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The "Spring in the Old Town" Festival of Arts

The "Spring in the Old Town" Festival of Arts

4/15/2010 9:09:04 AM

The Spring Festival of Arts Days event called "Spring in the Old Town" will be taking place for third year in a row in the Old Town of Plovdiv.

The art events feature the following:

festival of the guitar groups (classical and jazz guitar music) - April 23 and 24, 2010.

master class in piano - April 16 through 23, 2010; taught by Tatiana Levitina from the Moscow Music Conservatory "Tchaikovsky" (Russia).

master class in singing - April 16 through 25, 2010; managed by  Natasha Mirkovich-De Ro (Vienna, Austria).

Both classes will be closed by concerts.

Creative class in painting - April 19 through 25, 2010; taught by Ivan Arabadzhiev, member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists. The class will be closed by an exhibition of paintings created during the class.

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