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 The Ohrid Summer Festival is one of the largest and most important music and drama festivals in Macedonia. The first concert took place in 1961 in the church of St. Sophia, with its exceptional acoustics. The festival in Ohrid has a particular international flavour because of the participation of a large number of leading musicians and ensembles from the best known European and world music centers. There have been participants from 44 countries.
This Festival has a solid reputation as it has gradually become part of the large family of the most famous European music festival. The Ohrid Summer Festival has its own sound conceptions, and it is able to draw up a musical program that includes artists of world renown. The Ohrid Summer Festival is held each year from July 12 to August 20. The number of performances is about 40:28 music events and 12 plays. In the last 45 years there have been more than 1,150 performances in which 30,000 local and foreign artists and performers have taken part. The average annual number of visitors is about 20,000. The performances usually take place in historic buildings or monuments. The Festival program had been accompanied by several other activities. One of them is the International Master's School for talented young violinists, cellists, pianists and singers. So far 35 such schools, or seminars, have been held. This is certainly an imposing success for its 45 years, but such a success also imposes an obligation of still greater and more impressive undertakings.
12 July 2007 19:30 h Exhibition Bozidar Hadzistojanov – Bulgaria Scene : Center of Culture “ Grigor Prlicev”
12 July 2007 21:00 h Opening Ceremony National Ballet and Opera of Ukraine A.Hacaturian: “Spartk” ballet Scene : Antique Theatre
13 July 2007 21:00 h Sharon Kam – clarinet (Israel) Itamar Golan- piano (Israel) Program: Schumann, Debussy, Francais, Penderecki, Brahms Scene : St. Sophia
14 July 2007 21:00 h Dramski Theatre –Skopje Nina Mitrovic: “Spin Neighborhood ”- premiere Director: Neni Delmestre (Croatia) Scene : Primary school. “ St. Kliment Ohridski”
15 July 2007 21:00 h 60 years - Composer’s Union of Macedonia Concert – Macedonian Composers Vasil Atanasov – oboe Katerina Kostadinovska –Gelebesheva- piano Program: Stojan Stojkov, Blagoja Ivanovski Blerim Grubi- viola Marija Vrskova – piano Program: Tome Mancev, Goce Kolarovski, Jana Andreevska Scene : St. Sophia
15 July 2007 21:00 h Dramski Theatre –Skopje Nina Mitrovic: “Spin Neighborhood”- repeat performance Director: Neni Delmestre Scene : Primary school. “ St. Kliment Ohridski”
16 July 2007 21:00 h Macedonian Opera and Ballet Ballets: “Scheherazade” and “ Valpur’s Night” Scene : Antique Theatre
17 July 2007 21:00 h Chamber Orchestra “Mendelssohn” (Hungary) Soloists: Claudi Arimany – flute ( Spain) Massimo Mercelli – flute ( Italy) Program: Boccerini, Cimarossa, Rota, Dither Scene : St. Sophia
18 July 2007 21:00 h Astrit Selita – Cello ( Albania) Nikola Paskalov – piano ( Macedonia) Program: Bruch, Franck, Schostakovich Scene : St. Sophia
18 July 2007 21:00 h Youth Theatre of Sofia, Bulgaria W.Shakespeare: “The Twelfth Night” Director: Krikor Ayzarian Scene : St. Sophia
19 July 2007 19:30 h Exhibition Gjurgica Horvat, “ Cyprus” Scene : Center of Culture “ Grigor Prlicev”
19 July 2007 21:00 h Barbara Hendricks- soprano (the USA) Magnus Lindgren Quartet (Sweden) Program: compositions by Billy Holiday, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Colin Porter Scene : Antique Theatre
20 July 2007 00:00 h Theatre Scene : Antique Theatre
21 July 2007 21:00 h Macedonian Opera and Ballet G.Verdi – “Rigolleto” Scene : Antique Theatre
22 July 2007 21:00 h Theatre SO-BITIE, Russia Fyodor Dostoevski: “A Gentle Spirit” Director: Tatjana Ajzitulova. Scene : Hotel Park
23 July 2007 21:00 h David Geringas – cello (Lithuania) Tatjana Geringas – piano ( Lithuania) Program: Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Dvorak, Messiaen, Debussy Scene : St. Sophia
24 July 2007 21:00 h Keller Quartet (Hungary) Program: Bartok, Ligeti, Schubert Scene : St. Sophia
25 July 2007 21:00 h Albanian Theatre – Skopje, Macedonia Stefan Capaliku: “Allegreto Albania” - premiere Director: Alfred Trebicka Scene : Center of Culture “ Grigor Prlicev”
26 July 2007 21:00 h Legal Art Centre, Sfumato Theatre – Sofia, Varna Summer Festival, Bulgaria Sarah Kane: “Psychosis 4.48” Director: Desislava Spatova Scene : Center of Culture “ Grigor Prlicev”
