Virtuosas
featuring PhiloSonia musicians
with
Stani Dimitrova, violin, Chieh-fan Yiu, viola, Adrian Daurov, cello and Nana Shi, piano

Underwritten by Ted Popoff and Dorothy Silverstein

with
Maron Khoury, flute and Lora Al-Ahmad, piano

 Underwritten by Liane McAllister

Works by
J. S. Bach, G. Bizet/F. Borne, Charles-Marie Widor, V. Monti, Maria Theresia von Paradis,
Lora Al-Ahmad and Ian Clarke

Schubertiada
with
Mariana Karpatova, mezzo-soprano, Randall Scarlata, baritone, Georgy Valtchev, violin,
Caitlin Sullivan, cello, Lora Tchekoratova, piano

Partially underwritten by Christina Lucas and Pavlina Dokovska

Franz SCHUBERT — Art Songs and Duets
Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt 
Sehnsucht, D 879
Der Winterabend
Memnon 
Hippolits Lied
Ganymed 
Licht und Liebe

Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat major, D. 929

I. Allegro
II. Andante con moto
III. Scherzo — Allegro moderato
IV. Allegro moderato

Duo Recital for Violin and Piano
with
David Brubaker, violin and Miryana Moteva, piano

 Partially underwritten by The Kaplen Foundation and Ivan Kavrakov

Program:

Franz SCHUBERT - Sonata for Violin and Piano D 574 ‘Grand-duo’ 

I. Allegro Moderato
II. Scherzo: Presto
III. Andantino
IV. Allegro vivace

Milcho LEVIEV - Sonata for Violin and Piano 

I. Allegro
II. Passacaglia - Andante

W. A. MOZART - Sonata for Violin and Piano K. 376 

I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Rondeau: Allegretto grazioso

Marc MIGó - Sonata for Violin and Piano ‘Death and Spring’ 

I. Mantra 
II. Romance 
III. Mantra

About Anna Stoytcheva

W. A. MOZART - Piano sonata No. 10 in C Major, K 330
I. Allegro moderato
II. Andante cantabile
III. Allegretto

Sergei PROKOFIEV - Music for Children, op. 65
1. Morning
2. Promenade
3. A Little Story
4. Tarantella
5. Regrets
6. Waltz
7. March of the Grasshoppers
8. The Rain and the Rainbow
9. Playing Tag
10. March
11. Evening
12. The Moon Strolls in the Meadows

Claude DEBUSSY - Children's Corner
1. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum
2. Jimbo's Lullaby
3. Serenade for the Doll
4. The Snow is Dancing
5. The Little Shepherd
6. Golliwogg's Cakewalk

 - Intermission -

Robert SCHUMANN - Kreisleriana, op. 16
1. Äußerst bewegt (Extremely animated)
2. Sehr innig und nicht zu rasch (Very inwardly and not too quickly)
3. Sehr aufgeregt (Very agitated)
4. Sehr langsam (Very slowly)
5. Sehr lebhaft (Very lively)
6. Sehr langsam (Very slowly)
7. Sehr rasch (Very fast)
8. Schnell und spielend (Fast and playful)

Bulgarian Concert Evenings in New York
Honors Our Long-time Supporter

Mr. Ted Popoff

Trio Fadolin
with
Sabina Torosjan, violin, Lev “Ljova” Zhurbin and Valeriya Sholokhova, cello

About Trio Fadolin

Partially underwritten by Nellie Gipson and Daniela Shtereva

Program

Vasyl BARVINSKY (1888-1963)  - String Quartet (adapted by Trio Fadolin)

-- Theme and Variations

Alfred SCHNITTKE (1934-1998): Suite in the Old Style (adapted by Trio Fadolin)

   -- Pastorale

   -- Ballet

   -- Minuet

   -- Fugue

   -- Pantomime

Alfred SCHNITTKE: Polka from "Gogol-Suite" (arr. Ljova)

Ljova ZHURBIN (b. 1978): The Afterglow (2023), NYC premiere

Andrea CASARRUBIOS (b. 1988) Maktub (arr. Michele Galvagno)

   -- Mirage

   -- Takao

Plume

Ori's Fearful Symmetry 

Tsvetomir PETKOV: Sitno Vlashko Horo (arr. Ljova)

