Varna hosts international symposium dedicated to Slavic music

An international symposium dedicated to Slavic music will be held today and tomorrow at the City Art Gallery in Varna. The forum is dedicated to the traditions and current tendencies in classical music of Slavic countries. Musicologists from Poland, the Czech Republic, Germany, Austria and Bulgaria will take part. Topics on the agenda will include ''Shostakovich in the Grip of Politics'', ''Mussorgsky and Russian Realism'' and ''Polish Music in the Early 19th Century'' among others.

The symposium will also feature concerts on September 1, 2 and 3, showcasing both popular and lesser-known chamber works by Antonín Dvořák, Karol Szymanowski, Josef Mysliveček, Frédéric Chopin, Mikhail Glinka, Gheorghi Arnaoudov, Henryk Wieniawski and Dmitri Shostakovich, among others. The works will be performed by leading musicians from various countries.

Edited by Miglena Ivanova

Translated by Kostadin Atanasov