site.btaIvan Vazov National Theatre Hosts Charity Concert for Ukraine

A charity concert in support of the victims of the war in Ukraine took place Monday night at the Ivan Vazov National Theatre in Sofia. It was organized by BNR, BNT and the National Theatre.

The "Together for Ukraine" concert was under the patronage of President Rumen Radev, and the funds raised will be donated to the Bulgarian Red Cross, BNR Director General Milen Mitev was quoted as saying by the radio's website. "In this way we will try to promote the donation accounts of the Bulgarian Red Cross, the cause is important, the result is important," Mitev said.

Among the official guests at the concert were Vice President Iliana Iotova, Deputy Prime Ministers Borislav Sandov and Grozdan Karadjov, Minister of Innovation and Growth Daniel Lorer, Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova, Sofia City Council Chair Georgi Georgiev, MPs, and President of the National Audit Office Tzvetan Tzvetkov.

The concert programme featured music by Dobri Hristov, Alexandar Brazitzov, Vili Kazasyan, Angel Zaberski-son, Fabian Andre, Wilbur Schwandt, and Rimsky-Korsakov. The finale featured Duke Ellington's "Sacred Concert".