PROGRAMME
- 62. International Chamber Music Festival – Plovdiv
18 MAY - 15 JUNE 2026
May 18, 2026 (Monday), 7:30 pm, OPENING
Plovdiv Regional Ethnographic Museum
Piano recital
Gülsin Onay, piano (Turkey)
With the support of the Consulate of the Republic of Turkey in Plovdiv
May 20, 2026 (Wednesday), 7:30 pm
Concert Hall, Art Academy Plovdiv – Plovdiv
“The Stars of Tomorrow”
ASSAI Piano Trio (Bulgaria): Georgi Raychev – violin; Todor Ivanov – cello; Petar Dyulgerov – piano
May 22, 2026 (Friday), 7:30 pm
Concert Hall, Art Academy Plovdiv – Plovdiv
Piano recital
Letizia Michielon, piano (Italy)
May 29, 2026 (Friday), 7:30 pm
Concert Hall, Art Academy Plovdiv – Plovdiv
Academic Chamber Orchestra &
Alan Vizváry (Slovakia) – soloist and conductor; Lazar Miletić (Norway/Serbia) – viola
May 31, 2026 (Sunday), 7:30 pm
The Late Antique Irene Building pedestrian underpass Archaeological
Salvatore Daniele Pidone, guitar (Italy)
June 2, 2026 (Tuesday), 7:30 pm
Concert Hall, Art Academy Plovdiv – Plovdiv
“The Musical Future of Plovdiv”
Students of the National School of Music and Dance Art “Dobrin Petkov” – Plovdiv
June 4, 2026 (Thursday), 7:30 pm
Exhibition Hall ‘2019’
Academic Chamber Orchestra &
Richard Cibula, violin (Slovakia); Patrik Cibula, violin (Slovakia); Evgeniy Chevkenov, conductor (Bulgaria/Austria)
June 11, 2026 (Thursday), 7:30 pm
Concert Hall, Art Academy Plovdiv – Plovdiv
Vocal Recital “From Mozart to Operetta and Viennese Songs”
Alexander Kaimbacher, tenor (Austria); Anna Sushon, piano (Israel)
With the support of the Austrian Cultural Forum Sofia
June 13, 2026 (Saturday), 7:30 pm
Concert Hall, Art Academy Plovdiv – Plovdiv
New Bulgarian Music
Ardensa Quartet (Bulgaria/France) - Galina Koycheva-Mircheva – violin; Ognyan Konstantinov – viola;
Romain Garioud – cello; Daniela Dikova – piano
With the support of the National Culture Fund
June 15, 2026 (Monday) CLOSING
Plovdiv Regional Ethnographic Museum
Reinhard Wieser, clarinet (Austria)
Maria Prinz, piano (Austria/Bulgaria)
All concerts are with free entrance, FCFS .
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62. International Chamber Music Festival - Plovdiv 2026 thanks the Municipality of Plovdiv, Old Plovdiv Institute, City Art Agallery Plovdiv,
State Opera Plovdiv and Regional Ethnographic Museum - Plovdiv for their partnership
Masterclasses
Academia Musica
- 28 – 30 May – Viola with Prof. Lazar Miletić /eugeniy.chevkenov@artacademyplovdiv.com/
- 29 – 31 May – Pop and Jazz Singing with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Petar Salchev /petar.salchev@artacademyplovdiv.com/
- 30 – 31 May – Trumpet with Senior Lecturer Pencho Penchev /pencho.penchev@artacademyplovdiv.com/
- 1 – 3 June – Violin with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Evgeniy Chevkenov /eugeniy.chevkenov@artacademyplovdiv.com/
- 3 & 5 June – Chamber Singing with Assistant Prof. Dr. Elvira Mateva /elvira.mateva@artacademyplovdiv.com/
- 4 & 6 June – Classical Singing with Prof. Dr. Toni Shekerdzhieva-Nowak /toni.nowak@artacademyplovdiv.com/
- 5 – 7 June – Flute with Prof. Dr. Borislav Yasenov /yasenov@artacademyplovdiv.com/
- 6 – 7 June – Clarinet with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eduard Sarafiyan /sarafiyan@artacademyplovdiv.com/
- 11 – 13 June – Piano with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Georgi Slavchev /slavchev@artacademyplovdiv.com/
- 13 – 14 June – Guitar with Prof. Dr. Stela Miteva-Dinkova /miteva-dinkova@artacademyplovdiv.com/
Participation terms and registration are available via the listed email addresses, subject to availability.