Performer: Nayden Todorov

The Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra and National Philharmonic Choir give us a Requiem replete with fervent passion; Beethoven’s Violin Concerto is elegant but lacks the wow factor.

Accordionist extraordinaire talks about performing a new concerto by Bulgarian composer Dobrinka Tabakova, and taking it home to the Sofia Philharmonic in June.

The Bulgarian capital is truly at the meeting point of world cultures, and the Sofia Philharmonic offers a heady mix of the world’s best classical soloists, as well as homegrown talent.

The Director of the Sofia Philharmonic talks about concert programming, conducting, serving a term as Bulgarian Culture Minister, and an impossible wish to clone himself.