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Sofia Symphonic Orchestra
The Sofia Philharmonic ( Bulgarian: Софийска филхармония) was founded in 1893. The current music director is Nayden Todorov. The Sofia Philharmonic includes the National Philharmonic Orchestra, National Philharmonic Choir "Svetoslav Obretenov", "Sofia" quartet, "Quarto" quartet, vocal ensembles Bella Voce and Impresia. The home of the Sofia Philharmonic is Concert Complex "Bulgaria". It includes a great concert hall "Bulgaria", chamber music hall, studio "Music" and art gallery "Bulgaria". Singers who performed with the Sofia Philharmonic include Placido Domingo, José Carreras, Jonas Kaufmann, Juan Diego Flórez, Rolando Villazón, Bryn Terfel, Thomas Hampson Thomas Walter Hampson (born June 28, 1955) is an American lyric baritone, a classical singer who has appeared world-wide in major opera houses and concert halls and made over 170 musical recordings. Hampson's operatic repertoire spans a range ..., Sherrill Milnes, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Nicola Ghius ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orchestra
An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments: * String instruments, such as the violin, viola, cello, and double bass * Woodwinds, such as the flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and occasional saxophone * Brass instruments, such as the French horn (commonly known as the "horn"), trumpet, trombone, cornet, and tuba, and sometimes euphonium * Percussion instruments, such as the timpani, snare drum, bass drum, cymbals, triangle, tambourine, tam-tam and mallet percussion instruments Other instruments such as the piano, harpsichord, pipe organ, and celesta may sometimes appear in a fifth keyboard section or may stand alone as soloist instruments, as may the concert harp and, for performances of some modern compositions, electronic instruments, and guitars. A full-size Western orchestra may sometimes be called a or phil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
