The pianist from Ruse Nikolay Dimitrov will have an extremely exciting summer. The 22-year-old musician is once again part of the EU Youth Orchestra for its summer tour, which will include interesting projects.
The orchestra is already rehearsing in Austria, where they will be performing for the first time. On July 26, at various locations in Vienna, musicians will join in the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of the great Viennese modernist Arnold Schoenberg. There will be five programs, and in one of them Nikolay Dimitrov has been chosen to give a solo recital. He will present six fugues by Bach and six pieces by Schoenberg.
The concert program of the EU Youth Orchestra will be conducted by Ivan Fischer, who is the new music director of the formation. It includes Masquerade by British composer Anna Klein, Variations on a Nursery Rhyme for piano and orchestra by Hungarian composer Ernst von Dohnany, featuring British pianist Isata Cane-Mason as soloist, and Symphony No. 1 in D Major by Gustav Mahler.
The first symphonic concert of the orchestra will take place on August 3 at the festival in Grafenegg /Austria/, after which the ensemble will travel to New York. The most interesting part of the tour will be there – the participation in the festival project WOW /World Orchestra Week – b.a./ at Carnegie Hall. In the great hall of Carnegie Hall, seven youth orchestras from different continents will meet: the EU Youth Orchestra, the National Children’s Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, the African United Youth Orchestra, the Beijing Youth Symphony Orchestra, the Afghan Youth Orchestra, the National Youth Orchestra of the USA and the NYO2 Youth Orchestra. The concert of the EU Youth Orchestra in the “Carnegie Hall” will be on the evening of August 6, and a day earlier – on August 5, musicians from all bands will have a unique experience. All over 700 orchestra players will participate in a large-scale “play-in” event at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York. World-renowned conductor Gustavo Dudamel will lead the program, in which Nikolay Dimitrov will perform two of the works – “Olympic Fanfare and Theme” by John Williams, written for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, and Final Dance “Malambo” from the ballet ” Estancia’ by Argentinian composer Alberto Ginastera.
The last concert of the program, in which Nikolay Dimitrov participates, will be on August 10 in the Italian city of Bolzano at the Bolzano-Bozen festival.

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 The interesting experience that Nikolay Dimitrov will gather with the best young performers from all EU countries is related to both piano and organ playing. He will make his debut as an organist for the first time, and this will happen in the work of Richard Strauss ” Also sprach Zarathustra”. Additionally, there will be two chamber music concerts where he will partner with six different violinists in the work of the French composer Pauline García-Viardot “6 morceaux for violin and piano”.

Most exciting, however, is the main programme, where the orchestra works under the batton of one of the biggest names – Sir Antonio Pappano. Recognized for his charismatic leadership and inspiring performances in both symphonic and operatic repertoire, Sir Antonio Pappano has been Music Director of the Royal Opera House „Covent Garden“-London since 2002, and Music Director of the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome since 2005. In 2023, he was appointed Principal Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, taking over the duties from 2024.

The four concerts in which Nikolay Dimitrov will participate together with the orchestra will take place in Austria, the Netherlands, Germany and Italy. The program includes Beethoven’s Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major, where the famous German violinist Julia Fischer will be the soloist, and “Also sprach Zarathustra” by Strauss. The first concert is on July 29 as a part of the Grafenegg Music Festival. Before the main event, there will also be a chamber music concert with the participation of Nikolay Dimitrov.

The second concert is on August 2 at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, and the third – on August 3 at the Rheingau Festival in Wiesbaden. The last concert of this program will take place on August 6 in Bolzano as part of the Bolzano Festival Bozen festival. On August 7, the second program of chamber music will be presented again in Bolzano, in which the pianist will play.

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The piano cycle “Miroirs” by Ravel, Sonata No. 3 op.28 in A minor by Prokofiev, three sonatas by Scarlatti – Sonatas K.107, K.380, K.519 and Piano Trio op.24 in A minor: I. Prelude and Aria and II. Toccata by Mechislav Weinberg with the participation of Tsveta Boneva /violin/ and Emma Zarzuela Castro /cello/ were performed on stage.

“The core concept of this event is Miroirs, titled exactly as the first piece
on the programme by Maurice Ravel, and the idea behind it is that any piece we
are performing as musicians serves as a reflection of ourselves because in
order to do that, a man has to look deeply and introspectively inside themselves,
precisely as in a mirror. Then the images and reflections they see in it,
appear on the surface and these images cannot be manipulated or hidden – the
mirror shows all. And the more and more a man looks inside, the more details
and layers they find”, said Nikolay Dimitrov.

Members of the student association “Bulgarian Society Groningen” (Bulgarian Society Groningen), which is the first Bulgarian student organization in the Netherlands, came especially for the concert of the native of Ruse. Among them were three of the founders – Lazar Popov (president of the association), Konstantin Sonev and Sava Popov.

