Performers
Aniello Desiderio – Italy
At the age of eight, Aniello Desiderio performed in public for the first time, displaying such outstanding gifts that music critics started to speak of him as an “enfant prodige”, “wunderkind”, “a genius”, “the Orpheus of the guitar”, “a guitarist of the century”, and...
Zoran Dukic – Croatia
“As a master of his instrument, Dukic demonstrated spectacular virtuosity over and over again together with a great maturity and powerful inspiration.” Il Gazzettino, Italy Zoran Dukic is one of the most distinguished classical guitarists of our time. His concert...
George Vassilev – Bulgaria/Switzerland
Known for his unique artistry, musical approach and instrumental mastery, guitarist George Vassilev was born in Varna, Bulgaria. He began guitar studies with Lijuben Haralambiev in his home town. In 1987, thanks to a grant from the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture, he...
Pavel Ralev – Bulgaria/United Kingdom
Described by John Williams as “a poet of the guitar,” Bulgarian classical guitarist Pavel Ralev is establishing a strong presence on the international concert platform. In 2023, he was conferred as an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music, London, in recognition of...
Antonio Pompilio – Italy
After graduating with full marks and honours at Monopoli Conservatory of Music (master’s degree) under the guidance of Goran Listes and Marco Piperno, he began studying at Accademia Strata in Pisa, Italy, with Aniello Desiderio, who awarded him two scholarships as one...
Plamen Markov – Bulgaria
Plamen Markov performs as a conductor at national and international music festivals. He conducted the philharmonic orchestras in Varna, Pleven, Vidin, Shumen and various chamber formations. He made concert tours in Hungary, Spain, Germany, Greece and France. Since...
Andrei Pitu – Romania
Andrei Pițu graduated from the “Ștefan Luchian” High School in Botoșani and is currently pursuing his studies at the State University of Music and Performing Arts in Stuttgart. His journey with the guitar began in the 3rd grade under the guidance of Carmen Cojocariu,...
Acoustic Queen Project
One of the most popular Bulgarian musicians present an acoustic concert dedicated to Freddie Mercury in Pleven. On stage will be Slavin Slavchev - vocals, Slavcho Nikolov, Doni - bass guitar and vocals, Venko Poromanski - drums, Mihail Shishkov - son - keyboards,...
Slavcho Nikolov
Solo guitarist in the very famous Bulgarian rock band B.T.R. Composer and lyricist, co-organizer and manager of concert events, classical guitar teacher, member of mandolin quartet "Seasons". Member of the jury for the selection of the Bulgarian song for Eurovision in...
Dobrin Vekilov
Dobrin Vekilov, better known by his stage name Donny, is a Bulgarian pop singer, composer, songwriter and actor. Donny is the music producer of the talent show Great Expectations, the show "Like Two Drops of Water" and The X Factor Bulgaria. At the beginning of 2013,...
Slavin Slavchev
Slavin Slavchev began his professional development in the field of music already in his school years. His first musical performances were connected with his participation in the "Choir of Varna Boys and Youth" and the school choir "Klementina". In high school, he...
Mihail Shishkov
Mihail Shishkov was born in 1973. in the city of Sofia. He is a graduate of the "L.Pipkov" Secondary School of Music, Sofia, majoring in piano. Higher education, theater, NATFIZ "Kr. Sarafov", specialty Acting Mastery for Puppet Theater with art director Prof. Dora...
Venko Poromanski
Venko Poromanski - one of the most popular Bulgarian drummers with numerous performances in: Austria, Germany, Belgium, Great Britain, Latvia, Belarus, Romania, Greece, Russia, Ukraine, Israel, Canada and USA, Kuwait, Qatar, Japan, UAE, Australia and New Zealand. He...
NINIO and the Groovers
NINIO & THE GROOVERS - Ilin Papazyan - vocals and guitar, Mihail Filipov - keyboards, Lyuben Lyubenov - bass, Tsonyo Tsvetkov - drums Ilin Papazyan – Ninio is a native of the city of wind and princes – Sliven. He took his first steps in music at the age of 12, when he...
Rali & Kati band
RALI & KATI BAND consists of Ralitsa Haydarska-vocals, Katerina Vachkova and Borislav Kovachev-guitars, Momchil Ivanov-drums, Momchil Krachunov-keyboards, Pavel Kopchev-bass The project has existed since the beginning of 2024 and was specially created for the...
Electric Guitars Ensemble
An ensemble for electric guitars is the only project of its kind in Bulgaria, which was created in 2022 under the leadership of Nikolay Mihaylov. The composition of the ensemble includes students aged 12 to 18 years. He mainly performs rock music, and all arrangements...
LOS SENORES
LOS SENORES is an ensemble for adult amateur guitarists who perform popular Bulgarian and world hits. Professional guest musicians regularly participate in their composition, and this year the following will take the stage: Momchil Ivanov - percussion; Venelin...
Pleven Philharmonic Orchestra
Pleven philharmonic orchestra was founded in 1953 by the distinguished Bulgarian conductor Sasha Popov who was also the founder of the “Royal symphony orchestra” – the predecessor of the present-day Sofia Philharmonic. This finally crowned the numerous efforts of...
Pleven Guitar Ensemble
Guitar ensemble at the National School of Arts "Panayot Pipkov", Pleven was founded in 2012. Its artistic director from its inception until today is Nikolay Mihailov - guitar teacher at National school of arts "Panayot Pipkov ”and organizer of the International Guitar...
Ilin Papazyan – Bulgaria
Ilin Papazyan – Ninio is a native of the city of wind and princes - Sliven. He took his first steps in music at the age of 12, when he started taking classical guitar lessons at the "Guitar School" with teacher Naiden Doinov. A little later, he became interested in...
Milen Djurov-Bulgaria
Milen Djurov Guitar PhD student in classical guitar at the National Music Academy "Prof. P. Vladigerov ". Milen Djurov started playing guitar at the age of seventeen under the direction of Banko Bankov, with whom he studied classical music and studied Latin and jazz....
Plamen Maslev-Bulgaria
Plamen Maslev Mandolin He graduated violin at the National Music School and NMA "Prof. P. Vladigerov ". He studied mandolin with his father Ivan Maslev, founder of the Sofia Mandolinists Orchestra. He was a soloist of leading ensembles in Bulgaria - Sofia...
Evdokia Bobotsova-Bulgaria
Evdokia Bobotsova (mandolin) began studying violin at the age of 7 at the Dobri Hristov Children's Music School in Montana, and later continued with the mandolin. He studied mandolin with Lyubomir Kalchev and Asen Dimitrov - founders and conductors of the first...