“Varna Summer” International Music Festival is the first music festival in Bulgaria, founded in 1926 in the city of Varna.
Almost 100 years ago, just after the official opening of the Varna’s Sea Baths in 1926 – the first SPA center in the sea town, emblematic personalities of Varna society at that time, among them the composers Pancho Vladigerov and Dobri Hristov, set the beginning of the first in the country music celebrations, which later became the biggest International Music Festival in Bulgaria. Having received national and international recognition, today the Festival is a representative forum of Bulgarian and world music and music performing art.
The slogan of the first organisers “to unite the best music celebrities of the country” finds its continuation and advance in the promotion of Bulgarian music culture in the policy of Festival’s programming. A number of Bulgarian works have been performed for the first time within the “Varna Summer”.
PROGRAMME 2020
19-07-2020, 21:00hrs – Official opening
Open Air Theater
03-08-2020, 16:00hrs – Festivallinks – Music atelier for chirdren / Michael Gieler- viola
Summer stage – Puppet theatre
04-08-2020, 16:00hrs – Festivallinks- Music atelier for chirdren / Michael Gieler – viola
Summer stage – Puppet theatre
05-08-2020, 20:30hrs – Festivallinks – Open – air concert
Summer stage “Admiral”, Golden Sands Resort
06-08-2020, 20:30hrs – Festivallinks – Open- air concert
Archaeological Museum – Courtyard
07-08-2020, 16:30 / 17:30- Good practices through classical music Michael Gieler- viola
Complex for Social Services for Childeren and Youth
District “Vladislav Varnenchik”- 16:30hrs , Village of Topoli- 17:30hrs
10-08-2020, 19:00hrs – Vesselin Stanev piano recital
City Art Gallery “Boris Georgiev”
12-08-2020, 19:30hrs – Book presentation
Archaeological museum
12-08-2020, 21:00hrs – Sofia Soloists Chamber Ensemble
Archaeological museum
14-08-2020, 19:00hrs – Piano trio
City Art Gallery “Boris Georgiev”
16-08-2020, 19:00hrs – Lyudmil Angelov piano recital
City Art Gallery “Boris Georgiev”
17-08-2020, 19:00hrs – Dimitar Burov masterclass participants – concert
City Art Gallery “Boris Georgiev”
18-08-2020, 19:00hrs – Emil Ivanov masterclass participants – concert
City Art Gallery “Boris Georgiev”
19-08-2020, 19:00hrs – Prof. Minchev masterclass participants – concert
City Art Gallery “Boris Georgiev”
26-08-2020, 19:00hrs – Beethoven Complete Violoncello Sonatas
Varna State Opera
27-08-2020, 19:00hrs – Artis Quartet
Varna State Opera
28-08-2020, 10:00hrs – International symposium
City Art Gallery “Boris Georgiev”
28-08-2020, 19:00hrs – concert
City Art Gallery “Boris Georgiev”
29-08-2020, 10:00hrs – International symposium
City Art Gallery “Boris Georgiev”
29-08-2020, 19:00hrs – concert
City Art Gallery “Boris Georgiev”
30-08-2020, 11:00hrs – Recital of prof. Milena Mollova
City Art Gallery “Boris Georgiev”
30-08-2020, 19:00hrs – concert
City Art Gallery “Boris Georgiev”
03-09-2020, 19:00hrs – All stars Big Band Concert
Festival and Congress Center, Hall 1
05-09-2020, 19:00hrs – Jazz, Classical Music and Tango
Festival and Congress Center, Hall 1
04-10-2020, 11:00hrs – “Sinfonietta” Chamber Ensemble
City Art Gallery “Boris Georgiev”
06-10-2020, 19:00hrs – Presentation of a book
City Art Gallery “Boris Georgiev
24-10-2020, 19:00hrs – Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Festival and Congress Center, Hall 1
10-11-2020, 19:00hrs – Gérard Poulet and Veronique Teruel
City Art Gallery “Boris Georgiev”