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The world tour of Vienna Schonbrunn Orchestra begins with three concerts in Bulgaria.

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The Strauss Gala with Vienna Schönbrunn Orchestra will take Bulgarians to a musical walk through the period of the Strauss Dynasty. The world tour of Vienna Schönbrunn Orchestra, dedicated to the 200th birth anniversary of Johann Strauss, begins with concerts in Bulgaria. Strauss's 200th birth anniversary will be marked in 2025. The orchestra is preparing to tour three Bulgarian cities.

On August 5 and 6, it will perform on Tsarevets Fortress in Bulgaria’s Veliko Tarnovo. On August 7, the Vienna Schönbrunn Orchestra will perform at the Varna Summer Theater, which is among the most beautiful summer theaters in the Balkans. The Bulgarian tour will culminate on August 8 on St. Alexander Nevsky Square in central Sofia.  




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