"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); the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam; De Doelen in Rotterdam; the "Sala Michelangeli" at the Bolzano Festival; Salle Cortot in Paris; Salle Gothique 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 Auditorio "Manuel de Falla" in Granada; the Palau de la Música Catalana; the Fundación "Juan March" in Madrid; the Echternach Festival (Luxembourg); the Lucca Festival; the Symphony 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 Ateneo in Milan, among others.
Introduced as a young artist by Maestro Miguel Ángel Gómez-Martínez, he has appeared as soloist with leading orchestras such as the Orquesta Sinfónica de la Comunidad Valenciana and the Resident Orchestra of Palau de les Arts "Reina Sofía", the Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León, the Orquesta Sinfónica de Valencia, the Rotterdam Ensemble, the Mahler Chamber Soloists, the Orquesta Sinfónica "Reina Sofía" (Madrid), the Orquesta de Córdoba, Moonwinds Sinfònic, the Orquesta de Castellón, the Orquesta de Elche, and the Andrés Segovia Orchestra — under conductors including 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* and the *Paraphrase on Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries”* (Boileau Publishing, Barcelona). His variation cycles *“Matrioshka”* and *“Fígaro”* will premiere in summer 2026, performed by Marín himself at the Gustav Mahler Center in Dobbiaco.
He is winner of 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); Huysens Prize for Artistic Excellence (awarded by the Dutch Government, Amsterdam, 2007); Second Prize at the Marsala International Competition (2007).
He has also received awards at other international competitions, including those in Panama, Iturbi, Vianna da Mota, the Baltic Competition (Gdańsk), and Sydney.
His principal 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 has received masterclasses and advice from Alicia de Larrocha and Michel Béroff.
He is a professor at the Katarina Gurska Superior Music Conservatory in Madrid.
NAYDEN TODOROV. Guest Conductor
Nayden Todorov is one of today’s foremost European musicians, renowned for his versatile and vibrant 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 extensive international concert career, performing throughout 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 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 musicians such as Jon Lord (Deep Purple), Anastacia, Steve Balsamo, Doogie White, and many others.
He hosts a television programme on classical music and, in his spare time, writes short stories—some 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 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.