Detska Kitka Choir


The Detska Kitka Choir is a girls’ choir based in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

Biography

Founded in 1947 by Anastas Marinkev, the Detska Kitka Choir is one of the oldest and best known youth choirs in Bulgaria.
The choir acquired its international reputation in the 80's and 90's under the leadership of Prof. Zlatina Deliradeva, when it won a series of awards from the international choral competitions in Celje, Debrezen, Arnhem, Varna, Cantonigros, Halle and Maasmechelen.
In 2006 Detska Kitka won the Grand Prix of the International Festival of Advent and Christmas Music of Prague.
In 2013, under the leadership of Yana Deliradeva, the group won a Silver Medal and the Best Performance of a Work Composed after 1990 Award of the International Youth Choir Festival of Celje, Slovenia.
Detska Kitka 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 group has delivered more than 900 performances on Bulgarian and international stage and participated in numerous international music festivals. It is a three-time participant in the cultural programmes of the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly and the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
The group's recent international appearances include a concert tour of Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, and performances at the International Choir Festival of St. Petersburg, the Asturias Joven Youth Choir Festival, Spain, the in Torrevieja, Spain, the , the International Youth Choir Festival in Celje, Slovenia, and the .

Awards and distinctions

The choir is currently led by: Zlatina Deliradeva, principal conductor; Yana Deliradeva, conductor; Nikolina Kurmazliyska, junior choir conductor / vocal coach, and Sonya Zapryanova, accompanist / vocal coach.

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