Macedonian and Balkan melodies will sound in Sofia

Macedonian and Balkan melodies will be interpreted by Plamenka Trajkovska (violin), Milena Gievska Andonovska (violin), Ljubica Boskoska (Viola) and Aleksandra Janevska (cello)

The Balkan Travel Concert of the String Quartet at the Association « Plamenka Trajkovska – MKS » will be held tonight, starting at 6.30pm at the KIC Gallery in Sofia. Macedonian and Balkan melodies will be interpreted by Plamenka Trajkovska (violin), Milena Gievska Andonovska (violin), Ljubica Boskoska (Viola) and Aleksandra Janevska (cello).
« Balkan Travel » is a music-research project that reveals the common musical roots in the Balkans, the rich Balkan musical treasure and the individual melodic and rhythmic elements that are close to the region, for which individual peoples consider to be their authentic. These common elements are used as the basis for creating new string quartet compositions.
– In the new compositions, several dominant elements are circulated: the impacts of classical music and quite the classic instrumental quartet instrument – violin, violin and cello, common melodic and rhythmic lines from all regions of the Balkans, as well as arrangements. All of these elements are woven into new musical paintings with string quartet and Balkan music, which have only one title – Balkan composition. The Balkan Travel Concert is an invitation and challenge for the listener through the interpretation of Balkan musical paintings with string quartet to dive into the music treasure called Balkan music for and through it to experience the history, culture and emotion of the Balkan peoples – the organizers say.

Plamenka Trajkovska, violinist and composer, graduated from FMU in the class of M. Kufojanakis, and holds a master’s degree at the Faculty of Economics at the University of Cyril and Methodius. Since 1994 she has been a permanent member of the Philharmonic. Plamen creates the musical core entitled « Plamenka Trajkovska – Small Chamber Compositions », which create music programs with classical music and crossover with multimedia elements and music technology and perform on official concert scenes and alternative spaces to bring classical music closer to the wide audience. She is the author and performer of the album « Apussia » and the album « Carnival of Animals » by Camille Saint Sans, in adaptation for violin and piano. The author and performer is on music for theater performances, the single « Westernlike » and more children’s songs. Special opus creates on traditional folk themes that create classic style string arrangements and arrangements on traditional folk threads in a string quartet crossover. He has performed a number of concerts in Macedonia and the most important cultural events and concerts in Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece, France, Tanzania and Turkey.
Milena Gievska Andonovska is a musician performer, violinist with pedagogical-methodological retraining. Graduated and master’s degree in the Department of Violin Musician in the class of Professor Ljubisa Kirovski.
Ljubica Boskoska (Viola) graduated from the Viola department in the class of prof. Frosina Balova. During his education he participates in competitions for chamber music and seminars in Viola. The Professor is Viola at the Tetovo Music School from 2014 to 2016. He is currently a regular member of the Macedonian Opera and Ballet.
Aleksandra Janevska (cello) was born in 1987. Graduated from FMU in the class of prof. Gifko Firfov. Since 2009 he has been an external member of the Macedonian Philharmonic Orchestra. He currently works as a cello professor at MBUC « Ilija Nikolovski-Louis ».