"Natura": Nature, Life and Love — II
ADDA Symphonic 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 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 "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 Symphony 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 Ateneo in Milan, among others.
Following his early debut under Maestro Miguel Ángel Gómez-Martínez, he has appeared as soloist with major orchestras, including the Orquesta de la Comunidad Valenciana and the Titular Orchestra of Palau de Les Arts, Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León, Orquesta de Valencia, Rotterdam Ensemble, Mahler Chamber Soloists, Orquesta Sinfónica "Reina Sofía" (Madrid), Orquesta de Córdoba, Moonwinds Sinfònic, Orquesta de Castellón, Orquesta de 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 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 at the “Yamaha Foundation of Europe” Competition (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, Baltic (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 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 today’s leading European musicians, renowned for his vivid 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 studying in Sofia, Vienna, and Jerusalem, he launched an active 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 others.
In classical music, he has worked with most of the era’s leading artists: Joshua Bell, Midori, Sarah Chang, Maxim Vengerov, Martha Argerich, Maria João Pires, Ivo Pogorelich, Gautier Capuçon, Roberto Alagna, Thomas Hampson, and Plácido Domingo, among others.
He has also collaborated with prominent pop artists, including Jon Lord (Deep Purple), Anastacia, Steve Balsamo, Doogie White, and many more.
He hosts a television programme dedicated 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, Grand Officer rank. 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.