Rossen

Starting March 5, Bulgarian conductor Rossen Milanov leads Ballet Zürich’s revival of Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty. The production reunites Rossen with Swedish choreographer Mats Ek, who recasts somnambulistic princess Aurora as a modern-day drug addict. Writing of the work in 1999, The Guardian notes that the driving message behind Ek’s interpretation is “that there are no happy endings except …

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On February 27, Rossen Milanov joins the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern for a concert in honor of Weiberfastnacht, a pre-Lenten holiday in Germany that celebrates women. In keeping with the theme, the lunchtime concert is programmed around operatic selections featuring strong female leads. Soprano Sophia Christine Brommer joins the performance for arias from Mozart’s Così …

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Following three concerts in Vancouver, Rossen Milanov’s eight-week world tour continues in Japan with concerts in Sapporo and Tokyo. Making his conductorial debut in the former city, Rossen leads the Sapporo Symphony Orchestra on February 8 in a concert highlighted by Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with pianist Nikolay Khozyainov, and Ravel’s orchestration of Mussorgksy’s Pictures at an …

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