With:
Mariana Karpatova, mezzo-soprano, Stanichka Dimirova, Joanna Maurer, Georgy Valtchev, violin, Lev “Ljova” Zhurbin, viola, Wolfram Koessel and Alberto Parrini, cello, Lora Al-Ahmad, Aleksandar Hadzievski, Anna Stoytcheva and Lora Tchekoratova, piano

PROGRAM

M. GOLEMINOV (1908-2000) Five Sketches for String Quartet

I. Children’s Play
II. Harvest
III. Dance

Georgy Valtchev, violin, Stanichka Dimitrova, violin, Lev”Ljova” Zhurbin, viola, Wolfram Koessel, cello 

S. PROKOFIEV (1891-1953) Five Melodies, op. 35bis for violin and piano, Selections I. Andante
III. Animato, ma non allegro
IV. Andantino, un poco scherzando

Stanichka Dimitrova, violin, Anna Stoytcheva, piano

C. M. LOEFFLER (1861-1935) Songs for mezzo-soprano, viola and piano
Text by Paul Verlaine

I. Rêverie en sourdine
II. Le rossignol 
III. La lune blanche

Mariana Karpatova, mezzo-soprano, Georgy Valtchev, viola, Lora Tchekoratova, piano

Intermission

M. PONCE (1882 - 1948) “Estrellita” for violin and piano

Georgy Valtchev, violin, Lora Tchekoratova, piano

J. BRAHMS (1833 - 1897) Piano Trio in C major No. 2, Op. 87

II. Andante con moto
III. Scherzo: Presto

Joanna Maurer, violin, Alberto Parrini, cello, Anna Stoytcheva, piano

G. GERSHWIN (1898-1937) “Cuban Overture” (four-hand piano arrangement)

Lora Al-Ahmad, piano, Aleksandar Hadžievski, piano

D. TABAKOVA (b. 1980) “Stone Trail” for Piano Quintet (US Premiere), (2023)

I. Carved in Time
II. Trail
III. Tesserae - Carved in Stone

Georgy Valtchev, violin, Stanichka Dimitrova, violin, Lev “Ljova” Zhurbin, viola, Wolfram Koessel, cello, Lora Tchekoratova, piano

Tickets: $25, $50, available at Carnegie Hall’s Box Office: 57th St. and 7th Ave., at carnegiehall.org, by calling CarnegieCharge at (212) 247-7800. Special $100 VIP tickets which include front-row Orchestra seats and Post-concert Reception are only available by emailing us at contact@bceny.org.

With:
Erik Gratton, flute, Anna Stoytcheva, piano

Program:
Aaron Copland (1900-1990) - Duo for Flute and Piano

                                                I. Flowing

                                                II. Poetic, somewhat mournful

                                                III. Lively, with bounce

Andre Jolivet (1905-1974) - Chant de Linos for flute and piano

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) - Sonate for flute and piano

                                                I. Heiter bewegt

                                                II. Sehr langsam

                                                III. Sehr lebhaft

                                        - Intermission -

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) - Sonata in D Major, op. 94 for flute and piano

                                                I. Moderato

                                                II. Scherzo

                                                III. Andante

                                                IV. Allegro con brio

Samuel Barber (1910-1981) - Canzone for flute and piano (transcribed from the 2nd movement of the Piano concerto, op. 38)

Underwritten by Dr. Helma Philips and Mr. Ivan Kavrakov

Honoring Lydia Kuteva’s 100 Year Anniversary

With:
Daniela Shtereva, violin, Kaliya Kalcheva, piano

Program:

Pancho VLADIGEROV (1899-1978) - Pesen (Song) from Bulgarian Suite, Op.21
Daniela Shtereva, violin, Kaliya Kalcheva, piano

Alexander SCRIABIN (1872-1915) - Prelude No. 1 in B major, Op. 16
- Sonata-Fantasy No. 2 in G-sharp minor, Op. 19
I. Andante
II. Presto
Kaliya Kalcheva, piano

Eugène YSAÿE (1858-1931) - Lointain passé, Op. 11, (Mazurka No. 3), for violin & piano
Daniela Shtereva, violin, Kaliya Kalcheva, piano

Sergey RACHMANINOFF (1873-1943) - Vocalise, Op. 34, for violin & piano
- From Études-Tableaux: No. 1 in C minor, Op. 39, for solo piano
Kaliya Kalcheva, piano

Intermission

Petar HRISTOSKOV (1917-2006) - Ratcheniza for solo violin
Daniela Shtereva, violin

Tsenko MINKIN (1959) - Aria for violin & piano (from Aria & Tokata, 2020)
Daniela Shtereva, violin, Kaliya Kalcheva, piano

