Fanny Koutzarova

Concert Pianist • Piano Teacher • Chamber Musician • Artistic Director of the “Musical Zografi” Festival

For more than two decades, I have dedicated my professional career to concert performance, chamber music, and music education. As a concert pianist and piano teacher, I work with children, young people, and adults who wish to develop their musical talent, technical skills, and artistic expression.

I offer individual piano lessons in Sofia and online, tailored to the age, level, and goals of each student from beginners to advanced musicians. I believe that music education develops not only performers, but also confidence, discipline, sensitivity, and creative thinking.

Alongside my performing and teaching activities, I create opportunities for meaningful encounters between artists, audiences, and cultural communities. As Artistic Director of the Muzikalni Zografi Festival, I work to promote chamber music, support emerging artists, and foster cultural dialogue and new artistic collaborations.

Music as a Profession, a Calling, and a Responsibility

Over the years, through my work on the concert stage, in music education, and in collaboration with young musicians, I have come to realize how often talent remains unseen. Not because of a lack of ability, dedication, or inspiration, but because of a lack of opportunities, support, and access to the right environment for growth. This conviction inspired me to establish Pro-Artibus Association - a community of artists and like-minded people united by the idea of creating a vibrant, meaningful, and accessible cultural environment. I believe that culture should reach more people, more communities, and different generations.

Muzikalni Zografi is A Festival with a Mission

The Muzikalni Zografi Festival is a natural extension of this vision. We created it with the aim of providing opportunities for talented artists, encouraging cultural exchange, and creating a space where tradition and contemporary artistic expression can meet.

• emerging artists and new creative voices;
• chamber music and innovative artistic projects;
• Bulgarian artists with an international presence;
• international cultural exchange and masterclasses;
• dialogue between different art forms.

Why “Muzikalni Zografi”?

The name carries a symbolism connected to creativity, spirituality, and the lasting legacy that artists leave through their work. It reflects the belief that culture is created and preserved by people who dedicate their talent, knowledge, and passion to their art. The name also has a personal significance, referring to my long-standing creative collaboration with the artist Rumen Statkov, whose sensitivity to tradition, Bulgarian culture, and artistic imagery has left a profound mark on the philosophy of the festival.

Culture That Reaches People

One of the main missions of Pro-Artibus Association is the preservation of authentic Bulgarian folklore and its natural place within contemporary cultural life. We work to create meaningful connections between tradition and new generations of artists, while also promoting cultural education and active participation in the arts.

I believe that encounters with high-quality music and culture should be accessible, inspiring, and alive. This is why we continue to create events and initiatives that connect people with the arts in a meaningful and engaging way.

Festival Editions in 2026

• Sapareva Banya 17 - 19 July
• Burgas 14 - 19 September
• Sofia 15 October - 30 November

We continue to work with the long-term vision of bringing the festival and its events to more people, communities, and cultural spaces throughout Bulgaria.

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Cultural Brand Connecting Arts, Communities, and Generations Every society needs its creators of cultural memory - people who do not simply create art, but build bridges between the past and the future, between tradition and contemporary life, between artists and audiences. It is from this vision that Muzikalni Zografi was born. Today, Muzikalni Zografi is more than a festival. It is a registered cultural brand and a national platform established with the long-term mission of bringing together music, literature, visual arts, cinema, folklore, educational initiatives, and contemporary artistic practices within a shared space for...

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Studio Recordings

This page presents studio recordings by pianist Fanny Koutzarova, created in collaboration with distinguished Bulgarian musicians. The repertoire includes works for solo piano and chamber music for various instrumental ensembles – piano and guitar, piano and gadulka, piano and clarinet, as well as other chamber formations. The recordings represent a wide range of musical styles and periods, from Baroque and Classical music to contemporary works, united by a commitment to artistic interpretation and a profound respect for the musical text. Here you can discover studio performances of works from both the international and...