Sting, the world renowned pop star, delighted nearly 15 000 spectators with a two hour concert at the Georgi Asparuhov stadium in Bulgaria's capital Sofia.

He performed together with Sofia's philharmonic orchestra, one of the most illustrious symphonic orchestras in Europe, presenting symphonically re-orchestrated versions of 23 of his best known songs, covering all periods from his 23-year career.

This is the second time Sting has performed with the Bulgarian orchestra, after it played with him in Bucharest.

The set opened with Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic hits like Every Breath You Take, Shape of my heart, Englishman in New York and Moon over Bourbon Street.

Sting surprised his fans by announcing a 20-minute break in Bulgarian during the concert.

The gig was part of the 10th edition of the Arena Muzika festival, organized by Sofia Music Enterprises, which also featured Swedish pop duo Roxette. The concert was also a part of Sting's ongoing and hugely successful Symphonicity Tour, which includes the musician's greatest hits with symphonic arrangement.

This was the British legend's third concert in Bulgaria.

The first one was in 1996 in Sofia and the second took place in Nessebar at the country's seaside , when about 20,000 people gathered.