Violinist Nemanja Radulovic joins Hong Kong Sinfonietta
in Le French May
“Nemanja Radulovic is the type of musician who can naturally excite the audience. He offers his heart with his music.” Le Monde de la Musique
In this year’s Le French May, the Hong Kong Sinfonietta is going to give a concert on 15 May, bringing the audience the musical gems written by acclaimed French composers. The programme on that evening includes Fauré’s Pavane and Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, which is one of the most important and representative symphonies of the early Romantic period. “Sorcerer of the violin”, violinist Nemanja Radulovic will join the orchestra in Saint-Saëns’ Violin Concerto No 3 under the baton of Music Director Yip Wing-sie.
Nemanja Radulovic & Hong Kong Sinfonietta
15 May 2010 (Sat) 8:00pm at HK City Hall Concert Hall
Tickets: $320, $220, $120
“Sorcerer of the Violin”
The Strad compared him with Szeryng and Perlman; French critics called him “sorcerer of the violin” with “impeccable and breathtaking virtuosity”. Nemanja Radulovic dazzles audiences worldwide with his refined musicality, exceptional tone and expressive playing. Having won numerous international competitions including the Hannover International Violin Competition since his teenage years, his recordings continue to garner him prizes, such as Les Victories de la Musique Classique and CHOC de Classica. Don’t miss his début in Hong Kong!
Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique
In Symphonie Fantastique, Berlioz dramatically transformed the passions and fantasies of a lovesick artist into a quintessentially romantic piece of music. The five movements were given highly picturesque titles, such as “Dream of a Witches’ Sabbath” and “Daydreams – Passions”, and the music itself is equally vivid in depicting his visions and emotions.
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Le French May
Nemanja Radulovic & Hong Kong Sinfonietta
Music Director/ Conductor: Yip Wing-sie
Violin: Nemanja Radulovic
15 May 2010 (Sat) 8pm
Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall
Tickets：$320, $220, $120
Programme
Fauré Pavane, Op 50
Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto No 3 in B minor, Op 61
Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique, Op 14
Nemanja Radulovic Violin
Born in Yugoslavia in 1985, Nemanja Radulovic moved to France at the age of 14, and was admitted to the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris in 2000 where he studied with Patrice Fontanarosa. He has taken part in masterclasses given by Yehudi Menuhin, Joshua Epstein and Dejan Mihailovic and regularly attended advanced classes given by Salvatore Accardo at the Walter Stauffer Academy in Cremona, Italy.
Nemanja Radulovic is a winner of many international prizes: First Prize at the Hannover International Violin Competition in 2003, First Prize and two Special Jury Prizes at the International “Georges Enescu” Competition in Bucharest in 2001, Second Prize of the Antonio Stradivarius Competition in Cremona in 2001 (First Prize not awarded), Special Jury Prize at the Yehudi Menuhin Competition in Boulogne-sur-Mer in 1998, First Prize at the Balys Dvarionas Competition in Lithuania in 1997, Special Jury Prize at the Wieniawski-Lipinski Competition in Poland in 1997, First Prize of the Jan Kocian Competition in Czech Republic in 1996, and First Prize of the Stresa Competition in Italy in 1995.
Nemanja Radulovic has collaborated with many orchestras in Europe and Asia. In France, he has performed with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Orchestre National d’Île-de-France, Orchestre de Régional Cannes, Orchestre National de Lille and Orchestre National de Lyon. He has played under the baton of such conductors as Myung-Whun Chung, John Nelson, Eiji Oue, Jesús López-Cobos, Michel Plasson, Vladimir Fedoseyev. Since 2000, he has given regular recitals with harpist Marielle Nordmann and pianists Susan Manoff, Laure Favre-Kahn and Dominique Plancade.
Since his appearance at the Festival de Musique de La Chaise-Dieu in France in 2002, he has taken part in many renowned music festivals. He was nominated as “Rising Star” in the 2006/2007 season and has since performed at some of the most prestigious concert halls in Europe: Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Mégaron in Athens, Cité de la Musique in Paris, Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels and Philharmonie of Cologne, as well as at the Carnegie Hall.
Nemanja Radulovic was a laureate of the Fondation Groupe Banque Populaire in 2001, and was awarded “International Revelation of the Year” at the Victoires de la Musique Classique in Cannes in 2005 (AEAA, MIDEM prize).
His latest album on Decca, Les Trilles du Diable, has garnered praises and awards such as CHOC de Classica and La CLEF ResMusica. His other recordings have won awards such as Les Victoires de la Musique Classique.
Nemanja Radulovic plays a violin made by J B Vuillaume in 1843.
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