Premieres
*** SOFIA MUSIC WEEKS re-establish its presence of full value on the musical - stage genres in the festival performances on "Sister Angelica", "Gianni Schicchi", "Bulgarians From Old Times", "Nestinarka" /The Fire-Dancer/, "The Enlightenment Of The Stone", "The Rite Of The Spring", "Love Magic"...
*** World premieres of works from Ànatoly Kiselev, Àlexandra Vrebalov, Kate Fitch, Hose Antonio Elgeuzabal, Vassil Kazandjiev, Àngel Kotev, Georgi Arnaoudov, Borislava Taneva, Victor Chouchkov, Krassimir Taskov.
*** 1st presentation of Orthodox Choral Encyclopedia in BG …
*** Presenting new books and note albums from Goritza Naidenova, Anelija Janeva and co., Zhelka Tabakova, Rossitza Draganova, Christina Japova, Alexander Abadjiev, Borislava Taneva
***1st presentation in BG of works from Marin Goleminov, Antonio Vivaldi , Òarquinio Merulla, Ìichelangelo Rossi, Charles Ives, Anatol Vieru, John Ireland, Christos Hatzis, Dmitry Koshkin, Fraz Berwald, Wilhelm Stenhammar, Dag Viren, Lars-Eric Larsson, Richard Coming, Lowell Lieberman and a series of English, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, German, American, French, Russian and other composers.
*** Especially for SOFIA MUSIC WEEKS for the first time unify its creative energies Sofia Philharmony and Stanislav Gorkovenko, Georgi Arnaoudov and Theodora Pavlovich, Steude Quartet and Sofia Soloists, Dmitry Ilarionov and Dimitar Panov, Anatoly Kiselev and National Philharmonic Choir, Julia Haiet and Mario Angelov, Sofia Quartet and Ulrich Eichenauer, Pavlina Dokovska and Vladimir Valjarevic, Jossif Radionov è Ålina Rubio, Georgita Nikolova and Rossen Balkanski, Yasushi Ideue and Pavel Balev, Alexander Mirat and Sinfonietta- Sofia, Oleg Krissa and Kalin Ivanov, Gonsalu Peshkada and Ensemble "Estoril"…
****** For the first time in our country Atelies for scenic and ensemble behaviour of the performers, media misic, bandoneon, and etc.…
*** For the 1st time in BG master classes and workshops will give Galina Vishnevska, Hans Peter Ochsenhofer, Siegfrid Dietrich, Maarten Vonk, Gonsalu Peshkada, Svetozar Ivanov, Rumen Dimitrov
Anniversaries
100 years from the birth of Marin Goleminov -included in the programme of UNESCO - 2008
130 years from the Bulgaria liberation - panorama of the Russian musical culture
80 years Bulgarian ballet
150 Years from the birth of Leonkavallo and Puccini
100 years from the death of Pablo Sarasate
100 years from the death of Nikolai Rimski -Korsakov
100 years from the birth of Olivier Messiaen
75 years Angel Manolov Akademic Choir
75 ã. years from the birth of Vassil Arnaudov
Festival Cycles
Orchestral Forum
Uplift The Curtain!
Pontes musicales
Dedicated
Horus Vivendi
Magister dixit
The Colours of The Voice
Family Concerts
Stage Of Young Musicion
String Quartets
Piano Duos
Orchestras
Sofia Philharmony
Sofia National Youth Philharmony
Sofia Soloists Chamber Ensemble
Sinfonietta- Sofia With A Metropolitan Opera Stage
Vidin Philharmony
Vratza Phailharmony
Choirs
Russian Ortodox Choir "Sirin"
Svetoslav Obretenov National Philharmonic Choir
Vassil Arnaoudov Chamber Choir
Angel Manolov Akademic Choir
Polifony Chamber Cappella
Musical-stage ensembles
Sofia National Opera and Ballet
National Musical theatre
State Opera Stara Zagora
Ballet from Opera and Ballet Society - Bourgas
Arabesque Ballet
Students from classes of Svetozar Donev and Pavel Gerdjikov in Pantcho Vladigerov National Musical Akademy - Sofia
Chamber ensembles
Estoril Ensemble
Yanoshi Ensemble
Concerto Antico
Steude String Quartet
Sofia String Quartet
Hors String Quartet
Piano Trio Stewart- Kluksdahl - Ivanov
Piano Duo Pavlina Dokovska - Vladimir Valjarevic
Piano Duo Aglika Genova- Luben Dimitrov
Piano Duo Borislava Taneva - Iliya Cheniaev
Piano Duo Dora and Anastas Slavchevi
Conductors
Alexander Mirat
Ànthony Armore
Michel Brousseau
Plamen Djouroff
Pavel Balev
Theodora Pavlovich
Hans Peter Ochsenhofer
Grigor Palikarov
Eraldo Salmieri
Deyan Pavlov
Arkady Leytush
Krassimir Kashev
Dimitar Panov
Ivelin Dimitrov
Darena Popova
July Damyanov
Georgi Patrikov
Soloists
Alexandrina Miltcheva - mezzo-soprano
Galina Vishnevska - soprano
Ivailo Djourov - bass
Julia Haiet - soprano
Orlin Goranov - tenor
Ìonika Ivanova - soprano
Petar Danailov - baritone
Silvana Pravcheva - soprano
Sonya Marinova- soprano
Vesselin Stoykov - bass
Doroteya Doroteeva - soprano
Boyko Tzvetanov - tenor
Rossen Krastev - bass- barritone
Radostina Nikolaeva - soprano
Ivanka Ninova - mezzo-soprano
Tanya Kirova - soprano
Blagovesta Mekki - mezzo-soprano
Juliana Ivanova - mezzo-soprano
Irina Haralampieva - soprano
David Valter - îboi
Tzvetomir Tzankov - violin
German Ukolov - piano
Georgita Nikolova - cello
Ventzislav Yankoff- piano
Oleg Krissa- violin
Dimo Dimov - piano
Biliana Voutchkova - violin
Ìario Angelov - piano
Aga Dziubak - cello
Rob Watson - piano
Rossen Idealov - clarinet
Jossif Radionov - violin
Zornitza Radionova - piano
Òanya Pencheva - violin
David Glen Hatch - piano
Êalin Panayotov - îboi
Georgi Slavchev - piano
Ulrich Eichenauer - viola
Maria Prince - piano
Yasushi Ideue - violin
Ìiglena Slavova - piano
Dmitry Ilarionov - guitar
Rostislav Jovchev - piano
Ålina Rubio - violin
Anna Maria Ravnopolska - harpe
Ani Avramova - piano
Êalin Ivanov - cello
Ivelina Ivancheva - piano
Zornitza Ilarionova - violin
Ivelina Dolapchieva - piano
Rossen Balkanski - guitar
Ivan Baloushev - cello
Marina Kapitanova - piano
Yassen Teodosiev - horn
Borislav Jotzov - clarinet
Iliana Baicheva - piano
Bozhidara Kuzmanova -violin
Ziedite Runkule - piano
Alexander Vassilenko - piano
Viktoria Vassilenko - piano
Asya Vassilenko - piano
Dobri Paliev- junior - percussions
Vladimir Shopov - percussions
Diljana Shopova - percussions
Martin Hafizi - marimba
Orlin Hafizi - drums
Mladen Taskov - piano
