"Natura": Nature, Life and Love II
ADDA Alicante Symphony Orchestra
Carles Marín — piano
Nayden Todorov — guest conductor
Dvořák — Overture "In the Realm of Nature"
Saint-Saëns — Piano Concerto No. 5 "Egyptian"
Beethoven — Symphony No. 8
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CARLES MARÍN — piano
Pianist Carles Marín has given recitals in some of the world’s most prestigious concert halls, including the Miami International Piano Festival, the Grosser Saal of the Mozarteum (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 Auditorio Manuel de Falla, Barcelona’s Palau de la Música Catalana, Madrid’s Fundación Juan March, the Echternach Festival (Luxembourg), the Lucca Festival, the Symphonic Hall of Palau de Les Arts “Reina Sofía”, Valencia’s Sala Iturbi at Palau de la Música, Zaragoza’s Sala Mozart at the Auditorio, Bologna’s Sala Bossi, and Milan’s Ateneo — among many others.
Following his early debut under Maestro Miguel Ángel Gómez-Martínez, he has appeared as soloist with leading orchestras such as the Orquesta Sinfónica de la Comunidad Valenciana and the Palau de Les Arts “Reina Sofía” Orchestra, the Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León, the Orquesta Sinfónica de Valencia, the Rotterdam Ensemble, the 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 — under conductors including 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 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 is laureate of numerous international competitions: 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 of the Yamaha Foundation of Europe (2001), Huysens Prize for Artistic Excellence (awarded by the Dutch Government, 2007), Second Prize at the Marsala International Competition (2007).
He has also received 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 also received masterclasses from Alicia de Larrocha and Michel Béroff.
He is a professor at the Katarina Gurska Superior School of Music in Madrid.
NAYDEN TODOROV — guest conductor
Nayden Todorov is one of Europe’s foremost contemporary musicians, renowned for his vibrant 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 spanning 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 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 and writes short stories in his spare time — 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 awarded Romania’s Order of Cultural Merit (“Grand Officer” rank) 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 and, in recent years, held the position of Minister of Culture of Bulgaria on three occasions.