Anna Kondratenko to lead Philharmonic in ‘Fairytale’ concert
Skopje, 6 March 2025 (MIA) — The Philharmonic’s concertmaster Anna Kondratenko will lead the orchestra in an 8 pm “Fairytale” concert Thursday featuring Georgian composer Giya Kancheli’s “Letters to Friends” (2019) cycle for violin and string orchestra and Russian composer…
Cultural and Information Center mounts Anita Ognjanovska show
Skopje, 5 March 2025 (MIA) — The ninth solo exhibition by Macedonian painter Anita Ognjanovska, “At Peace,” will open at the Cultural and Information Center, showcasing 40 of her latest abstract paintings. In her works, Ognjanovska explores personal emotions and…
Macedonian theater actor Samoil Stojanovski dies
According to Jordan Hadzhi Konstantinov Dzhinot Theater, where Stojanovski had been employed since 2003, the actor had his last appearance on the stage in December. Born on Nov. 3, 1970, in Skopje, Stojanovski played parts in numerous theater plays, film…
Eight novels make 2024 Novel of the Year shortlist
Skopje, 3 March 2025 (MIA) — The latest novels by Igor Angjelkov, Rumena Buzharovska, Vlado Janevski, Vladimir Jankovski, Simona Jovanoska, Kica Kolbe, Kalina Maleska, and Ognena Nikuljski have made the shortlist for the 26th Novel of the Year award, contest organizers…
Ohrid Municipality releases Ohrid Literary Heritage e-books
Ohrid, 26 February 2025 (MIA) — The Municipality of Ohrid has released the digital editions of the books published as part of its Ohrid Literary Heritage project run by Dimitar Pandev, Slave Gjorgjo Dimoski and Mitre Veljanoski. The digital books are…
Exhibit of works by 42 artists to mark Rodoljub Anastasov’s 90th birthday
Skopje, 25 February 2025 (MIA) — An exhibition of works by 42 artists who were Rodoljub Anastasov’s students will open Tuesday evening at the Museum of the City of Skopje to mark the 90th birthday of the important Macedonian painter. Titled…
MNT to mark 80th anniversary with multimedia project
Skopje, 21 February 2025 (MIA) — The Macedonian National Theater will stage the multimedia play “The Sun, How Near is the Sun: Made in MNT,” directed by Dejan Projkovski, to mark MNT’s 80th anniversary on April 3, MNT director Nikola Kimovski…
Wizz Air cancels Skopje-Budapest flight
Skopje, 20 February 2025 (MIA) – The low-cost airline Wizz Air is cancelling the Skopje-Budapest flight as of March 9, the company has told MIA. The company has confirmed the decision and says they are continually monitoring the performances of their…
Opera legend Plácido Domingo to give Skopje concert in March
Skopje, 19 February 2025 (MIA) – Spanish opera singer and conductor Plácido Domingo will give a concert on March 14 at Skopje’s Boris Trajkovski Arena. He will perform alongside María José Siri, a world-renowned soprano. The concert, performed by the…
Montenegrin National Theater to perform ‘Messrs. Glembay’ in Skopje on March 17
Skopje, 18 February 2025 (MIA) — The Montenegrin National Theater will perform Croatian writer Miroslav Krleža’s ‘Messrs. Glembay’ directed by Montenegrin theater director Danilo Marunović at the Macedonian National Theater on March 17. The performance follows the recent signing of a…
Latest Super Bowl PETA ads made by Macedonian director Angel Apostolski
Drawing the line at exploiting animals and unafraid to make it known, “PETA: Mindful Mobsters” (2025) is the first-ever People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals ad series released for the Super Bowl — and it was directed by Macedonian…
Toronto concert features Aco Shopov poetry set to music by Michael Spiroff
Skopje, 14 February 2025 (MIA) — As part of the “Sighs Too Deep for Words: A Canadian Valentine” event in Toronto, the contemporary classical music piece “Zazoruva” (“Dawning”) featuring Aco Shopov poems set to music by Michael Spiroff premiered Thursday and…
