Day: 16 May 2021

The young pianist Elitsa Stefanova from Vratsa, Bulgaria

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The young pianist Elitsa Stefanova from Vratsa, Bulgaria, has been playing the piano since she was a small child. Her gift is widely recognized – she wins a prize in every competition in which she participates. Despite being diagnosed with incurable blindness as a child, she continues to develop her musical talent. We are impressed by her talent, virtuosity and fighting spirit and therefore we want to support her for her further growth as a musician. We donated a Rössler piano to Elitsa, which will help her in developing a…

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Renewal of the piano instruments in NUMSI Stara Zagora

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The Swiss -Bulgarian Association of Culture has donated a grand piano „Schmidt Flohr“ for the new Centre of Culture ‘Petar Zhekov’ in Stara Zagora. It is located in the chamber hall, where concerts and competitions of students from the National School of Performing Arts ‘Hristina Morfova’ will be held. For this generous donation we are extremely grateful to the Herman family from Switzerland, who donated their exceptional grand piano to our organization. The transportation of the instrument was carried out with the financial support of the Municipality of Stara Zagora,…

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Mihaela Stefanova – Founder

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Mihaela obtained her Masters degree in Music from the Hochschule der Künste Bern and her Bachelors degree from the Music Academy Pancho Vladigerov, Bulgaria. Mihaela currently performs as a keyboard player with the Sankt Gallen Symphony Orchestra and also plays with various chamber music ensembles. In founding the Schweizerisch-Bulgarischer Kulturverein she aims to translate the Swiss model of developing the cultural lives of youngsters through art activities to her home country, Bulgaria. Her interests include painting,  contemporary music and organ playing. See More in website

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