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Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra

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Orchestra

Bulgarian National Radio

The Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra was established in 1948 and is based in Sofia, Bulgaria. This orchestra is affiliated with the Bulgarian National Radio and performs in the Bulgaria Concert Hall. Over the years, it has been led by several distinguished chief conductors, including Vassil Stefanov (1948-1988), Alexander Vladigerov, Vassil Kazandjiev, Milen Nachev, and more recently Emil Tabakov (2008-2015) and Rossen Gergov. The orchestra is renowned for its full schedule of events, international tours, and an extensive discography of recordings. Its members hail from prestigious institutions such as the Moscow Academy, the Academy of Saint Petersburg, the Juilliard School, and the Munich Academy for Music and Theatre. The orchestra’s repertoire is rich and varied, including both popular and rarely performed pieces.

Source: Wikipedia

Performances

#	Date	Venue	City	Country	Festival	Organiser	Artist(s)	Ensemble(s)	Work(s) Performed
1	September 8, 1986	Odeon of Herodes Atticus	Athens	Greece	Athens Festival	Athens Festival	Byron Fidetzis (conductor), Mihail Milkov (chorusmaster), Yolanda Di Tasso (mezzo-soprano), Giorgos Pappas (Papagiannakopoulos) (bass)	Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bulgarian National Radio Mixed Choir	Cassandra, Op. 47

Works

#	Cover Image	Catalogue Number	Work Title	Subtitle	Opus	Instrumentation	Remarks	Work Page
1		YSC89	Cassandra	a Tragic Cantata on the Original Text from Aeschylus's Tragedy "Agamemnon" (ver. 1072-1329) for Mezzo-Soprano, Bass, Mixed Choir and Orchestra	47	4444 – 6431, Timpani, Percussion (2 Performers: Glockenspiel, Xylophone, Vibraphone, Crotales, Cymbals, Large Tam-Tam, Small and Large Cowbell, Triangle, Snare Drum, Bass Drum), Harp, Strings, Mezzo-soprano, Bass, Mixed Choir		View

Discography

#	Album Cover	Title	Artist(s)	Work(s) by Sicilianos	Format	Label	Release Date	Album Page
1		Cassandra	Bulgarian National Radio Mixed Choir, Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Byron Fidetzis, Giorgos Pappas (Papagiannakopoulos), Mihail Milkov, Yolanda Di Tasso	Cassandra Op. 47	LP - Vinyl	GPI	1985	View
2		Cassandra (CD - Reissue)	Bulgarian National Radio Mixed Choir, Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Byron Fidetzis, Giorgos Pappas (Papagiannakopoulos), Mihail Milkov, Yolanda Di Tasso	Cassandra Op. 47	Compact Disc	Lyra	1993	View

References

Valia Christopoulou, Yorgos Sicilianos Catalogue of Works [Κατάλογος Έργων Γιώργου Σισιλιάνου] (Athens: Panas Music Papagrigoriou - Nakas, 2011) , 123
Cassandra [Κασσάνδρα], composed by Yorgos Sicilianos, performed by Yolanda Di Tasso (mezzo-soprano), Giorgos Pappas (bass), the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, and the Bulgarian National Radio Mixed Choir, conducted by Byron Fidetzis. GPI, 1985, LP. Catalogue No.: CP 91005.
Cassandra [Κασσάνδρα], composed by Yorgos Sicilianos, performed by Yolanda Di Tasso (mezzo-soprano), Giorgos Pappas (bass), the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, and the Bulgarian National Radio Mixed Choir, conducted by Byron Fidetzis. Lyra, 1993, Compact Disc. Catalogue No.: CD 0117.
Anastasios Rupert Arthur Mavroudis, Sicilianos, The Greek Modernist: Performing Selected Chamber Works and Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 51 (Athens: Benaki Museum, 2020) , 279
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra,” Wikipedia, last modified August 19, 2024, accessed August 19, 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgarian_National_Radio_Symphony_Orchestra.

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