Nigel Kennedy arrived in Bulgaria on October 1 2007 and would start rehearsals with the Classic FM orchestra for his concerts in Varna and Sofia.

The rehearsal will be held in Sofia’s musical school and will be opened for journalists.

The concerts will be held in Varna’s Palace of Culture and Sport on October 3 2007 and in Hall 1 of the Sofia’s National Palace of Culture.

Kennedy will stay at the Hilton hotel, which managed to meet the requirements of the musician for the presidential apartment. Kennedy will have to his disposal two bedrooms, a piano and special moisteners and driers to maintain the temperature and humidity in the apartment.

The musician was first to stay at Grand Hotel Sofia, but his reservation was cancelled because the hotel was booked up with a governmental delegation.