The 2017-18 Concert Season continues at Figline's Teatro Garibaldi where, for the traditional Carnival Concert, the Orchestra della Toscana (ORT) will host two international artists: Serbian violinist Nemanja Radulović and Japanese conductor Eiji Oue. The concert will be held on Feb. 14 at 9 p.m., with the following lineup: Prokof'ev's Symphony No. 1 in D major, op. 25 (also known as Sinfonia Classica); Prokof'ev's Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in G minor, op. 63; Dvorˇák's Nocturne in B major for Strings, op. 40; Symphony No. 38 in D major, k. 504 (also known as Prague) by Mozart.
And it will be the young violinist who will perform, as soloist, in the Concerto op.63 on the Garibaldi stage. Class of 1985, Radulović has been noted over time not only for his unmistakable look (a long curly hair, unusual for a classical musician, and clothing tending toward the gothic) but especially for his international awards. Over the years, for example, he has performed with the major European orchestras (including Münchner Philharmoniker, NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannover, WDR Köln) and American (Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Rio Symphony Orchestra), won the title of best emerging violinist of the year (Best Violin Newcomer of the Year) at the 2015 Echo Klassik Awards and has also become known to the general public for his ensembles. One of them, Double Sens, combines Vivaldi's Four Seasons with Aleksandar Sedlar's composition Spring in Japan, dedicated to the victims of the 2011 tsunami in Japan.
The conductor, Eiji Oue, on the other hand, has been active since the 1980s. Born in Japan in 1956, he trained both in his home country and in America, then toured the world for work. On the occasion of the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra's centennial celebration, for example, he was featured on a world tour, with stops in Japan and South America (with the NDR Philharmonic, the Orquesta Sinfonia Brasileira, and the Shanghai and Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra). He is currently conductor emeritus of the Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra and the NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra in Hanover. In addition, being passionate about music education and training, has also been a professor of conducting at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hanover since 2000.
For information about the Theater Season. complete at the Garibaldi and to learn about prices and reductions For the Feb. 14 performance: www.teatrogaribldi.org/biglietteria.
