site.btaClassical Music, Jazz, Folk Music, Musicals to Be Performed for Salon des Arts in November

Classical music, jazz, folk music, and musicals will be a part of the Salon des Arts festival organized by the National Palace of Culture in Sofia in early November, the organizers said.

On November 2, Disney's musical Aladdin will be performed by the Varna Opera House. The audience will hear timeless hits such as "A Whole New World", "Friend Like Me", and "Prince Ali", composed by eight-time Oscar winner Alan Menken, as well as new songs created especially for the theatrical adaptation. The conductor of the performance is Stracimir Pavlov, and the director is Petko Bonev.

The National Music Academy (NMA) Big Band will perform on November 3. The programme will include works by Milcho Leviev, Benzion Eliezer, Yosif Tsankov, Angel Zaberski, Vili Kazasyan, Hristo Yotsov, and other Bulgarian composers.

On November 4, the NMA's academic folk choir will perform under the baton of Vanya Moneva, and the NMA's academic folk orchestra will be conducted by Dimitar Hristov. The programme features pieces by Krassimir Kyurkchiyski, Philip Koutev, Stefan Kanev, Georgi Andreev, Petar Ralchev, and more.

On November 5, there will be a gala concert dedicated to National Awakeners Day. Over 100 performers from music, theatre, and dance schools affiliated with community centres in the Triaditsa borough will take the stage.

The programme of the autumn edition of the Salon des Arts includes exhibitions, concerts, musicals, plays, and literary events. Both young talents and established names will be presented. The festival ends on November 15.