author: Albena Bezovska

“Tread of the Holy Mother of God” - Ninth national Thracian folklore festival

The National Thracian folklore festival Tread of the Holy Mother of God is taking place on August 9 and 10. There is a beautiful natural rock formation known by the name of “Tread of the Holy Mother of God” close to the town of..

08.08.14 13:17 |

Jazz in Bansko – August 8-13

The international jazz festival in Bansko will once again draw together artists from several continents. The playbill of one of the biggest summer music festivals in this country features twenty concerts and a rich accompanying..

08.08.14 11:56 |

Gold Dust folk festival in Chelopech

Chelopech is located not far from Sofia, amid the beautiful scenery of the Sredna Gora Mountain. The village is famous for the largest copper-gold-pyrite deposit in Europe and the beautiful park Korminesh where an annual folk fair is..

06.08.14 12:16 |

Transfiguration: a time of change and stock-taking

The Transfiguration of our Lord, 6 August, one of the Twelve Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church, was established in the early years of Christianity. In this edition of Folk Studio, we bring you some of the traditions and customs..

06.08.14 08:05 |

Hazreti İsa’nın görünüm değişmesi yortusu değişiklik ve hesap zamanıdır

Hazreti İsa’nın görünümünün değişmesi (metamorfoz), Ortodoks Kilisesi'nin büyük bayramlarından biri olup 6 Ağustos'ta kutlanır. İsa, öğrencilerinden Petrus, Yakup ve Yuhanna'yı yanına alarak Tabor Dağı'na çıktı. Orada, gözlerinin..

06.08.14 07:55 |

Nube de Oro, tradiciones multicolores en el escenario de Chelopech

Del 30 de julio al 2 de agosto en Chelopech, un pueblo próximo a Sofía, entre las colinas de la cordillera de Sredna Gora, famoso por estar junto al mayor yacimiento de mineral de cobre, oro y pirita en Europa, así como por su hermoso parque..

01.08.14 16:06 |

Young Bulgarian violinist Zornitsa Ilarionova

Zornitsa Ilarionova used to win prestigious awards at national and international contests as early as her high school years with the Lyubomir Pipkov National School of Music – those were Nedyalka Simeonova, Pancho Vladigerov, Dobrin Petkov..

30.07.14 09:00 |

Zagore Ensemble

Love Through the Years – that was the name of the show, celebrating the 50 th jubilee on stage of the Zagore Ensemble back in 2005. On the eve of the 60 th jubilee since Zagore’s establishment we present its long-year art director Vasil..

29.07.14 14:11 |

Zornitsa Ilarionova con prestigioso premio de la Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía

Zornitsa Ilarionova había ganado prestigiosas distinciones de competencias nacionales e internacionales siendo aún estudiante en la Escuela de Educación Media Nacional de Música Liubomir Pipkov, de Sofía. Esta joven violinista ha ofrecido conciertos en..

29.07.14 14:00 |

El encuentro memorable del zar Boris III con el gran Boris Hristov

En 1942, en plena Segunda Guerra Mundial, una breve conversación cambiaría el destino de un jurista y   cantante joven del coro de la catedral “San Alejandro Nevski”. En Epifanía, 6 de enero, se produjo el  memorable encuentro de dos tocayos: el zar..

27.07.14 08:00 |