site.btaNayden Todorov Returns to Bucharest with Programme Including Vladigerov's Vardar Rhapsody

Bulgarian conductor Nayden Todorov returns to Bucharest, at the Athenaeum Hall, with a programme that includes Pancho Vladigerov's Rhapsody Vardar, the Sofia Philharmonic said Thursday.  On two consecutive nights, Thursday and Friday, Todorov will conduct the Bucharest Philharmonic and soloist Alina Holender.

The programme also includes Schumann's Cello Concerto and Brahms' Second Symphony.

Maestro Todorov used his time in the Romanian capital to negotiate a guest appearance for the Sofia Philharmonic.

Founded in 1868, the orchestra is one of the oldest in the country. After the Romanian Athenaeum was built in 1888, the orchestra inaugurated this building with a concert on March 5, 1889 and made it its new home.