Organized by the Polish Institute in Sofia, the International Competition for Classical Guitar "Acad. Marin Goleminov " - Kyustendil and the Association "Friends of the Classical Guitar" - Varna,

they were held on the 6th, 7th and 12th of April in three Bulgarian cities. Polish musicians from 69 Duo - Marchin Kozhol guitarist and accordionist Shimon Jablonski, performed to the public works by Rossen Balkanski, Dushan Bogdanovic, Pyotr Moss, Antonio Vivaldi, Yatsek Rabinski, L. Boccherini, S. L. Weiss, A. Piazzolla, P. Moss and F. Chopin.

69 Duo was formed in 2011 in Gdansk. Its repertoire includes ancient and contemporary music as well as works written especially for guitar and accordion. The musicians have won prestigious international awards from competitions in Italy, Croatia, Belgium and others.

Photo courtesy of the Polish Institute in Sofia.