site.btaWinter Musical Evenings Puts Chamber Music Centre Stage in Pazardzhik

The second evening of the 51st Winter Musical Evenings – Prof. Ivan Spasov International Festival in Pazardzhik is devoted to chamber music, Pazardzhik Municipality said on Friday.

Cellist Razvan Suma and pianist Josu Okinena will perform at Maestro Georgi Atanasov Concert Hall, with works by Robert Schumann, Bela Bartok, Felix Lavilla, Bohuslav Martinu and Astor Piazzolla.

The festival opened on Thursday. Before the start, the accompanying photo exhibition Moments in Frame by photographer Nikola Kolev was also inaugurated. The event runs from January 29 to February 1 and offers free admission for all visitors.

Over the years, the festival has established itself as one of the city’s most important cultural events, helping to preserve local traditions and maintain the city’s cultural identity, the municipality added.

The Winter Musical Evenings – Prof. Ivan Spasov International Festival is a long-running classical music event in Pazardzhik, staged at the Maestro Georgi Atanasov Hall and organized by Pazardzhik Municipality, with support from the Ministry of Culture. The festival traditionally opens with Pancho Vladigerov’s rhapsody Vardar, features the Pazardzhik Symphony Orchestra alongside guest soloists and ensembles, and offers free admission as part of an effort to broaden access to high-quality musical art. It is named after composer and conductor Ivan Spasov, founder and long-time director of the Pazardzhik Symphony Orchestra and the creator of the festival.