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It is our pleasure to offer to all talented young pianists the opportunity to participate in the international masterclass of one of Bulgaria’s foremost concert artists – Mr. Ivan Yanakov. We are pleased to announce our partnership with the Sofia Municipality and the Palms Music Production Studio https://palmsmusic.bg/.

The masterclass, open to both Bulgarian and foreign participants, will take place between May 22 – 25, 2024 at the Pancho Vladigerov House Museum on 10 Yakubitsa str. in Sofia.

https://vladigerov.org/kushta-muzej-pancho-vladigerov-sofiya/

E-mail: museum.vladigerov@gmail.com

REGULATION

• The masterclass is open to performing pianists with musical education or considerable artistic achievements.
• Participants must be between 10 and 30 years old.
• All applicants must submit a recording of their own performance via an online/url link. Deadline for submissions: May 10^th 2024.
• The candidates will be evaluated by Mr. Ivan Yanakov after May 10^th 2024.
• All admitted participants will be informed by e-mail by May 14^th, 2024.
• Registration will continue until May 17^th, 2024 with the submission of a registration form. Forms can be received on the premises of the Pancho Vladigerov House Museum or requested by e-mail. They can also be downloaded from here.
• All registered participants have to pay a base participation fee covering 3 lessons. The fee must be paid by May 17^th, 2024 on the premises of the Museum or via bank transfer. In the latter case, the transfer receipt/slip must be sent to the e-mail address of the Pancho Vladigerov House Museum.
• Participants are allowed to take extra lessons at a corresponding fee. All extra lessons will be confirmed individually by e-mail, according to the availability of the guest-artist and the schedule at hand.
• All participants are free to present any repertoire of their own choice at the masterclass, without limitations regarding style or epoch. However, all chosen works must be listed in the original registration form.
• The masterclass will end with the Participants’ Final Concert, which will take place on May 25^th, 2024 at 6 p.m. at the Museum. Tickets will be sold on the premises, with their number limited according to the capacity of the main salon (ca.40 visitors).
• All active participants will receive diplomas upon completion of the masterclass.
• Travel and accommodation expenses are not included in the fee and must be covered by each participant individually.
• All participants under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or a guardian.
• The organizers reserve the right to change the program due to unforeseen and forcing circumstances, such as Covid-19 and other factors.
• In the event that a participant has been registered but cannot be present at the venue due to illness or other reasons, the lesson will take place online at a time agreed upon by the guest-artist and the participant.

PARTICIPATION FEES

Active participants: 200 € for 2 lesson hours (base fee). Every additional lesson will cost 100 € per hour. Our partners Palms Music Production Studio awards two scholarships: one for a Bulgarian participant (300 euros for three lessons) and one for a foreign participant (300 euros for 3 lessons plus 300 euros for plane ticket and up to 250 euros for hotel accommodation).

Passive participants: 15 € per day. The parents and guardians of all participants are allowed to audit all lessons for free.

Accommodation and transportation in Sofia must be covered individually by each participant.

A participant’s registration will be considered complete upon:

• the approval by the guest-artist, the submission of a completed registration form, and the payment of the participation fee.
• the registration form and the payment receipt must be sent to: vladigerov@gmail.com or given in person at the Museum.
• the confirmation of their participation from the organizers and the delivery (by e-mail) of the final schedule

DATES AND VENUE:

May 25^th, 2024, on the premises of the Pancho Vladigerov House Museum – Sofia

All rights to take photographic, video, and audio recordings are reserved for the organizers of the masterclass. With the submission of the registration form, each participant grants the organizers the right to use the entire photo, video, and audio archive from the masterclass and the concluding concert(s) for the purpose of advertising and popularizing the event. No honoraria will be paid for documental, radio, or television recordings of the participants’ performances in the final concert.

Contact: + 359 2 8687389, + 359 894008387 Mariya Trosheva

E-mail: museum.vladigerov@gmail.com

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It is our pleasure to offer to all talented young pianists the opportunity to participate in the international masterclass of one of Bulgaria’s foremost concert artists – Ms. Plamena Mangova.

