About this episode
The episode covers the latest news in Bulgaria, highlights a concert in Vienna celebrating Bulgarian culture, and features a music special on a patriotic song.
In "Bulgaria Today" on Friday, 22 May: First, the latest news from around the country. Next, in Vienna, for the third consecutive year, distinguished Bulgarian pianist Donka Angatscheva presents the “Gala of Bulgarian Culture and Music,” bringing together leading Bulgarian and European performers in the largest concert outside Bulgaria dedicated to May 24. And finally, our Friday Music Special, where editor Tsvetana Toncheva presents highlights of Bulgaria’s musical heritage. Today’s focus is “Obicham te, rodino!” — the patriotic song by poet Elisaveta Bagryana and composer Lyubomir Pipkov. Stay tuned! You can listen to the full version of the podcast available on our website at: https://bnrnews.bg/en/list/podcast-in-english
People in this episode
Host: Tsvetana Toncheva
Topics covered
- Bulgarian culture
- music
- patriotic songs
- concerts
- news
Keywords
- Bulgaria
- music
- Donka Angatscheva
- Tsvetana Toncheva
- Obicham te, rodino!
- Elisaveta Bagryana
- Lyubomir Pipkov
- Gala of Bulgarian Culture and Music
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Obicham te, rodino!
Places: Bulgaria, Vienna
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