Kostadin Buradzhiev, PhD is one of the distinguished authors and interpreters who enrich for years the Bulgarian musical culture with his art. His biography is full of fruitful stages, different angles as performer, musical explorer, conductor, professor and a publicly active person.
Years ago I publicly acknowledged and admired the conducting success of his father – Mihail Buradzhiev, who had created a wonderful amateur female choir and despite that he was performing some of the hardest Bulgarian folklore songs.
Years later as a professor I enjoyed the success of Kostadin Buradzhiev as a student with lively intelligence as a performer and conductor, later confirmed with his work with Ensemble “Dobrudzha” – work that brought high achievements to this formation.
The extremely fruitful work of Kostadin Buradzhiev with the students of the Academy of music, dance and fine arts, as well as his scientific achievements, his books and the highest award in the World choir games in 2008 – all of the above is a proof of an active evolution of a musician constantly contributing to our Bulgarian musical culture.
I am obliged to give credit to Buradzhiev’s conducting work – always precise and efficient, with characteristic manual technique and varied style, with power and control. His choir is always prepared, with no surprises, with great artistry and emotionality, delivering properly the style treats of the songs sung. We have to remind once again the words of the composer Krasimir Kyurkchiyski about Buradzhiev’s work.
I highly rate Buradzhiev’s author works based on Bulgarian folklore intended for various music groups – solo instruments, folklore choirs, folklore orchestra and piano, etc. These works are all written with precise, harmonious touch which is laconic as well as moving. The accents of the rhythm, the strict form and instrumental demonstrate and bring forward the quality of all instruments, the “language” of the choir – all these elements make possible for the songs to communicate with the audience and show in an artistic way the beauty of the Bulgarian folklore song and instrumental melody. Buradzhiev’s years long professional work are visible throughout all his work.
Looking back at the concert programs of the conductor Buradzhiev I ought to acknowledge their high quality, the original interpretations, art-works which made us – the Bulgarian composers, to be grateful for the chance that our songs were presented in a wonderful manner to the Bulgarian musical audience. Without any doubt the Bulgarian culture will benefit from the many concerts of Kostadin Buradzhiev yet to come. This results dramatically on the image of Bulgaria to the world – a balance greatly damaged in recent decades. Only active export of our national musical culture will restore the main reason to be proud and to enrich the other cultures. And this Kostadin Buradzhiev does with extreme ease and artistic presence.
Nikolay Stoykov, PhD
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Kostadin Buradzhiev, PhD by Nikolay Stoykov, PhD
Kostadin Buradzhiev, PhD is one of the distinguished authors and interpreters who enrich for years the Bulgarian musical culture with his art. His biography is full of fruitful stages, different angles as performer, musical explorer, conductor, professor and a publicly active person.
Years ago I publicly acknowledged and admired the conducting success of his father – Mihail Buradzhiev, who had created a wonderful amateur female choir and despite that he was performing some of the hardest Bulgarian folklore songs. Years later as a professor I enjoyed the success of Kostadin Buradzhiev as a student with lively intelligence as a performer and conductor, later confirmed with his work with Ensemble “Dobrudzha” – work that brought high achievements to this formation.
The extremely fruitful work of Kostadin Buradzhiev with the students of the Academy of music, dance and fine arts, as well as his scientific achievements, his books and the highest award in the World choir games in 2008 – all of the above is a proof of an active evolution of a musician constantly contributing to our Bulgarian musical culture.
I am obliged to give credit to Buradzhiev’s conducting work – always precise and efficient, with characteristic manual technique and varied style, with power and control. His choir is always prepared, with no surprises, with great artistry and emotionality, delivering properly the style treats of the songs sung. We have to remind once again the words of the composer Krasimir Kyurkchiyski about Buradzhiev’s work.
I highly rate Buradzhiev’s author works based on Bulgarian folklore intended for various music groups – solo instruments, folklore choirs, folklore orchestra and piano, etc. These works are all written with precise, harmonious touch which is laconic as well as moving. The accents of the rhythm, the strict form and instrumental demonstrate and bring forward the quality of all instruments, the “language” of the choir – all these elements make possible for the songs to communicate with the audience and show in an artistic way the beauty of the Bulgarian folklore song and instrumental melody. Buradzhiev’s years long professional work are visible throughout all his work.
Looking back at the concert programs of the conductor Buradzhiev I ought to acknowledge their high quality, the original interpretations, art-works which made us – the Bulgarian composers, to be grateful for the chance that our songs were presented in a wonderful manner to the Bulgarian musical audience. Without any doubt the Bulgarian culture will benefit from the many concerts of Kostadin Buradzhiev yet to come. This results dramatically on the image of Bulgaria to the world – a balance greatly damaged in recent decades. Only active export of our national musical culture will restore the main reason to be proud and to enrich the other cultures. And this Kostadin Buradzhiev does with extreme ease and artistic presence.
Nikolay Stoykov, PhD
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Reincarnation of the “Mystery” by Petar Lyondev, PhD
In the last 5-6 years the layers of performing choral art experienced unimaginable shifts. Wonderful youth choirs emerged with singers “born” in the incubators of brilliant folklore voices such as the Kotel music high school and the Academy of music, dance and fine arts in Plovdiv.
The well-known term “mystery of the Bulgarian voices” changed its source on the 13th of November 2009 when the Academic folk choir, conducted by Kostadin Buradzhiev, PhD, flamboyantly took part of the first concert of EUROPA CANTAT in “Bulgaria” concert hall, Sofia.
The professional performance and the instant reaction of the audience suggested that something remarkable was going to take place. Until the end of the concert, with each and every song, the audience’s admiration grew and the reasons were not few – the performance of the songs, the finesse of the conducting, the reflection and vibrations in the concert hall were overwhelming.
The whole program of the choir was not only cleverly escalating and dynamic, but also performed with extremely masterful interpretation of the works of authors such as Krasimir Kyurkchiysky, Kiril Stefanov, Nikolay Kaufman, Stefan Mutafchiev, Ivan Spasov and Petar Lyondev. It seemed like this hour and a half gave birth to a new feeling of these already emblematic pieces of choral art because of the emphasis on the unique Bulgarian voice and folklore technique. The connection of the various parts, the extraordinary timbers, the exact dynamics and precise “answer” to the conductor’s gesture seemed to have taken us away from reality because the sound, costumes, look, contrasting dynamics and conductor’s reincarnation fused together in a apotheosis of the great professional art – art worthy of this stage and a living proof of a new “Mystery of the Bulgarian voices”, a contemporary exhibition of the unique composer’s art.
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