Claude DEBUSSY (1862-1918) - from Études, L 136
- Étude 1 pour les cinq doigts d'après Monsieur Czerny
- Étude 8 pour les agréments

Isaac ALBENIZ (1860-1909) - from Iberia: Triana
Kaliya Kalcheva, piano

Maurice RAVEL (1875-1937) - Tzigane
Daniela Shtereva, violin, Kaliya Kalcheva, piano

Spring Benefit Concert

for Bulgarian Concert Evenings in New York

featuring

Bill Vasilev & Friends
in a
Latin Jazz Evening

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

6 PM

Consulate General of Bulgaria
121 E 62nd Street
New York, New York 10065

Reception to follow the performance.

6:00 PM Cocktails
7:00 PM Concert
8:00 PM Reception and Silent Mini-Auction

RSVP by April 5, 2023

$125 individual ticket
$500 partial underwriting of one BCENY concert
$2,500 full underwriting of one BCENY concert

You can also reserve a ticket by sending a check made out to American Foundation for Bulgaria mailed to: BCENY, P.O. Box 231160, New York, NY 10023. Please write Benefit 2023 in the memo. 

Underwriters will be listed under the concert they sponsor. Additional benefits for the underwriters can be mutually agreed upon and can include free seating for the concert you choose to underwrite.

We look forward to seeing you at this special event!

A Commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of the Rescue of the Bulgarian Jews

Thursday, March 30, 2023 | 7:30 PM

Center for Jewish History 

15 West 16th Street

Reserve your seat on Eventbrite

A Co-production

with

Consulate General of The Republic of Bulgaria
American Society for Jewish Music (ASJM)
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
Center for Jewish History
American Jewish Committee (AJC)
Bulgarian Concert Evenings in New York
Mannes Sounds Festival

Program, performed by members of Bulgarian Concert Evenings in New York and young artists of Mannes School of Music

PROGRAM

The Rescue of Bulgaria's Jews during World War II
Dr. Joseph Benatov, Associate Program Director of Jewish Studies, University of Pennsylvania

•

"A Question of Survival"
Dir. Elka Nikolova
5 minutes excerpt from the film
A documentary film about the legacy of the Holocaust in the Balkans, as seen through the eyes - and conflicting memories, of three Bulgarian Jewish survivors in New York.

•

Pancho Vladigerov (1899-1978): Jewish Poem
Georgy Valtchev, violin, Lora Tchekoratova, piano

•

Selected Sephardic Songs, arranged by Nikolay Kaufman (1925-2018)
1. Angela
2. Estrella
3. Mushon
Eva Volitzer, mezzo-soprano, Daniel Moreno, guitar, Olivia Chaikin, flute, Georgy Valtchev, violin

•

Milcho Leviev (1937-2019): Toccatina
Georgi Lekov, piano

•

Aaron Copland (1900-1990): Piano Trio “Vitebsk, Study on a Jewish Theme”
Vartan Mailyants, violin, Tamar Sagiv, cello, Rishi Mirchandani, piano

•

Lowell Liebermann (b.1961): “Die Kerze, die ich für dich entzündel habe”
from Six Poems on Songs of Nelly Sachs for soprano 
Kyungeun Lee, soprano, Mariia Kolosova, piano

•

Joel Mendelbaum (b.1932): Rabbi Azrael’s Prayers for cello and piano (1987)
Tamar Sagiv, cello, Rishi Mirchandani, piano

•

Samuel Adler (b.1928): Fragments from the Song of Songs (2005)
For Mezzo-Soprano, Clarinet, and Piano
Elisse Albian, soprano, Taig Egan, clarinet, Rishi Mirchandani, piano

•

Pancho Vladigerov: Bulgarian Rhapsody “Vardar”
Alexandrina Boyanova, violin, Peter Fancovic, piano

•••

OUR PARTNERS

Consulate General of The Republic of Bulgaria in New York
Angel Angelov, Consul General

American Society for Jewish Music (ASJM)
Michael Leavitt, President

YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
Jonathan Brent, Executive Director & CEO
Alex Weiser, Director of Programs

Center for Jewish History

American Jewish Committee (AJC)
Josh Kramer, Director, AJC New York
Brandon Pinsker, Associate Director, AJC New York
Francine Port and Bob Weiss, AJC New York Board Members

