25 february 2022 Burgas Opera With Two Concerts Dedicated To The Third of March

State Opera - Burgas has prepared two concerts on the occasion of the national holiday of the Republic of Bulgaria March 3. The first event is the Solemn Symphony Concerto, which will feature works by Ludwig van Beethoven, PI Tchaikovsky, WA Mozart, Georg Friedrich Handel, Giuseppe Verdi and Vesselin Stoyanov, under the baton of maestro Yordan Dafov, who recently celebrated his 82nd birthday, and on February 10 he was behind the conductor's desk at the symphony concert with solo pianists Hassan and Ibrahim Ignatovi, which passed with great success in the hall of the Burgas Opera. The solemn concert, dedicated to the national holiday, is on Wednesday, March 2, at 7 pm in the Opera Hall. The soloist will be the world-renowned cellist Atanas Krastev, who played with the orchestra of the State Opera - Burgas in early November 2021, when he performed a Cello Concerto and Orchestra in E minor by Eduard Elgar at the symphony concert under the baton of Tsanislav Petkov. The Burgas audience and guests of the city had the opportunity to see and hear the young talented cellist in July 2021 at the Summer Theater in Burgas, at the symphony concert with conductor world-famous Alexander Zemtsov, which featured the best participants in master classes. various instruments at the Summer Academy of Arts - Burgas, as well as their teachers. On the stage of the Summer Theater Atanas Krastev performed Pezzo Capriccioso ”for cello and orchestra op. 62 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The great Bulgarian cellist, who has played on world stages and is already titled Assoc. Prof. Dr. Atanas Krastev is the winner of 16 first and extraordinary awards from international competitions in Austria, Spain, the Czech Republic, Serbia and Bulgaria. At the concert on March 2, the young cellist will perform "Variations on a Rococo Theme" for cello and orchestra, Op. 33 by PI Tchaikovsky.

The festive program on March 2 will also include: Overture "Egmont" by Ludwig van Beethoven, "Hallelujah" from the oratorio "Messiah" by Georg Friedrich Handel, "Dies Irae" and "Lacrimosa" from "Requiem" by V.A. Mozart, Choir of the Jews / "Va, pensiero" / from the opera "Nabucco" by Giuseppe Verdi, "Toast" from the opera "La Traviata" by Verdi, with soloists Maria Tsvetkova-Madzharova - soprano and Yani Nikolov - tenor, and "Festive" Overture ”by Veselin Stoyanov. The large-scale concert program includes ensembles of the orchestra and choir of the State Opera - Burgas, conductor of the choir - Nevena Mihailova, concertmaster - Vanya Zlateva. The second concert event dedicated to the national holiday is the Vocal Chamber Concert with the participation of the soloists of the Burgas Opera: Lyudmila Mihailova - soprano, Maria Tsvetkova-Madjarova - soprano, Nona Krasnikova - soprano, Shmilena Sultanova - soprano, Ioana Kadiyska - mezzo-soprano, Yani - tenor, Branimir Nedkov - baritone, Yordan Hristozov - baritone, Diman Panchev - bass, Kostadin Mechkov - bass. He will be on the piano. Iliana Todorova. The program will feature works by Bulgarian composers.

Tickets for both concerts can be purchased at the box office of the Opera, at the box office "Clock" / in front of the hotel "Bulgaria" /, as well as in the network of Grabo and Eventim.

For the conductor of the Gala Concert on March 2:

Yordan Dafov is one of the most emblematic representatives of the modern Bulgarian conducting school, known as a conductor with high musical culture and respected for his unique conducting technique. He graduated from the Bulgarian State Conservatory in Sofia in the class of Prof. Konstantin Iliev. From 1970 to 1971, as a young conductor, he took a master class in analysis, composition and aesthetics with Prof. Olivier Messien at the Paris Conservatory. In 1966 he began as a conductor of the Varna Philharmonic. In 1977 he was artistic director and chief conductor of the Burgas Philharmonic. At the beginning of 1981 he became conductor of the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, and at the same time was chief conductor of the Tolbuhin Chamber Orchestra, which under his skilful baton managed to win the name of one of the best chamber ensembles in Bulgaria. From 1997 to 1999 he was artistic director and chief conductor of the Varna Philharmonic. Meanwhile, Maestro Dafov is leading a master class with H. Faberman (USA). From November 2000 to May 2002 he was director and conductor of the Sofia Philharmonic. Known as a conductor in France, Italy, Russia, Switzerland, Romania, Spain, Poland, Hungary. He makes recordings for BNT and BNR, as well as for French and Swedish radio and Spanish television. He is the author of three symphonies, "Morning Music and Serenades" (for string orchestra), "In profile and full face" (for large symphony orchestra), vocal music for instrumental chamber ensembles, theater music. Maestro Dafov is the winner of the Golden Age Award of the Ministry of Culture. The talented and respected conductor is among the prominent figures, distinguished for his contribution to the development of culture and the establishment of national identity.

