"Natura": Nature, Life and Love II
ADDA Alicante Symphony Orchestra
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 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, Paris’s Salle Cortot, Brussels’s Salle Gotique, 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 "Manuel de Falla" Auditorium, 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.
Following his early debut under Maestro Miguel Ángel Gómez-Martínez, he has appeared as soloist with major orchestras including 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 de Valencia, the Rotterdam Ensemble, Mahler Chamber Soloists, Madrid’s Orquesta Sinfónica "Reina Sofía", the Orquesta de Córdoba, Moonwinds Sinfònic, the Orquesta de Castellón, the Orquesta de Elche, and the Andrés Segovia Orchestra — collaborating with 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 *Studies for Piano* and the *Paraphrase on Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries”* (Boileau Editions, Barcelona). His variation cycles *Matrioshka* and *Fígaro* will premiere in summer 2026, performed by Marín himself at the Gustav Mahler Center in Dobbiaco.
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 for Artistic Excellence in Amsterdam (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 Panama, Iturbi, Vianna da Mota, Baltic (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 throughout Europe, North and South America, Asia, and Africa.
He has collaborated with orchestras including the Vienna Philharmonic, London Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo City Philharmonic, North Israel Symphony Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic, National Symphony Orchestra of Brasília, Cairo Philharmonic, Sicilian Symphony Orchestra, and many others.
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 and, in his spare time, writes short stories — several of which have been published in a book.
In his native Bulgaria, he was twice named "Musician of the Year".
For his contributions to culture, he was awarded Romania’s Order of Cultural Merit at the rank of Grand Officer 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 occasions.