PREMIERS
First world presentation of works by:
Dimitar Tupkov, Mitra Alice Tham, Georgi Arnaudov, Bozhidar Petkov, Lars Scoglund, Paul van Brugge, Renard Aust, Dimitar Bodurov, Petar Dundakoff, Glen Rodger Davis
First presentation in Bulgaria of the instruments Irish Harp and first Bulgarian Clavichord
Presentation of new books: Boris Berman's "Notes From The Pianist's Banch", Christina Japova's book for Dobri Christov and Petar Shopov's "Emil Tabakov Every Tuesday"
First performance in Bulgaria of works by Alexis Weissenberg, Claude Mishelle Shoenberg, Leonard Bernstein, Franck Marten, Michael Gnessin, Anton Arenski, Aleksander Tcherepnin, Keith Gates and many English, Dutch, Portugese, Spanish, German, Amerikan, French, Norwegian, Judish, Russian and other composers.
Especially for the Festival many artists join their creative energies for the first time: Georgi Badev and Naiden Todorov, Svetlin Roussev and Lilia Boyadjieva, Fumie Fukui и North-Hungarian Simphony Orchestra - Miscolc with Laslo Kovach, Georgi Arnaoudov and Nikolay Lalov, Tatiana Koleva and the Orchestra Kaskais-Oeiras, Vera Nikolova and Sofia Soloists with Plamen Djouroff , Roterdam's Composers school and Female Choir "Philip Koutev", Quartet "Dimov" and Ludmil Angelov, Iliana Selimska and Ani Avramova…
First presentation in Bulgaria of creative workshops for Bulgarian compositions with percussions and saxophones, for visual stimules of the performance, "media music" etc.
Master classes and workshops by Simon Mulligan, Stanislawa Vajarowa , Roumen Dimitrov, Boris Berman, Rutger van Oterloo for the first time in Bulgaria
ORCHESTRAS
Sofia Philharmony
Simphony orchestra of Bulgarian National Radio
"SOFIA" Philharmony by the National Music School "L. Pipkov"
Pacific Lutheran University Orchestra - Washington
Vratza Philharmony
North-Hungarian Simphony Orchestra - Miscolc
Orchestra Kaskais-Oeiras - Portugal
New Simphony Ochestra
Sofia Soloists
Plovdiv Philharmony
Pleven Philharmony
Sofia Simphony Orchestra
CHOIRS
Mixed Choir of Bulgarian National Radio
Chamber ensemble "Te Deum Adoramus"
Pacific Lutheran University Choir - Washington
Seven Saints Mixed Choir
Female Choir "Ph. Koutev"
ENSEMBLES
Duo "Subiaco"
Trio "Ardenza"
String Quartet "Dimov"
Ensemble "Meitar "
Percussion ensemble "Accent"
Duo Koleva - van Otterloo
CONDUCTORS
Naiden Todorov
Metodi Matakiev
Theodora Dimitrova
Richard Nanse
Jeoffrey Bell-Henson
Georgi Dimitrov
Valery Vachev
Laslo Kovach
Nikolay Lalov
Shungo Moriama
Plamen Djouroff
Snezhana Grigorova
Rossen Milanov
Mark Kadin
Vladimir Giaourov
Georgi Genov
Richardo Averbach
Georgi Notev
Oliver Gilmour
SOLOISTS
Radostina Nikolaeva -sopran
Eugeniya Doundekova -alto
Mark Fowler tenore
Nikolay Bikov - bass
Stanislawa Vajarowa - sopran
Luis Lianessa - baritone
Iliana Selimska -sopran
Edelina Kaneva -sopran
Vera Nikolova -mezzosopran
Simon Mulligan - piano
Georgi Badev - violin
Svetlin Roussev - violin
Lilia Boyadjieva - piano
Milena Mollova - piano
Tamash Varga - violoncello
Christofer Pitas - piano
Jaquelline van der Zvan - flute
Fumie Fukui - piano
Janet Harbison - harp
Tatiana Koleva - percussion
Lilia Donkova - violin
Ani Avramova - piano
Velichka Jocheva - violoncello
Patrice Lare - piano
Jose Bagaria - piano
Ludmil Angelov - piano
Anatoly Krastev - violoncello
Darya Kalaydjieva - piano
Ventzelav Nikolov - violoncello
Radoslav Nikolov- piano
Cvetana Ivanova - clavichord
Boris Berman - piano
Marina Kapacinskay - piano
Alexander Somov - violoncello
Michael Chertok - piano
Atanas Krastev - violonchello
Rutger van Oterloo - saxophones
Shandor Yavorkay - violine
Marsha Оtt - violine
Dimitar Bodourov - piano
Hristo Yotzov - percussions