The chamber ensemble Sofia Soloists will take part in the 65th International Festival “March Music Days” with a program of works by beloved composers under the title “270 Years Since the Birth of W. A. Mozart”, featuring the special participation of two virtuoso horn players – Radek Baborák and Viktor Teodosiev.

Radek Baborák is a world-renowned horn player and conductor who began his musical journey at the age of eight and became principal horn of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra at just 18.

After a career with the Munich and Berlin Philharmonics and leading stages worldwide, in 2011 he also devoted himself to conducting under the mentorship of Seiji Ozawa. He founded the chamber orchestra Czech Sinfonietta, and since 2016 has been Artistic Director of the Prague Chamber Soloists.

Viktor Teodosiev is an outstanding young musician with a unique talent and musical sensitivity. Today, at only 20 years of age, he is a principal horn soloist with the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra.

At 18, he won the competition for soloist and section leader of the horn group of the BNR Symphony Orchestra. He is a laureate of numerous awards from competitions in France, the United Kingdom, Japan, the USA, Russia, North Macedonia, and others. Among his most recent distinctions is the YAMAHA MUSIC GLOBAL PRIZE 2025.

The program presents a walk through Baroque and early Classical music, with a clear focus on the horn as both a solo and ensemble instrument. Its overall sound is bright, vibrant, and stylistically diverse, covering the period from the early 18th to the early 19th century.

The concertos by Vivaldi and Telemann reveal the Baroque style through the beautiful and ceremonial sound of the horns, which play with tempo and engage in an energetic dialogue.

Horn Concerto No. 1 by W. A. Mozart is a pillar of the Classical repertoire—a perfect example of the full potential of the instrument. It is Mozart’s last horn concerto and the only one in D major. The program is beautifully complemented by Mozart’s Symphony No. 16, with its joyful tempo and splendid horn solo.

„Songs without words“ by F. Mendelssohn adds a lyrical and romantic accent for more intimate sound and soft tempo