27 July 2007 21:00 h Cyprien Katsaris – piano ( France, Cyprus) Program: Schumann, Schubert, Liszt, Chopin, Bach Scene : St. Sophia
28 July 2007 21:00 h Tamaki Kawakubo – violin (Japan) Itamar Golan – Piano (Israel) Program: Bach, Schostakovich, Mozart, Gershwin, Saint- Saens, Tchaikovsky, Chausson Scene : St. Sophia
29 July 2007 21:00 h Winners at the International contest “Tchaikovsky - 2007” Scene : St. Sophia
30 July 2007 21:00 h Winners at the International contest “Tchaikovsky - 2007” Scene : St. Sophia
31 July 2007 21:00 h Winners at the International contest “Tchaikovsky - 2007” Scene : St. Sophia
31 July 2007 21:00 h Macedonian National Theatre – Skopje, Macedonia Director and dramaturgy: Zlatko Slavenski: “Solaris” - premiere Scene : Antique Theatre
01 August 2007 21:00 h Edin Karamazov, lute, guitar, Bosnia-Herzegovina Program: Brouwer, Bach Scene : St. Sophia
01 August 2007 22:30 h N.I. Folk Dances and Songs Ensemble of Macedonia “ Tanec” – Skopje Scene : Antique Theatre
02 August 2007 21:00 h Chamber Orchestra of Macedonian Music Youth – Skopje Conductor: Sasha Nikolovski – Gjumar Program: J.S. Bach, W. A. Mozart, L.W. Beethoven Scene : St. Sophia
02 August 2007 22:30 h Off- program: Vlado Janevski Scene : Antique Theatre
03 August 2007 21:00 h Los Romeros, Classical Guitar Quartet – Spain Program: Vivaldi, de Madina, Rodrigo, Boccherini, Albeniz, Villa Lobos Scene : St. Sophia
04 August 2007 21:00 h Macedonian Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Scene : Antique Theatre
05 August 2007 21:00 h Qatar Theatrical Group Christo Bojev: “Titanic Orchestra” Director: M. Nurulah Tuncer ( Turkey) Scene : Center of Culture “ Grigor Prlicev”
06 August 2007 21:00 h Yllka Istrefi – piano, (Kosovo) Program:W.A. Mozart, F.Liszt, C. Zadeja, E. Grieg, S. Barber Scene : St. Sophia
06 August 2007 22:00 h Off-program: “Synthesis” Scene : Antique Theatre
07 August 2007 21:00 h Scene : St. Sophia
07 August 2007 21:00 h Istanbul City Theatre, Turkey Karen Blixen: “Never-ending Story” Director: Kenan Isik Scene : Center of Culture “ Grigor Prlicev”
07 August 2007 21:00 h Rastrelli Cello Quartet Program: classic – jazz Scene : St. Sophia
08 August 2007 21:00 h Chamber Choir “ Rossika” (Russia) Art Manager and a conductor: Valentine Kopilova –Pancenko Scene : St. Sophia
09 August 2007 21:00 h European Union Baroque Orchestra Music Director: Lars Ulrik Mortensen Program: J.J. Fux, J. H. Roman, J. Ph. Rameau, J.S. Bach Scene : St. Sophia
10 August 2007 21:00 h National Theatre –Sarajevo, Bosnia-Hercegovina Miroslav Krleza: “Kraljevo” Director: Gradimir Gojer Scene : Dolni Saraj
11 August 2007 21:00 h Barry Douglas – piano (Great Britain) Program: Schumann, Schubert, Ravel Scene : St. Sophia
12 August 2007 21:00 h Bitola Opera with NU National Theatre – Bitola, Macedonia “Fiddler on the Roof” Composer: Jerry Bock Lyrics: Sheldon Harnick Libretto: Joseph Stein Director: Jovica Pavic Scene : Antique Theatre
13 August 2007 21:00 h Ino Mirkovic – violin, Croatia Scene : St. Sophia
14 August 2007 21:00 h Emilio Perzan Trio, Germany Scene : St. Sophia
15 August 2007 21:00 h Kostadin Bogdanovski – violin (Macedonia) Marija Vrskova –piano ( Macedonia) Program; Bach, Beethoven, Smetana, Poulen Scene : St. Sophia
16 August 2007 19:30 h Scene : Ohrid Summwer Festival - Management Office
16 August 2007 21:00 h Pandur Theatres and Theatre Ulysses in co-production with festival Mittelfest 2006 and Festival Ljubljana, Slovenia Darko Lukic: “Tesla Electronic Company” Director: Tomaz Pandur Dramaturgy: Livija Pandur Scene : Antique Theatre
17 August 2007 21:00 h Austrian Orchestra - Consilium Ìusicum Wien Program: Mozart, Hoffmeister, Hummel, Haydn Scene : St. Sophia
18 August 2007 21:00 h SMUM Music Artists Union of Macedonia Concert Trio Interart Piano Duo Gelebesevi Slavica Galic- Petrovska – soprano Jasminka Cakar – piano Program: J.M. Damase, C. Debussy, F. Doppler, A. Hachaturian, E. Shabrie, A. Stradella, S. Rachmaninov, B. Canev, T. Prokopiev, V. Bellini Scene : St. Sophia 19 August 2007 00:00 h Dramski Theatre –Skopje Ljubisa Georgievski: “ Macedonian Roulette”- first award at the Theatre plays “ Vojdan Cernodrimski” – Prilep Director: Saso Milenkovski Scene : Dolni Saraj
19 August 2007 21:00 h Teddy Papavrami - duo, Albania Scene : St. Sophia
20 August 2007 21:00 h Musica Viva Chamber Orchestra ( Russia) Conductor: Alexander Rudin (Russia) Soloist: Simon Trpceski – piano ( Macedonia) Soloist: Alexander Lebedev – trumpet (Russia) Program: Respigi, Schostakovich, Tchaikovsky, Weiner Scene : St. Sophia |
