“Sound in Glamour”: a chamber concert and a presentation of the Sofia Opera and Ballet orchestra’s new brass instruments

On the 26^th of April, the brass ensemble will present its new instruments during a special concert. The musicians have chosen intriguing pieces by Richard Wagner, Anton Bruckner, Georg Philipp Telemann, Giovanni Gabrieli, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Johannes Brahms, Gioachino Rossini and others.

Starring: trumpets: Yan Dunev, Pere Tort, Alex Vitkov, Atanas Marinov, Roman Hadzhiyski; French horns: Mihail Mihailov, Vladimir Petrov, Branimir Krandzhalov, Petar Krastev, Rumen Marinov, Hristo Tsachev, Tsvetelina Zankova; trombones: Simeon Ivanov, Yuliy Ivanov, Stefan Palahanski, Pavlin Pavlov, Emil-George Atanasov, Kaloyan Gorchev; tubas: Dimitar Uzunov, Radoslav Dulgerov; also starring Alexandra Ivanova (piano), Anastasiya Detistova-Abadzhieva (violin), Petya Ivanova (violin), Georgi Petrov (viola), Hristo Ivanov (violoncello).

With the arrival of these instruments continues Sofia Opera director Plamen Kartaloff’s care for renewing and maintaining the Sofia Opera and Ballet orchestra instruments’ level.

During the performances, the audience will have the opportunity to hear the sound of the Oberrauch German trumpet system, the new Yamaha trumpets, Schmid French horns, Courtois and Thein trombones as well as the Rudolf Meinl tubas which are already in the hands of the Sofia Opera and Ballet orchestra musicians’ hands.

These are boutique hand-made instruments of exceptionally high quality: Oberrauch trumpets are made in South Tyrol, Italy; Yamaha trumpets: in Japan; Courtois trombones: in France; Thein trombones: in Bremen, Germany; Schmid French horns and Rudolf Meinl tubas: in Germany.

The leading world opera and symphony orchestra use instruments of a similar class: La Scala, the Berlin and Paris opera, the Metropolitan Opera, the Vienna philharmonic etc.

Thanks to prof. Kartaloff’s prudent leadership, the brass troupe’s instruments were completely replaced with new ones.

Photos:

French horns: Mihail Mihailov, Vladimir Petrov, Branimir Krandzhalov, Petar Krastev, Nikolay Tsanev, Rumen Marinov, Tsvetana Zankova.

Trumpets: Pere Tort, Atanas Marinov, Roman Hadzhiyski.

Trombones: Simeon Ivanov, Stefan Palahanski, Pavlin Pavlov, Emil-George Atanasov.

Tubas: Dimitar Uzunov, Radoslav Dulgerov.