"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
INDIVIDUAL TICKET SALES: From 30 July 2026.
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 "Mediterranean Festival" (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 Juan March Foundation in Madrid, the Echternach Festival (Luxembourg), the Lucca Festival, the Symphonic Hall of 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 Milan Athenaeum, among others.
Following his early debut under the mentorship of Maestro Miguel Ángel Gómez-Martínez, he has appeared as soloist with major orchestras, including the Orquesta Sinfónica de la Comunitat Valenciana and the resident orchestra of Palau de les Arts, the Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León, the Orquesta Sinfónica de Valencia, the Rotterdam Ensemble, the Mahler Chamber Soloists, the "Reina Sofía" Orchestra of Madrid, the Córdoba Symphony Orchestra, Moonwinds Sinfònic, Castellón, Elche, 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 known for his *Studies for Piano*, as well as the *Paraphrase on Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries”* (Boileau Editions, Barcelona). His variation cycles *“Matrioshka”* and *“Fígaro”* will receive their world premieres, performed by Marín himself, at the Gustav Mahler Center in Dobbiaco in summer 2026.
He has won numerous international competition awards, 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 Headquarters, Paris, 2003), First Prize at the José Roca Competition (Valencia, 2000), First Prize from the “Yamaha Foundation of Europe” (2001), the Huysens Prize for Artistic Excellence in Amsterdam (awarded by the Dutch Government, 2007), and Second Prize at the Marsala International Competition (2007).
He has also been laureated at other international competitions, including those in Panama, Iturbi, Vianna da Mota, the Baltic Competition (Gdańsk), and Sydney.
He studied with 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 is a professor at the Katarina Gurska Higher Music Education Centre in Madrid.
NAYDEN TODOROV — guest conductor
Nayden Todorov is one of today’s leading European musicians, renowned for his versatile and vivid interpretations across musical genres.
Born in 1974 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, he began piano lessons 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, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Tokyo City Philharmonic, the Northern Israel Symphony Orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic, the National Symphony Orchestra of Brasília, the Cairo Philharmonic, the 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 artists, such as Jon Lord (Deep Purple), Anastacia, Steve Balsamo, and Doogie White.
He hosts a television programme dedicated to classical music; in his spare time, he writes short stories, several of which have been published in a book.
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 at the rank of “Grand Officer” by the President of Romania. 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.