"Natura": Nature, Life and Love II
ADDA Symphony 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); Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw; De Doelen in Rotterdam; the "Sala Michelangeli" at the Bolzano Festival; Salle Cortot in Paris; Salle Gothique in Brussels; the Florence Festival; Sydney’s "Seymour Centre"; the "Mediterranean Festival" (under the artistic direction of Maestro Zubin Mehta); the "Rafael Orozco" Festival in Córdoba; Granada’s Auditorio "Manuel de Falla"; Palau de la Música Catalana; Madrid’s Fundación "Juan March"; the Echternach Festival (Luxembourg); the Lucca Festival; the Symphony Hall of Palau de les Arts "Reina Sofía"; Valencia’s "Iturbi" Hall at Palau de la Música; Zaragoza’s "Mozart" Hall at the Auditorium; Bologna’s "Bossi" Hall; and Milan’s Ateneo — among many others.
After his early debut under Maestro Miguel Ángel Gómez-Martínez, he has appeared as soloist with leading orchestras including the Orquesta 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; Madrid’s Orquesta Joven "Reina Sofía"; the Orquesta de Córdoba; Moonwinds Sinfònic; the Orquesta de Castellón; the Orquesta de Elche; and the Andrés Segovia Orchestra — conducted by such maestros as Bernácer, Bragado, Dinic, García Asensio, Omer Meir Welber, Soler, Beltrán-Zabala, Valero Terribas, Lluna, Josep Vicent, and Liebreich.
As a composer, his works include *Studies for Piano* and the *Paraphrase on Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries* (Boileau Publishing, Barcelona). His variation cycles *Matrioshka* and *Fígaro* will premiere in summer 2026 at the Gustav Mahler Center in Dobbiaco, performed by Marín himself.
He has won numerous international competition prizes, including First Prize at the "Scarlatti" Competition (Universität Mozarteum Salzburg, 2007); Best Soloist Award at the Internationale Sommerakademie Mozarteum (Salzburg, 2008); First Prize at the Flame Competition (UNESCO, Paris, 2003); First Prize at the José Roca Competition (Valencia, 2000); First Prize from the Yamaha Foundation of Europe (2001); the 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 laureated at other major international competitions, including those in Panama, Valencia (Iturbi), Vianna da Mota (Portugal), Baltic (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 and guidance from Alicia de Larrocha and Michel Béroff.
He is currently a professor at the Katarina Gurska Superior Music Education Centre in Madrid.
NAYDEN TODOROV. Guest Conductor
Nayden Todorov is one of Europe’s foremost contemporary musicians, renowned for his vivid, 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.
Following 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, Israel Northern Symphony, Berlin Philharmonic, Brasília National Symphony, Cairo Philharmonic, and Sicilian Symphony Orchestra — among many others.
In classical music, he has worked with most of today’s leading 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 artists such as Jon Lord (Deep Purple), Anastacia, Steve Balsamo, Doogie White, and many more.
He hosts a television programme dedicated to classical music; in his spare time, he writes short stories, several of which have been published in book form.
In his native Bulgaria, he has twice been named “Musician of the Year.”
For his cultural contributions, he was awarded Romania’s Order of Cultural Merit — Grand Officer rank — by the President of Romania. Recently, he was also appointed Knight of the French Republic’s Order of Arts and Letters.
Since 2017, he has served as Music Director of the Sofia Philharmonic, and in recent years has held the office of Minister of Culture of Bulgaria on three separate occasions.