Scandinavia — ADDA·SIMFÒNICA ALICANTE, Joan Enric Lluna (clarinet), Joana Carneiro (guest conductor)

JOAN ENRIC LLUNA. Clarinet

Joan Enric Lluna, one of the most prominent Spanish clarinettists of his generation, combines a solo career with orchestral conducting and teaching. He is principal clarinettist of the Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, a position to which he was appointed by Lorin Maazel in 2006. He previously served as principal clarinet with the Bournemouth Sinfonietta and has collaborated with orchestras such as the Royal Philharmonic, Philharmonia, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields.

He has performed as soloist under conductors including Zubin Mehta, Neville Marriner, and Gianandrea Noseda at venues such as the Konzerthaus in Berlin, the City of London Festival, and the Classique Festival in The Hague. He regularly collaborates with chamber ensembles like the Tokyo, Brodsky, and Diotima Quartets, and with soloists such as Lluís Claret, Josep Colom, and Juan Carlos Garvayo.

As a conductor, he has led ensembles including the Manchester Camerata, Orquesta de Valencia, Covent Garden Chamber Orchestra, and Berliner Camerata, with which he made his debut in the Chamber Hall of the Berlin Philharmonie. In 2006, he founded the ensemble Moonwinds, and since 2009 has directed the Residencias de Música de Cámara de Godella festival. His project Moonwinds Simfònic, premiered in 2020, combines artistic excellence with educational outreach.

Lluna has premiered numerous concertos and chamber works by composers including Sir John Tavener, Guinjoan, Cano, Jesús Torres, Sotelo, Sánchez-Verdú, and Isidora Zebeljan, and is preparing premieres of works by Jorge Grundman and Miquel Ortega. His discography includes over 25 recordings, featuring three versions of Mozart's Concerto K622, Brahms works with the Tokyo Quartet, Weber symphonies with the Berliner Camerata, and albums such as *Jazz Impact*, *Le jour de l’an*, and *Benet Casablancas: The Clarinet Music*.

Dedicated to recovering Spanish and Valencian musical heritage, he is currently working on the critical edition of unpublished ballets by Vicente Martín y Soler, whose music he recorded for the album *Suites de ballet* (Aria Classics), awarded the "Melómano de Oro" prize.

A teacher at ESMUC and Trinity College of Music in London, he is frequently invited to institutions such as the Sibelius Academy, Royal College, and California State University. He was recently honoured as "Insigne de la Música" by the Academia de la Música Valenciana.

JOANA CARNEIRO. Guest Conductor

Joana Carneiro is one of the most distinguished conductors of her generation, known for her expressive energy and commitment to contemporary music. A finalist in the prestigious Maazel–Vilar Conducting Competition at Carnegie Hall, she has been Artistic Director of the Gulbenkian Youth Orchestra since 2013. She served as Principal Conductor of the Orquestra Sinfónica Portuguesa at Lisbon’s Teatro São Carlos (2014–2022), Music Director of the Berkeley Symphony (2009–2018), and Principal Guest Conductor of the Real Filharmonía de Galicia for four seasons.

Highly sought after internationally, Carneiro has had an intense operatic career. In 2022, she conducted the London premiere of *The Handmaid's Tale* with the English National Opera, to which she will return in 2024/25 with Thea Musgrave’s *Mary, Queen of Scots*. She has also conducted John Adams’ *Nixon in China* with the Scottish Opera, *The Rake’s Progress* in Lisbon, *A Wonderful Town* at the Royal Danish Opera, and *A Flowering Tree* and *La Passion de Simone* in cities including Vienna, Paris, Chicago, Cincinnati, Gothenburg, and Ojai.

In 2023, she conducted the world premiere of Bobbi Jene Smith’s ballet *Pit* at the Paris Opéra Garnier. In the 2024/25 season, she will conduct the Naples Philharmonic, Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal, NAC Orchestra Ottawa, New Zealand Symphony, Macao Orchestra, and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. In Spain, she has conducted nearly all major orchestras, including the Bilbao Symphony, Castilla y León Symphony, OSPA, the Spanish National Orchestra, and the Royal Philharmonic of Galicia.

Throughout her career, she has collaborated with orchestras such as the BBC Symphony, BBC Scottish, Philharmonia Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Gothenburg Symphony, Helsinki Philharmonic, Vienna Radio Symphony, Brussels Philharmonic, Orchestre National de Bordeaux, and Musikkollegium Winterthur. Outside Europe, she has worked with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Detroit Symphony, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Beijing Orchestra, and the Orquestra do Estado de São Paulo.

Born in Lisbon, she began as a violist before studying conducting with Jean-Marc Burfin. She earned her master’s degree at Northwestern University (USA) under Victor Yampolsky and pursued doctoral studies at the University of Michigan with Kenneth Kiesler.

In 2010, she received the Helen M. Thompson Award from the League of American Orchestras and was decorated with the Order of Infante Dom Henrique in 2004 by President Jorge Sampaio.