of Claudio Monteverdi
ACCORDATI Vocal Ensemble
C. Monteverdi – from Vespro della Beata Vergine SV206
Conductor DRAGOMIR YOSIFOV
Continuum: Tsvetana Ivanova, harpsichord
Ivo Alexandrov cello
24.03.
Friday, 7 p.m.
Jazz meets Classical
ROUSSE PHILHARMONY
BIG BAND RUSSIA
Soloist on CHICAGO JAZZ PHILHARMONIC
STEVE EISEN sax/flute
ERNIE ADAMS percussion
LEANDRO LOPEZ VARADI piano
JOHN MOULDER guitar
ZARA ZAHARIEVA violin
STUART MILLER bass
Conductor and soloist ORBERT DAVIS trumpet
Emmy Award Winner
with the special participation of
LYUBOMIR DENEV piano
THEODOSIUS SPASOV caval
Production: Mark Ingram
Sound: Eng.Roger Hayes | Video: Arthur Turnbull
25.03.
Saturday, DZ, Europe Hall, 11 a.m.
70 years
Children’s choir DANAVE WAVES – Ruse
Conductor VESELA TODOROVA
Gergana Vicheva piano
Rositsa Simeonova double bass
Vladimir Neychev struck
Gabriela Garcia harp
with the participation of
Ladies formation DANUBE WAVES
B. Britton – A Ceremony of Carols
B. Chilcot – Nidaros Jazz Mesa
25.03.
Saturday, DZ, Europa Hall, 5:30 p.m.
Final concert
of the violin master class
25.03.
Saturday, Revenue Building, 7 p.m.
SUD: Music and Mystery of Primal Sound
MARCO BEASLEY vocals
SEFANO ROCCO archlute, bass guitar
FABIO ACURSO lute
LEONARDO MASA colasone
VITO DE LORENZI direta
26.03.
week, profitable building, 19 h.
FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
Choir PROF. VASIL ARNAUDOV – Ruse
Conductor EMIL TABAKOV
Soloist ALEXANDER SOMOV, cello
E. Elgar – Cello Concerto
F. Mendelssohn – Theater Music “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
PARALLEL PROGRAMS
March 10, Revenue Building, 6 p.m.
NOT/KNOWN exhibition from the UBB Gold Fund
11.03., Saturday, 5 p.m.
Melomania exhibition contest
12.03., Sunday, 5 p.m.
MMD through the lens
photo exhibition of Evgeni Stanimirov
18.03., Saturday, Cinema City
La Traviata – an opera by Giuseppe Verdi
with the participation of SONYA YONCHEVA, soprano
screening of the performance
at the Metropolitan Opera – New York
25-26.03.
Drawings on glass workshop
Head MARIA MIRELA MOLDOR, Romania
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