“BALABANOV’S HOUSE MUSIC DAYS” VII INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL – 2016
Honored with EFFE Label 2015 - 2016 

Spring edition
May 14, 18.30 h - City House of Culture “Boris Christov”
OPENING CONCERT
ORLIN ANASTASSOV – THE BASS OF THE PRESENT
                                              ORLIN ANASTASSOV - bass
RALITSA RALINOVA - soprano
NIKOLA TAKOV  - piano (France, Bulgaria)

With the special participation of:
PLOVDIV’S BOYS’ CHOIR
40 years since the establishment of the choir
Conductor Milka Toledova
Piano Julia Petrova

Program: M.Glinka, P.I.Tchaikovsky, S.Rachmaninov, M.Musorgski

May 15 – Balabanov’s House - 18.30
THE WORDS OF THE BARD AND THE MUSIC OF HIS TIME
400 years since the death of William Shakespeare
MIXTET Ensemble 
Eugenia Ralcheva - soprano
With the special participation of
Prof. Alexander Shurbanov and the actor Valentin Ganev

May 17 – Balabanov’s House - 18.30 h.
STANIMIR TODOROV (cello)
Solo cellist in Teatro Colon - Buenos Aires (Argentina)
VICTOR VALKOV - piano
Gold medal winner of "New Orleans piano competetion" (USA)

May 28 - Concert Hall – 19 h.
MEETING OF THE STARS
SVETLIN ROUSSEV - violin
Concertmaster of the Orchestra of the French National Radio
EVGENI BOZHANOV
piano
Program: W.A.Mozart, J.Brahms, F. Chopin, Y.Izai, M.Ravel

May 29 - Roman Stadium - 18.30
BIG KIDS CONCERT IV
Featuring:
Youth Orchestra of "Dobrin Petkov" National School of Music
Senior art director Plamen Parvanov
                        Folk choir of Academy of Music and Dance - Plovdiv
Conductor Prof Konstantin Buradzhiev

June 4 – Old Bath – 18.30
EXCELSIOR
Dance Performance of NBU Dance theater
Choreographer Anna Pampoulova

June 9 - Concert Hall - 19 h.
PLAMENA MANGOVA - piano
ORCHESTRA OF STATE OPERA - PLOVDIV
YORDAN KAMDZHALOV - guest conductor
Program: P.I.Tchaikovsky

June 23 – Balabanov’s  House - 18.30 h.
THE AMBASSADOR OF THE CLARINET
PHILIPPE CUPER - clarinet (France)
Principal Clarinet of the Paris National Opera Orchestra 
EKATERINA TANGAROVA - piano

June 25 – Balabanov’s House - 18.30 h.
THE MASTERSHIP OF THE MASTERS
Prof. STOIKA MILANOVA - violin
Winner of  "Queen Elizabeth" and "Carl Flesch" Competitions
ADAH JONES (USA) - flute
Solo flute of Austin Lyric Opera
VANGUEL TANGAROV - clarinet
Solo clarinet of Austin Lyric opera, Mid Texas Symphony and the Victoria Symphony - Texas
EKATERINA TANGAROVA - piano

Accompanying program:
"MUSICARTISSIMO" master classes:
21 - 28 June 2016
Violin
Prof. STOIKA MILANOVA - June 21 to 24
Professor in “Pancho Vladigerov” National Academy of Music
Clarinet
PHILIPPE CUPER – June 22
Principal Clarinet of the Paris National Opera Orchestra 

Prof. VANGUEL TANGAROV – clarinet - June 21 to 28
Head of the Clarinet Studio in Texas State University
With the special participation of prof. PETKO RADEV

Flute
Prof. ADAH JONES (USA) – flute - June 21 to 28
Head of the department of woodwind instruments in the Texas State University
With the special participation of Prof. LYDIA OSHAVKOVA 

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Exhibition of works by CHRISTINA SCATCHEL
ART WITH TEENAGE SPIRIT
(17 – 31 May) – Balabanov’s House