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Music by Tchaikovsky – Glamour and Substance
Verdis „Nabucco“ beugt Naturgewalt
A review of the guest performance of Verdi's Nabucco by the Venezia Festival Opera in the amphitheatre at Hanau on 19 August 2026 under Nayden Todorov. The writer calls the evening a large and unforgettable one, notes that the orchestra played with complete ease, and praises the…
Musically, Nayden Todorov held the reins firmly. He drove the ensemble forward with fiery energy, yet kept the balance between stage and pit at every moment.
Wunsiedel: „Carmen“, Georges Bizet
A German-language review by Manfred Drescher in Der Opernfreund, published on 27 August 2026. It covers the performance on 23 August 2026 of the Venezia Festival Opera's Carmen at the Luisenburg Festival in Wunsiedel, which premiered on 21 August and was conducted by Nayden…
Oper auf der Luisenburg: Liebe und Tod bei Dauerregen
A signed review of the Venezia Festival Opera's Carmen on the Rock Stage at Luisenburg, played through unceasing rain. The writer notes Nayden Todorov's conducting of the fifty players on the side stage.
Chief conductor Nayden Todorov leads the roughly fifty players on the side stage with great expressive power.
Konzert: Soundtrack für das Kino im Kopf
A German-language review by Andrea Herdegen in the Frankenpost, published online on 21 August 2026. It covers the Film Music Night at the Luisenburg Festival in Wunsiedel on 20 August 2026, with music by John Williams and Hans Zimmer performed by the Venezia Festival Orchestra…
Grandiose film music by John Williams and Hans Zimmer awakens memories of Hollywood masterpieces. The Venezia Festival Orchestra delights the Luisenburg audience.
HANAU/ Amphitheater: NABUCCO – Nabucco Gastspiel der Venezia Festival Opera
A German-language review by Dirk Schauß in Online Merker, published on 20 August 2026, of the Venezia Festival Opera's guest performance of Verdi's Nabucco at the Amphitheater Schloss Philippsruhe in Hanau on 19 August 2026, conducted by Nayden Todorov. The critic writes that…
Musically, Nayden Todorov held the reins with an iron grip. The present director of the Sofia Philharmonic and repeated Bulgarian Minister of Culture is a man of practice, familiar with Verdi's workshop down to its most intimate details. Todorov drove the ensemble forward with fiery energy, yet at every moment kept the balance between what happened on stage and what happened in the pit.
To Build Upon Tradition
Review by Momchil Georgiev in K – kultura.bg, published on 26 July 2026, headlined 'To build on tradition'. It covers the Sofia Philharmonic's concert at the Varna Summer festival on 23 July 2026 in Hall 1 of the Festival and Congress Centre, conducted by Nayden Todorov, with…
On Kirill Gerstein's Brilliant Debut in Bulgaria
Review by Ekaterina Docheva on Decrescendo, published on 25 July 2026, headlined 'On Kirill Gerstein's brilliant debut in Bulgaria'. It covers the concert of 16 July 2026 at Bulgaria Hall, where Gerstein played Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto no. 3 with the Sofia Philharmonic…
Spirit and Fiery Sword
An essay on the gala concert by artists from Raina Kabaivanska's school which opened the Sofia Music Weeks on 24 May 2026, with the Sofia Philharmonic under Nayden Todorov.
Pravets Art Nights: Two Evenings, Dozens of Melodies and One Unforgettable Story
Pravets Art Nights review; Sofia Philharmonic under maestro Todorov with violinist Bozhidara Kuzmanova.
Equation for Success 60 km from Sofia
An article in Ploshtad Slaveykov on Pravets as a cultural destination sixty kilometres from Sofia, arguing that three things are needed to make a place a world cultural destination: an airport, a five-star hotel and a festival.
The 65th International March Music Days Festival, Rousse 2026, Was a Success
A report on the March Music Days festival in Rousse, naming the Sofia Philharmonic under Nayden Todorov.
Over 20,000 Applauded a Pan-Balkan “Carmina Burana”
A report on the pan-Balkan Carmina Burana in Skopje, which names Nayden Todorov as the initiator and conductor of the project.
Bulgarisch-griechisch-nordmazedonisches Konzert sorgt für großen Applaus
German-language report on the Skopje Carmina Burana project; Najden Todorow as initiator and conductor.
Frenzied, Unique, (Almost) Mocking
Concert review by Ploshtad Slaveykov, dated 22 May 2026, headlined 'Frenzied, unique, (almost) mocking'. It reviews a Bulgaria Hall concert with violinists Vadim Repin and Gidon Kremer, part of the Sofia Philharmonic's season led by Nayden Todorov.
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra in der Philharmonie gefeiert
Concert review by Hans-Peter Gaul in the German-language Berliner Umschau, published on 3 May 2026, headlined 'Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra celebrated in the Philharmonie'. It covers the concert of 26 April 2026 at the Berlin Philharmonie under Nayden Todorov, with Sherry Tse…
Plácido Domingo Conquered Varna with a Concert That Will Be Remembered for a Long Time
Moreto.net report after Plácido Domingo's Varna concert with the Varna State Opera orchestra under Nayden Todorov — a concert to be long remembered.
Bulgarian Premiere of a Work by Danny Elfman and “Scheherazade”
Radio Classica review of the concert with Vivi Vassileva, the Bulgarian premiere of a Danny Elfman work and 'Scheherazade' under Nayden Todorov.
Impressive Easter Concert at the Philharmonic of the Republic of North Macedonia Under the Baton of Maestro Nayden Todorov
Review by the Macedonian outlet Tribuna, dated 9 April 2026, headlined 'An impressive Easter concert at the Philharmonic of the Republic of North Macedonia under the baton of Maestro Nayden Todorov'. It covers the concert of 8 April 2026 in Skopje, whose programme centred on…
Lili Ivanova and Nayden Todorov Created Magic at NDK
Concert report by Lora Borisova for Epicenter, published on 1 April 2026, headlined 'Lili Ivanova and Nayden Todorov created magic at NDK'. It covers their concert with the Sofia Philharmonic at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia on 31 March 2026, featuring film music by…
Diese 5 Tenöre verwandeln die Gifhorner Stadthalle in ein Opernhaus
Concert review in the Braunschweiger Zeitung, dated 18 January 2026, headlined 'These 5 tenors turn the Gifhorn Stadthalle into an opera house'. It covers 'Die Nacht der 5 Tenöre' at the Stadthalle Gifhorn on 16 January 2026, with the Plovdiv Symphony Orchestra conducted by…
Au Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, un récital de Sonya Yoncheva charmeur mais sans passion
French review (Diapason) of Sonya Yoncheva's charming recital at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées with the Sofia Philharmonic under Nayden Todorov.
Press review concert at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
Press review page on Sonya Yoncheva's official website, collecting reactions to her concert at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris on 7 January 2026. The concert featured the soprano with the Sofia Philharmonic, conducted by Nayden Todorov, in a programme of opera arias by…
Sonya Yoncheva au théâtre des Champs-Élysées : un petit tour et puis s'en va…
A review in Cult of Sonya Yoncheva at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées.
Une chose incontestable ce soir était la qualité du Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra et de ses musiciens (violoncelle et harpe notamment) et la direction de son chef Nayden Todorov.