The masterclass, open to both Bulgarian and foreign participants, will take place between April 8-13, 2024 at the Pancho Vladigerov House Museum on 10 Yakubitsa str. in Sofia.

https://vladigerov.org/kushta-muzej-pancho-vladigerov-sofiya/

E-mail: museum.vladigerov@gmail.com

REGULATION

• The masterclass is open to performing pianists with musical education or considerable artistic achievements.
• Participants must be between 10 and 30 years old.
• All applicants must submit a recording of their own performance via an online/url link. Deadline for submissions: March 10, 2024.
• The candidates will be evaluated by Ms. Plamena Mangova after March 10, 2024.
• All admitted participants will be informed by e-mail by March 17, 2024.
• Registration will continue until March 22, 2024 with the submission of a registration form. Forms can be received on the premises of the Pancho Vladigerov House Museum or requested by e-mail. They can also be downloaded from here.
• All registered participants have to pay a base participation fee covering 4 lessons. The fee must be paid by March 22, 2024 on the premises of the Museum or via bank transfer. In the latter case, the transfer receipt/slip must be sent to the e-mail address of the Pancho Vladigerov House Museum.
• Participants are allowed to take extra lessons at a corresponding fee. All extra lessons will be confirmed individually by e-mail, according to the availability of the guest-artist and the schedule at hand.
• All participants are free to present any repertoire of their own choice at the masterclass, without limitations regarding style or epoch. However, all chosen works must be listed in the original registration form.
• The masterclass will end with the Participants’ Final Concert, which will take place on April 13, 2024 at 6 p.m. at the Museum. Tickets will be sold on the premises, with their number limited according to the capacity of the main salon (ca.40 visitors).
• All active participants will receive diplomas upon completion of the masterclass.
• Travel and accommodation expenses are not included in the fee and must be covered by each participant individually.
• All participants under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or a guardian.
• The organizers reserve the right to change the program due to unforeseen and forcing circumstances, such as Covid-19 and other factors.
• In the event that a participant has been registered but cannot be present at the venue due to illness or other reasons, the lesson will take place online at a time agreed upon by the guest-artist and the participant.

PARTICIPATION FEES

Active participants: 400 € for 4 lesson hours (base fee). Every additional lesson will cost 100 € per hour.

Passive participants: 15 € per day. The parents and guardians of all participants are allowed to audit all lessons for free.

Accommodation and transportation in Sofia must be covered individually by each participant.

A participant’s registration will be considered complete upon:

• the approval by the guest-artist, the submission of a completed registration form, and the payment of the participation fee.
• the registration form and the payment receipt must be sent to: vladigerov@gmail.com or given in person at the Museum.
• the confirmation of their participation from the organizers and the delivery (by e-mail) of the final schedule

DATES AND VENUE:

April 8-13, 2004, on the premises of the Pancho Vladigerov House Museum – Sofia

All rights to take photographic, video, and audio recordings are reserved for the organizers of the masterclass. With the submission of the registration form, each participant grants the organizers the right to use the entire photo, video, and audio archive from the masterclass and the concluding concert(s) for the purpose of advertising and popularizing the event. No honoraria will be paid for documental, radio, or television recordings of the participants’ performances in the final concert.

Contact: + 359 2 8687389, + 359 894008387 Mariya Trosheva

E-mail: museum.vladigerov@gmail.com

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• Category 1: Musical composition, inspired by a painting.

Participants have the opportunity to choose one of 40 pre-selected paintings and write a musical work inspired by the painting.

• Category 2: Music to a scene in the genre of “shadow theatre”.

Participants have the opportunity to write music to a pre-selected scene performed by artists of the experimental Bulgarian troupe “Unseen Theatre”.

Rules of the competition and its categories:

In Category 1 of the competition, composers can choose a painting from a selection of over 50 works to serve as inspiration for their composition. The paintings were created by young artists studying at the National Academy of Art in Sofia in the previous sessions of the SYN(es)THESIS Project and are, in turn, inspired by other musical compositions. Category requirements: All compositions in this category must be 3-8 minutes in length and must be written for any combination (from solo works up to an ensemble of 6 performers) of the following voices and instruments (only one performer per instrument or voice):

Soprano (1), tenor (1), clarinet (1), violin (1), viola (1), cello (1), and piano (1).

