"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 given 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 "Festival del Mediterrani" (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 Fundación "Juan March" in Madrid; the Echternach Festival (Luxembourg); the Lucca Festival; the Symphonic Hall of Palau de Les Arts "Reina Sofía"; the "Iturbi" Hall at Palau de la Música in Valencia; the "Mozart" Hall at the Zaragoza Auditorium; the "Bossi" Hall in Bologna; and the Milanese Ateneo — among others.
After his early debut under Maestro Miguel Ángel Gómez-Martínez, he has performed as soloist with leading orchestras such as the Orquesta de la Comunidad Valenciana, the Resident Orchestra of Palau de Les Arts "Reina Sofía", the Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León, the Orquesta de Valencia, the Rotterdam Ensemble, the Mahler Chamber Soloists, the Orquesta Sinfónica "Reina Sofía" of Madrid, the Orquesta de Córdoba, Moonwinds Sinfònic, the Orquesta de Castellón, the Orquesta de Elche, and the Andrés Segovia Orchestra — conducted by 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 receive their world premieres performed by Marín himself at the Gustav Mahler Center in Dobbiaco in summer 2026.
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 awarded distinctions 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 School of Music in Madrid.
NAYDEN TODOROV. Guest Conductor
Nayden Todorov is one of Europe’s leading contemporary 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 North Israel Symphony Orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic, the National Symphony Orchestra of Brasília, the Cairo Philharmonic, the 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 numerous pop artists, including Jon Lord (Deep Purple), Anastacia, Steve Balsamo, Doogie White, and many more.
He hosts a television programme devoted to 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 decorated by the President of Romania with the Order of Cultural Merit at the rank of “Grand Officer.” 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 has held the office of Minister of Culture of Bulgaria on three occasions.