Detska Kitka Choir
Encyclopedia
The Detska Kitka Choir is a girls’ choir based in Plovdiv
, Bulgaria
.
The choir made its international reputation in the 80's and the 90's when, under the leadership of Zlatina Deliradeva
, it won a series of awards from some of Europe's most prestigious international choral competitions, those in Celje (Slovenia), Debrezen (Hungary), Arnhem (the Netherlands), Varna (Bulgaria), Cantonigros (Spain), Halle (Germany) and Maasmechelen (Belgium).
The choir tours internationally once, sometimes twice a year, and has appeared in Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, and Turkey. Since the 1970s the choir has delivered more than 600 performances on Bulgarian and international stage and participated in thirteen international music festivals.
Detska Kitka is a three-time participant in the cultural programmes of the Council of Europe
’s Parliamentary Assembly and the European Parliament
in Strasbourg.
The choir's recent international highlights include performances at the Brussels arts festival Europalia (2002), the International Choral Festival in Nancy, France (2005), the 8th European Youth Music Festival in Passau, Germany (2005) and the festival Musique au Pays d’Hanau in Alsace, France (2005).
In December 2006 Detska Kitka won the Grand Prix of the International Festival of Advent and Christmas Music in Prague (Czech Republic).
, principal conductor; Yana Deliradeva, conductor; Nadezhda Petrova, vocal coach and accompanist.
Biographic entry for Zlatina Deliradeva, Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts Plovdiv (choose name from menu).
Plovdiv
Plovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia with a population of 338,153 inhabitants according to Census 2011. Plovdiv's history spans some 6,000 years, with traces of a Neolithic settlement dating to roughly 4000 BC; it is one of the oldest cities in Europe...
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
.
Biography
Founded in 1946 by Anastas Marinkev, the Detska Kitka Choir is one of the oldest and best known youth choirs in Bulgaria.The choir made its international reputation in the 80's and the 90's when, under the leadership of Zlatina Deliradeva
Zlatina Deliradeva
Zlatina Deliradeva is a Bulgarian choral conductor.-Biography:Zlatina Deliradeva was born on 24 September 1942 in Chirpan, Bulgaria. She was educated at the Bulgarian State Conservatory, now National Music Academy, where she studied choral conducting with the founder of the Bulgarian choral school...
, it won a series of awards from some of Europe's most prestigious international choral competitions, those in Celje (Slovenia), Debrezen (Hungary), Arnhem (the Netherlands), Varna (Bulgaria), Cantonigros (Spain), Halle (Germany) and Maasmechelen (Belgium).
The choir tours internationally once, sometimes twice a year, and has appeared in Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, and Turkey. Since the 1970s the choir has delivered more than 600 performances on Bulgarian and international stage and participated in thirteen international music festivals.
Detska Kitka is a three-time participant in the cultural programmes of the Council of Europe
Council of Europe
The Council of Europe is an international organisation promoting co-operation between all countries of Europe in the areas of legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation...
’s Parliamentary Assembly and the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
in Strasbourg.
The choir's recent international highlights include performances at the Brussels arts festival Europalia (2002), the International Choral Festival in Nancy, France (2005), the 8th European Youth Music Festival in Passau, Germany (2005) and the festival Musique au Pays d’Hanau in Alsace, France (2005).
In December 2006 Detska Kitka won the Grand Prix of the International Festival of Advent and Christmas Music in Prague (Czech Republic).
Awards and distinctions
- 2006 International Festival of Advent and Christmas Music, Prague, Czech Republic – Winner, Grand Prix; Winner, Children’s Category
- 2003 Honorary Sign of the City of Plovdiv
- 1999 International Choir Competition of Flanders, Maasmechelen, Belgium – 3rd Prize, Women’s Category
- 1998 International Choir Competition, Halle, Germany – The Gunter Erdman Special Award for best interpretation of a contemporary choral work
- 1997 The Golden Lyre Award of the Union of Bulgarian Musicians and Dancers
- 1996 The Plovdiv Award for achievement in the field of music
- 1995 International Choir Competition, Cantonigros, Spain – 3rd Prize in Children’s Category
- 1989 Prof. Georgi Dimitrov International Choir Competition, Varna, Bulgaria – Winner, Children's Category
- 1987 International Choir Competition, Arnhem, Netherlands – 3rd Prize, Children's Category
- 1984 Bela Bartok International Choir Competition, Debrecen, Hungary – Winner, Folklore Category; 2nd Prize, Contemporary Music Category
- 1981 International Choir Competition, Celje, Slovenia -- Winner
Leadership
The choir is currently led by: Zlatina DeliradevaZlatina Deliradeva
Zlatina Deliradeva is a Bulgarian choral conductor.-Biography:Zlatina Deliradeva was born on 24 September 1942 in Chirpan, Bulgaria. She was educated at the Bulgarian State Conservatory, now National Music Academy, where she studied choral conducting with the founder of the Bulgarian choral school...
, principal conductor; Yana Deliradeva, conductor; Nadezhda Petrova, vocal coach and accompanist.
External links
Official Website of the Detska Kitka ChoirBiographic entry for Zlatina Deliradeva, Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts Plovdiv (choose name from menu).