In Category 2, composers are required to write music to a pre-selected scene in the genre of “shadow theatre”. The scene (approx. 5 min.) is performed by two artists of the unconventional Bulgarian troupe “Unseen theatre”, which is the only presently active troupe (in or outside of Bulgaria) comprising of people with blindness. The members of the troupe were recruited and trained by Prof. Dr. Velimir Velev (National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts – NATFIZ, Sofia) as part of the program of the “School for Vision” in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Composers can use the same ensemble options as in the previous category for their musical setting – from 1 up to 6 performers from the list above: soprano, tenor, piano, violin, viola, cello, and clarinet.

In the cases of inclusion of vocal parts with text in the compositions, the following languages may be used: English, German, Italian, French, Spanish, Russian, and Bulgarian. The text(s), whether chosen or newly written, must be freely available for use, or with arranged copyright claims.

Registration: Due to the nature of the project, participation will be granted to candidates only after they register. All participants must send an e-mail to:synesthesiscompetition@gmail.com
Here you can download the competition registration form: SYN(es)THESIS REG. FORM

Upon registration, the SYN(es)THESIS team will send a link to a folder with images of all paintings (for category 1) and a link to the video recording of the “shadow theatre” performance. In category 1, each participant will have to claim a painting, and each painting will be taken down once it has been claimed by 2 participants. Therefore, participants are encouraged to contact the competition staff as early as possible.

Upon request, it is possible for a participant to claim 2 paintings (for 2 different compositions) or to register for both category 1 and category 2.

No registration fee is required.

Eligibility: The competition is open to participants of any nationality and age.

Submission deadline: October 15, 2023

All entries must be submitted anonymously (scores cannot include the name of the participant), using a chosen pseudonym or the registration number given by the SYN(es)THESIS Project staff upon registration for the competition.

8-10 works (from both categories combined) will be selected to be performed at the Gala Concert of the Finalists, which will take place on December 10 at the Chamber Hall of the Sofia Opera and Ballet.

Awards:

Category 1 – Winner: 1200 lv.

Catogory 1 – Runner-up: 600 lv.

Category 2 – Winner: 1000 lv.

Category 2 – Runner-up: 500 lv.

Special Prize of “Classic FM” Radio – Sofia (open to participants in both categories): 800 lv.

All registration requests and further inquiries should be directed to: synesthesiscompetition@gmail.com

Note: Registration will be considered complete once the participant signs, scans, and submits the first page of the competition registration form (the second page is to be submitted together with the submission of the competition entry).

The SYN(es)THESIS Project aims to build  a bridge between the arts through a multitude of interconnections, mutual influences, and the juxtaposition of perceptions and experiences. Previous sessions of the project have involved components such as the creation of paintings inspired by classical music, joint musical performances with pantomime, the composition of musical works inspired by paintings, and the writing of music to film and dance scenes.

The current session of the SYN(es)THESIS Project is supported by the Ministry of Culture of Bulgaria.

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The “SYN(es)THESIS” Competition is a musical contest for the best composition inspired by a pre-selected painting. It is open to participants of any nationality and up to 40 years of age.

The competition is part of the “SYN(es)THESIS” Project. It will be featured at a concert-exhibition scheduled to take place at “Bulgaria” Chamber Hall on July 7, 2021. Out of all submitted works, 6 to 10 will be selected to be performed at the concert. The event will end with a final selection (by the jury) of the 3 winning compositions and a vote for the Special Prize of the Audience.

What is the “SYN(es)THESIS” Project?

In its core, the “SYN(es)THESIS” Project aims to build a bridge between several arts through a multitude of interconnections, mutual influences, and possibilities for synthesis.