American Foundation for Bulgaria
Diko Mihov and Ted Vassilev

Bulgarian Concert Evenings in New York
Anna Stoytcheva and Lora Tchekoratova, Co-Chairs

The New School 
Dwight A. McBride, President

College of Performing Arts
Richard Kessler, Executive Dean and Dean of Mannes School of Music

Mannes Sounds Festival
Pavlina Dokovska, Artistic Director

Underwritten by Liane McAllister

With:
Alexandrina Boyanova, violin, Mujan Hosseinzadeh, viola, Peter Fancovic, piano

Program:
Piano trios by Clarke, Mozart, Reger and Schostakovich

With:
Kinga Augustyn, violin, Stanichka Dimitrova, violin, Chieh-Fan Yiu, viola, Adrian Daurov, cello

Program:
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) Terzetto in C major, Op. 74, B. 148
Ernő Dohnányi Serenade in C major, Op. 10
Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962) String Quartet in a minor

Bulgarian Piano Trios
With:
Miroslav Hristov, violin, Marta Simidtchieva, cello, Ilia Radislavov, piano

Program:

Piano Trio
Lyubomir Pipkov (1904-1974)

1. Agitato
2. Five episodes based on Bulgarian folk song

I. Lento

II. Andante

III. Marcia

IV. Molto allegro ed energico

V. Lento, recitativo

Piano Trio Irminden
Lora Al-Ahmad (b. 1995)

Solo Episode: Snake (Violoncello)              

I. The Chase of the Serpent: from East to West

Solo Episode: Snake (Violin)

II. Digging for Clay

Duo Episode: Snakes (Violin and Violoncello)

III. The Baby Wolf’s Lullaby

Piano Episode: Snakes

IV. Crossing Over Fire

V. Women’s Morning Incantations

Trio Episodes: Snakes

VI. The Arrival of Serpent King

Intermission

Piano Trio in C major
Georgi Zlatev-Cherkin (1905-1977)

I. Allegro energico          

II. Lento

III. Allegro con fuoco

Nadejda Vlaeva in Recital

Underwritten by Mrs. Nellie Gipson

With:
Nadejda Vlaeva, piano

Program:
Works by Vladigerov and Vlaeva

Piano Quartets
Underwritten by Ted Popoff and Dorothy Silverstein
With:
Georgy Valtchev, violin, Kenji Bunch, viola, Zlatomir Fung, cello, Lora Tchekoratova, piano

Program:
Joaquin Turina (1882 — 1949) — Piano Quartet in a Minor, Op. 67

I. Lento
II. Vivo
III. Andante. Allegretto. Allegro molto

Kenji Bunch — Hard Winter / Holler and Stomp

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Piano Quartet in g minor, Op. 25

I. Allegro
II. Intermezzo: Allegro ma non troppo — Trio: Animato
III. Andante con moto
IV. Rondo alla Zingarese: Presto

American Foundation for Bulgaria
presents

Season 2022-23 Opening Night Gala

October 25th, 2022 | 7:30 PM EST

Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
in Memory of Ginka Ortega

Georgy Valtchev and Stanichka Dimitrova, violin, Alexandrina Boyanova, viola, Alberto Parrini, cello, Erik Gratton and Hristina Blagoeva, flute, Anna Stoytcheva, Lora Al-Ahmad and Lora Tchekoratova, piano

Program:

W. A. MOZART (1756-1791) - Flute Quartet in D Major, K. 285 (1777)

1. Allegro

2. Adagio

3. Rondo

Erik Gratton, flute, Georgy Valtchev, violin, Stanichka Dimitrova, violin, Alexandrina Boyanova, viola, Alberto Parrini, cello

Francis POULENC (1899-1963) - Sonata for Flute and Piano (1957)

1. Allegretto malincolico

2. Cantilena: Assez lent

3. Presto giocoso

Assen KARASTOYANOV (1893-1976) - Suite for flute and piano, selections

Hristina Blagoeva, flute and Lora Tchekoratova, piano

Yuko UEBAYASHI (b. 1958) - Au-Delá Du Temps for Two Flutes and Piano (2002)

1. La lumière lointaine la nuit 

2. La lumière dansante

Erik Gratton and Hristina Blagoeva, flute, Lora Al-Ahmad, piano

• Intermission •

Philippe GAUBERT (1979-1941) - Three Watercolors (1915))

