Dear friends,
We warmly invite you to the "At The Palace" Chamber Music Festival, which once again transforms the unique setting of The Palace – Balchik into a meeting place for different musical eras, styles, and artistic traditions.
Across four specially curated evenings, audiences will experience the richness of the European chamber music tradition, the expressive power of Romantic musical drama, the freedom of jazz improvisation, and the timeless beauty of Bulgarian folk music.
Join us for these unforgettable musical evenings in the inspiring atmosphere of The Palace – Balchik.
Festival Programme
30 June 2026 | 7:00 p.m. | Stone Hall
Festival Opening – The Brilliance of Brass: Soloists of Ensemble Modern
- Sava Stoyanov – trumpet
- Thomas Mittler – French horn
- Till Künkler – trombone
1 July 2026 | 7:00 p.m. | Stone Hall
Where Poetry Meets Music
Enoch Arden – melodrama by Richard Strauss after the poem by Lord Alfred Tennyson
- Veselin Rankov – narrator
- Tanya Tashkova – piano
3 July 2026 | 7:00 p.m. | Stone Hall
Jazz, Funk and Improvisation
Georgi Kornazov – GROOVIN FACTORY
- Georgi Kornazov – trombone
- Nikolay Karageorgiev – guitar
- Alexander Lekov – bass guitar
- Kristian Zhelev – drums
4 July 2026 | 7:00 p.m. | Stone Hall
Tradition as Inspiration
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Verka Siderova's Birth
- Maria Stefanova – soprano
- Hristina Beleva – gadulka
- Petar Milanov – guitar
- String Quartet Tonŭ
- Arrangements and musical concept by Dimitar Hristov
Tickets
Tickets are now on sale.
- Standard ticket (single concert): €15
- Reduced ticket for students and pensioners (single concert): €9
- Festival pass (all four concerts): €50
The festival is organised in partnership between the Nota Bene Chamber Music Society and The Palace – Balchik.
