Balgarianovinite.com Pianist Bogdan Kasa won first prize at the International Music Performance Competition ORPHEUS – 2026, organised by Alecu Russo State University in the city of Balti, Moldova. He is a second-year student at the Taraclia branch of Angel Kanchev University of Ruse, specializing in Music Education Pedagogy.
He took part in the 15–20 age category and presented two works – Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy and Etude No. 9, Op. 10 by Frederic Chopin. Seven competitors took part in his age category.
“The competition brought together a total of 40 pupils and students from pre-university and higher music and arts institutions from across Moldova, including students from music schools and the Sergei Rachmaninoff Republican Music Lyceum in Chisinau,” the pianist’s teacher, Assoc. Prof. Vitaliy Todorov, told BTA.
The International Competition ORPHEUS – 2026 took place on April 27-29 in both in-person and online formats and aimed to discover and encourage young talents in the field of musical art.
The programme included three main categories – instrumental, vocal and music-pedagogical. The instrumental section featured piano, accordion, string and wind instruments, as well as keyboard ensembles.
All participants received certificates, while those ranked first, second and third were awarded certificates and trophies.
The competition provided a stage for professional performance and supported the artistic development of young musicians.
“The distinction awarded to the student from the Taraclia branch of the University of Ruse highlights the successful training of future music educators and performers at the new academic branch,” the organisers added. Student from Taraclia Branch of Ruse University Wins First Place in International Music Performance Competition 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-05-04 14:28:10 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law