site.btaStoyan Karaivanov and His Orquesta Tipica Libertango to Mark World Bandoneon Day with Tango Concert

Stoyan Karaivanov and his Orquesta Tipica Libertango will mark World Bandoneon Day with a Tango Concert on July 11. The event will be held in the atrium of Square 500 Gallery in downtown Sofia, the organizers said.

The bandoneon is the most important instrument in tango music, the musicians say. The concert will be given in honour of World Bandoneon Day, which was first celebrated on July 11 each year in Argentina. This date was chosen to mark the birth of the man who is considered the "Supreme Bandoneon of Buenos Aires", the musician Anibal Troilo. Those who love to dance the tango will be able to do so in a zone set aside for that in the gallery.

Just recently, Karaivanov was distinguished as Musician of the Year 2022 of Bulgarian National Radio's Allegro Vivace poll. His profound love for Astor Piazzolla's music made him take up the bandoneon in 2020, after originally playing the piano and the accordion.

In mid-May this year, Karaivanov won the first prize in the relevant 7th category of the  International Accordion Competition 2023 in Klingenthal.

He established the first Bulgarian classical tango orchestra in the summer of 2022. The Orquesta Tipica Libertango has performed twice at the Bulgaria Hall.