Bulgaria presents violins from the 18th century to famous performers

At a special ceremony today, Bulgarian virtuoso violinists Svetlin Rusev and Lia Petrova will be presented with a Stradivarius – 1716 violin and Guarneri del Gesu - 1733, owned by the state. The famous violinists will have the opportunity to delight the audience with the magical sounds of the instruments for the next 5 years. The ceremony will be held in the National Gallery "Kvadrat 500" and the instruments will be presented by the Minister of Culture, Maestro Nayden Todorov.