The sessions planned for 2021, in particular, will explore – through individual and original creative activities – the potential for interrelation, symbiosis, and juxtaposition of musical and visual perceptions and experiences. They will include two main components, organized in collaboration with the “Prof. P. Vladigerov” National Academy of Music and the National Art Academy in Sofia, Bulgaria: the creation of paintings inspired by classical music and the composition of musical works inspired by paintings.

At the beginning of 2021, as part of the first component, 23 paintings, inspired by original works of eminent Bulgarian composers, were created by leading students at the National Art Academy in Sofia. These paintings will be used as basis for the Composition Competition, which is intended to serve as the primary forum for the second component of the project by way of its invitation to young composers from all over the world to write new music. After the end of the competition, the composed pieces will then be offered again as sources of inspiration for the next group of paintings, leading up to a continuous “dialogue” between the two arts – music and visual art – which are the primary focus of this year’s program.

Rules and regulations:

The competition is open to participants of any nationality up to 40 years of age. In order to ensure their participation, each candidate must first choose (“claim”) a painting from the selected 23 works made by the students at the National Art Academy in Sofia. The candidates must then write a musical composition that is inspired by the painting, has duration between 3 and 10 minutes, and is noted for one or more instruments, in any combination, from the following list: piano, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, and clarinet.

While it is important that the participants envision the piece to be a certain “response” to the painting that they have selected, it is entirely up to each participant to decide what the connection (or multitude of connections) between the two should be. This understanding of artistic freedom is also one of the core concepts of the project. The initial distribution of paintings will be known to the judges; at the concert of the finalists, each painting will be projected on a screen throughout the performance of the corresponding composition.  

All pieces must be submitted electronically and anonymously, as follows:

1) the scores/parts of the piece must be sent by e-mail as pdf.-files; the files must not include the name of the author or the name of the piece. The score must include, however, the registration number which will be sent to each participant by e-mail.

2) each participant must also send a midi-rendition or a musical recording of the piece (for the purposes of the first round, a midi-rendition would suffice).

In their selection process, the jury will take into consideration the playability of each piece – overuse of extended techniques, exceptional levels of difficulty, and diminished playability might not lead to a favorable decision in some cases. Please, feel free to consult by e-mail with the team of the project if you feel you would need further guidance in this regard. 

Deadline for submissions: May 31, 2021

The jury of the competition will include faculty members of the “Prof. P. Vladigerov” National Academy of Music, as well as respected unaffiliated musicians. By June 7, 2021, the jury will choose 6 to 10 works (the works of the finalists) to be performed at the concert-exhibition scheduled to take place at “Bulgaria” Chamber Hall on July 7, 2021. At the concert, the jury will determine the three winners of the competition (Awards I-III), and a vote for the Special Prize of the Audience will be organized.

All finalists will receive a recording of their work by the performing ensemble of the “SYN(es)THESIS” project. The recordings will then be featured – together with the corresponding paintings – on the “SYN(es)THESIS” Facebook page/web site, on the youtube-channel of the Pancho Vladigerov House Museum, and in other promotional platforms/materials for the project.

Awards:

I Prize – 1000 lv.

II Prize – 600 lv.

III Prize – 400 lv.

Special Prize of the Audience – 500 lv.

Registration procedure:

In order to participate, each candidate must first register by sending an e-mail, as quickly as possible, to museum@vladigerov.org

In a reply message, a link to a Google drive folder containing all 23 paintings will be sent. After reviewing the paintings, each candidate must choose one of them, download the image on their computer, and inform the “SYN(es)THESIS” team of their choice (“claim” the painting). Each painting will be made available to no more than 2 people, after which the corresponding file will be taken down from the folder. This will ensure that as many paintings as possible will receive exposure in the competition.

In addition to the link to all paintings, each participant will receive an individual registration number. This number is meant to ensure the anonymity of the contest and must be included – instead of any names – in the score and in all instrumental parts of the composed piece.

Registration fee: 30 Euro (60 leva)

Instructions regarding the different payment options will once again be sent via e-mail.

Each candidate can “claim” up to two paintings/submit up to two compositions (a separate registration fee will have to be paid for each composition).

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