"Natura": Nature, Life and Love II
ADDA Symphonic Orchestra Alicante
Carles Marín — piano
Nayden Todorov — guest conductor
— Dvořák: Overture "In the Kingdom of Nature"
— Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 5 "Egyptian"
— Beethoven: Symphony No. 8
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CARLES MARÍN — piano
Pianist Carles Marín has performed solo recitals in some of the world’s most prestigious concert halls, including the Miami International Piano Festival, the "Grosser Saal" of the Mozarteum (within the Salzburg Festival), the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, De Doelen in Rotterdam, the "Sala Michelangeli" at the Bolzano Festival, Salle Cortot in Paris, Salle Gotique in Brussels, the Florence Festival, the "Seymour Centre" in Sydney, the "Festival del Mediterrani" (under the artistic direction of Maestro Zubin Mehta), the "Rafael Orozco" Festival in Córdoba, the "Manuel de Falla" Auditorium in Granada, the Palau de la Música Catalana, the Fundación Juan March in Madrid, the Echternach Festival (Luxembourg), the Lucca Festival, the Symphonic Hall of the Palau de Les Arts "Reina Sofía", the "Iturbi" Hall of the Palau de la Música in Valencia, the "Mozart" Hall of the Zaragoza Auditorium, the "Bossi" Hall in Bologna, and the Milanese Ateneo, among others.
After his early debut under Maestro Miguel Ángel Gómez-Martínez, he has appeared as soloist with leading orchestras, including the Orquesta Sinfónica de la Comunidad Valenciana and the Palau de Les Arts Resident Orchestra, the Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León, the Orquesta de Valencia, the Rotterdam Ensemble, the Mahler Chamber Soloists, the Madrid "Reina Sofía" Orchestra, the Córdoba Symphony Orchestra, Moonwinds Sinfònic, the Castellón and Elche Orchestras, and the Andrés Segovia Orchestra — under conductors such as Bernácer, Bragado, Dinic, García Asensio, Omer Meir Welber, Soler, Beltrán-Zabala, Valero Terribas, Lluna, Josep Vicent, and Liebreich.
As a composer, he is noted for his *Etudes for Piano* and the *Paraphrase on Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries* (Boileau Editions, Barcelona). His variation cycles "Matrioshka" and "Figaro" will premiere in summer 2026, performed by Marín himself at the Gustav Mahler Center in Dobbiaco.
He has won numerous international competition awards, including First Prize "Scarlatti" (Universität Mozarteum Salzburg, 2007), Best Soloist Prize at the Internationale Sommerakademie Mozarteum (Salzburg, 2008), First Prize at the Flame Competition (UNESCO, Paris, 2003), First Prize José Roca (Valencia, 2000), First Prize "Yamaha Foundation of Europe" (2001), Huysens Prize of Amsterdam for Artistic Excellence (awarded by the Dutch Government, 2007), and Second Prize at the Marsala International Competition (2007).
He has also been awarded distinctions at other international competitions, including those in Panama, Iturbi, Vianna da Mota, the Baltic Competition (Gdańsk), and Sydney.
His teachers include Amparo Fandos, María Gil, Joaquín Soriano, Ramzi Yassa, Aquiles Delle Vigne, Mario Monreal, Claudio Martínez-Mehner, Giselle Brodsky, Joaquín Achúcarro, Edna Golandsky, and Jorge Luís Prats. He received masterclasses from Alicia de Larrocha and Michel Béroff.
He teaches at the Katarina Gurska Higher School of Musical Education in Madrid.
NAYDEN TODOROV — guest conductor
Nayden Todorov is one of Europe’s leading contemporary musicians, renowned for his vivid and versatile interpretations across musical genres.
Born in 1974 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, he began piano studies at age five and made his conducting debut at sixteen.
After studies in Sofia, Vienna, and Jerusalem, he launched an international concert career, performing across Europe, North and South America, Asia, and Africa.
He has collaborated with orchestras including the Vienna Philharmonic, London Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo City Philharmonic, Northern Israel Symphony Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic, National Symphony Orchestra of Brasília, Cairo Philharmonic, Sicilian Symphony Orchestra, and many more.
In classical music, he has worked with most of today’s foremost artists — including Joshua Bell, Midori, Sarah Chang, Maxim Vengerov, Martha Argerich, Maria João Pires, Ivo Pogorelich, Gautier Capuçon, Roberto Alagna, Thomas Hampson, and Plácido Domingo.
He has also collaborated with prominent pop musicians such as Jon Lord (Deep Purple), Anastacia, Steve Balsamo, and Doogie White.
He hosts a television programme dedicated to classical music and, in his spare time, writes short stories — several of which have been published in book form.
In his native Bulgaria, he was twice named "Musician of the Year."
For his cultural contributions, he was honoured by the President of Romania with the Order of Cultural Merit at the rank of "Grand Officer." Recently, he was appointed Knight of the French Republic’s Order of Arts and Letters.
Since 2017, he has served as Music Director of the Sofia Philharmonic; in recent years, he has also held the office of Minister of Culture of Bulgaria on three occasions.