Pages with label: Bulgaria

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...

Fanny Koutzarova - Concert pianist, Chamber musician, Piano teacher and Artistic Director   Fanny Koutzarova is a concert pianist, piano teacher, chamber musician, and Artistic Director of the “Musical Zografi” Festival, with more than 30 years of active concert, pedagogical, and artistic experience. Her professional work brings together the concert stage, chamber music, music education, and the creation of cultural spaces dedicated to young talents and artistic dialogue. Born in Sofia, Bulgaria, Fanny Koutzarova began her piano education at the age of five under the guidance of Assoc. Prof. Lidia Kuteva. In...

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...

When Music Teaches a Child to Think Piano Lessons for Children in Sofia – Much More Than Music Education As a piano teacher with more than two decades of experience, I have observed something that parents rarely notice at first. The most important thing a child gains from piano lessons is not the ability to perform a piece of music. A child learns how to learn. This skill remains for life and often proves more valuable than all the notes they have learned to play. More and more parents are looking for piano lessons for children in Sofia not only because of the musical skills involved, but also because of the overall...

PRESS RELEASE Muzikalni Zografi – The Sound of the City Music, cinema and visual arts across Sofia from 18 October to 15 November 2026 The festival turns the city into a stage The Muzikalni Zografi – The Sound of the City festival presents a wide-ranging programme that brings music, cinema and visual arts together at venues across Sofia. Between 18 October and 15 November, audiences can enjoy concerts, film screenings, exhibitions, a creative workshop and events featuring established artists alongside emerging talents. An accompanying event will take place in Vratsa on 19 November. The festival brings together...

Four years ago today, Associate Professor Lachezar Karanlakov passed away He was one of the most remarkable teachers of music history I have ever encountered. He was a deeply erudite teacher, capable of holding his students’ attention not through dramatic gestures, but through the effortless flow of his thought - a thought that moved easily across eras, styles, composers, philosophy, literature, and culture. From time to time, his narrative would be coloured by his characteristic “incidentally”  that habitual filler word of his, after which yet another unexpected door would usually open onto a new story, a...