1. On a Clear Morning

2. Autumn Evening

3. Sérénade

Erik Gratton, flute, Alberto Parrini, cello, Anna Stoytcheva, piano

Franz DOPPLER (1821-1883) - Andante et Rondo, op. 25 for 2 flutes and piano (1874)

Hristina Blagoeva and Erik Gratton, flute, Lora Tchekoratova or Lora Al-Ahmad, piano

Arthur FOOTE (1853-1937) - A Night Piece for flute and string quartet (1918)

Hristina Blagoeva, flute, Stanichka Dimitrova, violin, Georgy Valtchev, violin, Alexandrina Boyanova, viola, Alberto Parrini, cello

Underwritten by Dr. Helma Phillips and Mr. Ivan Kavrakov
with
Nathan Hughes, oboe, William Short, bassoon and Anna Stoytcheva, piano

Program:
PREVIN - Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano
SAINT SAENS - Sonata for Oboe and Piano
SCOTT - Elegy for Innocence for Bassoon and Piano
WELCHER - Mills Songs
- Four Metamorphoses after Schubert for oboe and bassoon
POULENC - Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano

with Harrington String Quartet:

Rossitza Jekova-Goza, violin, Evgeny Zvonnikov, violin, Vesselin Todorov, viola, Emmanuel Lopez, cello

Program:
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) — String Quartet in F major, K. 590
Frank BRIDGE (1879-1941) — Novelletten for String Quartet, H. 44 (1904)
Felix MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY (1809-1847) — String Quartet in F minor, Op. 80

In honor of Mrs. Helen Woodbridge

with
Georgy Valtchev, violin and Lora Tchekoratova, piano

Program:
Georgi ZLATEV-CHERKIN — Sevdana
Dalit WARSHAW — Sirens: A Concerto for Violin and Piano
Georges ENESCU — Sonata for Violin and Piano op. 25, no. 3

Bulgarian Concert Evenings in New York
in collaboration with
The Consulate General of the Republic of Bulgaria in New York,
Hon. Maya Hristova, Consul General,
American Foundation for Bulgaria
and
the Bulgarian Music Association

present

TOGETHER WITH UKRAINE

Monday, April 11, 2022
at 6 PM EST
Consulate General of the Republic of Bulgaria in New York
121 East 62nd Street, NYC

Featuring
Anna Bogolyubova, piano, Ukraine
Alexandrina Boyanova, violin/viola, Bulgaria
Georgy Valtchev, violin, Bulgaria
Valeriya Sholokhova, cello, Ukraine
Georgi Lekov, piano, Bulgaria and Jacob Savransky, piano, Ukraine
Lora Tchekoratova, piano, Bulgaria

All proceeds from this concert will benefit our colleagues - Ukrainian musicians and artists seeking refuge in Bulgaria. Suggested donation is $50, but any amount is welcome.

with

Tereasa Payne, flute, Alexandrina Boyanova, violin

St. Cyril and St. Methodius International Foundation
in collaboration with Bulgarian Concert Evenings in New York
present

Musical Treasures from Bulgaria

with Julia Angelov, violin and Georgi Lekov, piano

Tickets are: Orchestra: $40, Balcony: $30
For further information regarding the event, please contact Pavlina Dokovska at dokovskp@newschool.edu

Program:

BEETHOVEN - Sonata for Violin and Piano, op. 30, no. 3
LISZT - Après une Lecture du Dante for piano solo
ZLATEV-CHERKIN - "Sevdana" for violin and piano
DEBUSSY - selections from Preludes, Book I for piano solo
SHCHEDRIN - A la Albeniz for piano solo
BIZET/SARASATE - Carmen Fantasy, op. 25 for violin and piano

with

Stanichka Dimitrova, violin, Jessica Xylina Osborne, piano

Program:

RAVEL - Sonata for Violin and Piano Op. Posthumous

FAURE - Sonata for Violin and Piano, in A Op.13 #1

BOULANGER - Nocturne for Violin and Piano

SAINT-SAëNS - “Introduction and Rondo Capricioso" for violin and piano

Due to the ongoing Covid pandemic, our January concert will be presented virtually. Please tune in on YouTube and Facebook for the Video Premiere.

UNDERWRITTEN BY MR. AND MRS. ROBERT AND NELLIE GIPSON

with

Randall Scarlata, baritone, Mariana Karpatova, mezzo-soprano, Lora Tchekoratova, piano, Michael Brofman, piano

with

Emmalie Tello, clarinet, Grace Coolidge, violin, Lora Al-Ahmad, piano