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Savelina Kancheva (piano) Programme: Beethoven - Sonata “Pathetique” op. 13 Chopin – Fantasie-Impromtu op.66 Chopin - Ballade no 1 op. 23 in G minor Bach/Busoni – Chaconne D minor Biography: Savelina Kancheva was born in Bourgas, Bulgaria. She graduated from the National School of Music and Stage arts “Professor Pancho Vladigerov” majoring in piano in Burgas. She has a master degree from...

Film Screening & Discussion with a glass of wine Hunting Down Small Predators (HDSP) (2010) (with English subtitles) Special Guest: Cvetodar Markov (director) About the film: 2010, 93 min. Written by Hristian Nochev Directed by Tsvetodar Markov Director of photography: Anton Bakarski Edited by Nina Altuparmakova Music by Ostava, Valeria Popova, Sylvia Gulubova Production company: “Andy Film” Co-production company: “Camera” Produced by Tsvetodar Markov Co-produced by Dimitar Gochev, Rosen Tsankov...

Presentation of the book Enough by Mona Choban Special Guest: Mona Choban About the book: The characters in Mona Choban’s latest novel, Enough, make the journey from Paris to a small village in the Bulgarian Rhodope Mountains in search of solitude and peace. But instead of realising their dream...

Exhibition Opening: Legends, spaces, forms with a glass of wine Authors: Keazim Isinov, Ingrid Isinova, Kunka Dimitrova & Todor Dimitrov Accompanied by a piano performance by Vesselina Tchakarova From the 4th to the 30th May this year, the exhibition Legends, spaces, forms will be on display in Sofia Gallery at the Bulgarian Cultural Institute London. The exhibition brings the attention of...

Lachezar Stankov (piano) & Ralitsa Naydenova (viola) 12:30, Sofia Gallery Biographies: Lachezar Stankov (piano) Lachezar Stankov was born in Varna, Bulgaria, and began to learn the piano at the age of nine. A year later he was accepted at the Dobri Hristov College of Music and Arts, where he completed his high school education with a specialist music...

Exhibition Private View With a glass of wine I painted until the daylight faded out by Georgi Jelezarov 18:30-20:30, Sofia Gallery Please note that this is a members only event and admission is restricted. Invitations/names will be checked at the door.

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Bulgaria’s threatened butterfly fauna and their conservation Lecturer: Mr J Nick Greatorex-Davies 19:00, Sofia Gallery Bulgaria’s rich butterfly fauna, which includes many European Red List species, is increasingly under threat due to the loss of traditional farming practices, and human developments. Biography: Mr J Nick Greatorex-Davies worked as a...

Film Screening & Discussion With a glass of wine All For Love (1986) Special Guest: Nikolay Volev (director) More About the Film: 1986, 92 min. Director: Nikolay Volev Producer: Ivan Tashev Synopsis: Rado is a middle-aged lorry driver who delivers vegetables and fruits. He makes every effort to provide a decent life for his family and especially for his teenage son, Plamen. Everything is fine...

19:30, Camden Barfly, 49 Chalk Farm Road, London, NW1 8AN "She's Fantastic" - Dave McCabe (The Zutons) "She has a very bright future ahead of her" - Russ Williams, Absolute Radio London Biography: Raw, untamed and razor sharp – a hot new breed of pure unadulterated rock hits the UK in the...

Exhibition Opening With a glass of wine I painted until the daylight faded out by Georgi Jelezarov 18:00, Sofia Gallery To honour the 115th anniversary since the birth of the classical Bulgarian artist Georgi Jelezarov the Bulgarian Cultural Institute in London presents his diverse work encompassing village and city landscapes, domestic scenes and local markets, executed in water colours,...