For Atanas Krastev, cello / guest /:

Atanas Krastev was born in Sofia in a family of musicians. He graduated from NMU "Lyubomir Pipkov" (2007) and NMA "Pancho Vladigerov" with a master's degree in the class of Prof. Anatoli Krastev (2012). From 2011 to 2014 he specialized with Prof. Natalia Shakhovskaya in "Esquella Superior de Music Reina Sofia" - Madrid. In April 2016 he successfully defended his doctoral dissertation at the National Academy of Music, where he is the chief assistant in cello. Attends cello master classes by David Goeringas, Antonio Menezes, Frans Helmerson, Arto Noras, Natalia Gutmann, Daniel Weiss, Lewis Clare, Alban Gerhard, Young Chang Cho, Thomas Carroll, Robert Cohen, Johannes Khoriazko Gorizko Demenga et al. There are 16 predominantly first and extraordinary awards from international competitions in Bulgaria, Austria, Spain, the Czech Republic, Serbia (2001-2015). For high achievements in the field of musical art he was awarded: Diploma and Award of the Ministry of Culture, Title of the Academy for Young Talents, Award "Golden Muse" (for Russian music) and "Crystal Lyre" of SBMTD (2007 and 2012 ), Chamber Music Award in Madrid (presented by Queen Sofia). He has given concerts in Austria (Vienna), France (Paris), the Netherlands (Alkmaar and Bergen), Italy (Venice and Siena), Spain (Madrid, Santander, Toledo), Russia (Moscow), Greece, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Serbia, Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo), etc., on all responsible Bulgarian catwalks and festivals. Atanas Krastev is a multiple soloist of symphony orchestras - in the gala concert at the New Year's Festival at the National Palace of Culture, dedicated to Bulgaria's accession to the European Union, at the Winter Music Evenings - Ruse, European Music Festival, Sofia Music Weeks, March Music Days ”, Varna Summer International Festival. Participates in the Chamber Festival in Plovdiv, Festival of Arts "Apollonia", "Piano Extravaganza", Days of Music in Balabanov House, "Bratislava Music Festival", in the series "New Masters", in the Netherlands and others. There are numerous live concerts on BNT, Nova TV, 7 Days TV, SKAT, MSAT, Belgrade National Television, Brazilian Globo TV, documentaries and studio recordings at BNR and others. His recital on November 30, 2005 in the Brazilian capital was released on DVD by the BsB. There is a CD (Concerto from Haydn - in C major) with the Sofia Soloists Chamber Ensemble, conductor Plamen Djurov, a DVD with ASO (Concert from Dvorak), a CD (works by Brahms and Piazzolla) with the Oscar Esplá de Asisa Trio. Since 2002 he has participated in the cello trio "Cellissimo" (with Anatoli Krastev and Kalina Krasteva), with which he has given concerts in Bulgaria and abroad. Atanas Krastev has given over 40 concerts as a soloist with orchestras (Sofia Philharmonic, Sofia City Council, Symphony Orchestras of Ruse, Varna, Burgas, "Petrobras Symphony" - Rio de Janeiro, "Symphony Orchestra" - Sao Paulo, Sophie Chamber Ensemble ”Etc.) - under the direction of: Vasil Kazandjiev, Emil Tabakov, Georgi Dimitrov, Yordan Dafov, Plamen Djurov, Martin Panteleev, Angel Stankov, Naiden Todorov, Stanislav Ushev, Martin Dimitrov, James MacDonald, Carlos Borenlo, Moreno, Roberto Moreno, Rober Gilmour, Jacques Mercier and others. In 2014 he was among the six semifinalists of the international competition "George Enescu" - Bucharest. In 2014 Krastev received first prize and gold medal at the International Cello Competition "Liezen" (Austria), and in 2015 - third prize at the International Competition "Jeunesses musicale" - Belgrade (Serbia). During the last two seasons he gave recitals in Moscow - in Rachmaninoff Hall and Myaskovsky Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, participated in the Piano Extravaganza Festival, performed the premiere for Bulgaria performance of 2 concerts by Vivaldi, numerous recitals and performances, performance in the hall "Bulgaria" and the March Music Days of Beethoven at the Triple Concert with Svetlin Rusev, Jean Bernard Pomier and the Sofia Philharmonic, followed by a program in Varna, Siena, Italy, a concert in Vienna, a solo recital at the Sofia Music Weeks. "Krastev read a reading in which the elegant gallantry of the expression, brilliantly refined (and in the quietest dynamics, its sound was heard wonderfully because of the way it is extracted), passed subtly, imperceptibly into the long sensuality of the romantic expression. A game of contrasts, of colors, of light and shadows, without unnecessary pathos, with the nature of breath. Krastev masters his instrument perfectly and in such cases there are no troubles for the imagination. In terms of sound and timbre, you get the feeling of unlimited possibilities, which in this case can not (and should not) be revealed, due to (still) the commands of the text. But he knows the power of the cello's voice, he likes to show it, to "seduce" with it - again with a lot of taste and culture. " "Culture" newspaper.