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Programme:

M. Ravel (1875-1937) – Miroirs I. Noctuelles II. Oiseaux tristes III. Une barque sur l’océan IV. Alborada del gracioso V. La vallée des cloches

S. Prokofiev (1891-1953) – Sonata no.3 op.28 in A minor

D. Scarlatti (1685-1757) – Sonatas K.107, K.380, K.519

M. Weinberg (1919-1996) – Piano Trio op.24 in A minor I. Praeludium and Aria II. Toccata with the participation of Tsveta Boneva and Emma Zarzuela Castro.

Free entrance.

Nikolay Dimitrov:

Dear all, welcome to my graduation concert! I am rather happy to see all of you here and share together a musical journey throughout different images. The core concept of this event is Miroirs, titled exactly as the first piece on the programme by Maurice Ravel, and the idea behind it is that any piece we are performing as musicians serves as a reflection of ourselves because in order to do that, a man has to look deeply and introspectively inside themselves, precisely as in a mirror. Then the images and reflections they see in it, appear on the surface and these images cannot be manipulated or hidden – the mirror shows all. And the more and more a man looks inside, the more details and layers they find.

The pieces I have selected are 4 different reflections of myself. Ravel’s Miroirs show my love towards fantasy, colours and dreams, Prokofiev’s third sonata symbolises my precision and inner fire, Scarlatti ‘s sonatas are an embodiment of a favourite thought of mine by Clare Boothe Luce – “… the height of sophistication is simplicity.” – and Weinberg’s piano trio reflects my appreciation towards innovativeness, eccentricity and bending borders to your whim but not breaking them – just creating your own ones while adapting but in the meanwhile simultaneously creating.

I want to thank specially to my family, teachers, friends and basically everyone for supporting me in my journey as well as to more specifically Tsveta and Emma for playing with me as well as to Paul and Nata for everything they have done for me! I wish you a pleasant listening experience!

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Leaving behind the Balkan atmosphere from our last concert, we are heading to a different musical path the, “Classical Afternoon at the Synagogue”.

The ‘Classical Afternoon’ is an initiative of the Greek-Bulgarian singer, pianist and composer Christina G. Papadopoulou.

I have the great pleasure to collaborate for the first time with students and alumni from the Prins Claus Classical Department as soloists and within ensembles!, Christina G Papadopoulou says.

You’ll have the chance to listen to:

Marcus Rook, Nóra Takács, Dylan Prentner, Eirik Hovland Dalseg, Andreas Fosshaug, Victoria Ros Gragirena, Nikolay Dimitrov, Elena Rota, Alicia Sanchis Gil, Carla Martins Costeira, Pilar Sotes Aldama, Carlos Anadon Monteagudo, María Fa

Works by Brahms, Dvořak, Albeniz, Debussy, Piazzola and many others will be performed.

Break for tea, coffee and een beetje kletsen

Hope to see you there!!!

Tickets will be sold at the synagogue on April 16.

Normally €15,- Student €5,-

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He will play chamber music together with two of his colleagues. With Caspar Westerman /cello/, they will perform Sergei Prokofiev’s Sonata for cello and piano in C :1. Andante Grave, 2. Moderato, 3. Allegro ma non troppo.

Nikolay Dimitrov will partner with Anna Maring /violin/ in the performance of 12 Danzas españolas: No. 5, Andaluza (Arr. Kreisler for violin and piano).

With concerts for young musicians, the Association of Friends of the Nieuwe Kerk wants to offer young musicians the opportunity to gain concert experience. The concert starts at 3:00 PM. The church is open from 2.30 pm. When you walk in you will be offered a cup of tea or coffee. After the concert there is an opportunity to chat with each other and the musicians over a drink. Admission to the concert is free; afterwards there is a collection.

More information about the event – https://www.nikolaydimitrov.org/event/concert-young-musicians/

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Nikolay Dimitrov brilliantly performed the Second Piano Concerto by Sergei Rachmaninov in honor of the 150th anniversary of the composer’s birth. Under the stormy applause of the audience, he also played an encore, which was greeted even more enthusiastically by the hall – “Barcarola” by Offenbach in his original arrangement. After the concert, Nikolay Dimitrov received many congratulations from the official guests and the audience.

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The awards were presented by Encho Keryazov Foundation on the occasion of its 10th anniversary and the selection was based on the achievements of the talented candidates and their progress over the last 10 years.

The musician from Ruse, who is a student at the Prince Claus Conservatoire in Groningen in the class of Prof. Paul Komen, was awarded for his achievements both as a pianist and as a composer.

After the ceremony, Nikolay Dimitrov was also congratulated by President Rumen Radev, who had a meeting with the young Bulgarian talents.

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