Pazardzhik has given a lot to culture, the town's heart beats to the pulse and rhythm of culture, said its Mayor Petar Kulenski here on Friday. He was among the participants at a local conference within BTA's Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills project.
The mayor thanked the organizers from the Pazardzhik Symphony Orchestra and the chief artistic director, maestro Grigor Palikarov, for the 50th edition of the International Festival of Symphonic and Contemporary Music Winter Musical Evenings named after Prof. Ivan Spasov, which opened on Thursday. “You saw the incredible young pianist and soloist Emanuil Ivanov, in the coming days we are going to see tenor Mario Nikolov and many other local artists who have transcended the boundaries of the Bulgarian stage. This makes us proud,” Kulenski emphasized.
He said the Symphony Orchestra is very important for the town. “I believe we have shown over the past year that Pazardzhik cannot do without the Symphony Orchestra, so we will spare no effort to preserve it and to increase its budget, no matter how difficult this is,” he stressed.
Kulenski said Pazardzhik Municipality has planned many cultural activities for 2025 and 2026. He recalled that the Municipality has made efforts to restore the ballet troupe and will also look for opportunities for the operetta theatre.
Through the Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills project, BTA aims to raise public awareness and foster open dialogue about cohesion policy, local achievements, and the implementation of the EU's policy priorities. The project kicked off with a conference in Veliki Preslav in November 2024. Until September 2025, BTA will host discussions at its press clubs in the following cities: Blagoevgrad, Burgas, Varna, Veliko Tarnovo, Vidin, Vratsa, Gabrovo, Dobrich, Kazanlak, Kardzhali, Kyustendil, Lovech, Montana, Pazardzhik, Pernik, Pleven, Razgrad, Ruse, Samokov, Svishtov, Sliven, Smolyan, Sofia, Stara Zagora, Troyan, Targovishte, Haskovo, Shumen, and Yambol. Cross-border conferences will be held in Belgrade, Bosilegrad, Bucharest, Edirne, Skopje, and Thessaloniki. The project builds on the Europe in the Balkans: A Common Future and Europe in Bulgaria: A Common Future projects, implemented by BTA in 2023 and 2024, respectively.
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