November 28, 2024 /Thursday/  

18.30 hours      Hall “M-Ro G.Atanasov”

Conductor:  Christian Lupes

      Soloists: Beatrice Spinelli – oboe      

Alessandro Marano – piano

Program:

D. Chimarosa – Oboe Concerto

L. van Beethoven – Piano Concerto  No. 2 in B flat major, op.19

L. van Beethoven – Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, op.60

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Christian Lupes

Christian Lupes, conductor and cultural manager, is known for his restless and ever renewing activity, as a musician and creator of cultural projects. He is considered to be the most surprinsing Romanian conductor nowadays, due to his highly personal interpretations and brave choices of repertoire. His strong and charming personality (Cristian Mandeal, conductor) and his decisive spirit(Liviu Dănceacu, composer) provoque either admiration or controversy but never a dull feeling. Born in Onești, Romania (1976), he first studies Physics and Chemistry at Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca and at Bucharest University. From 1999 he studies Orchestral Conducting at the National Music University in Bucharest. He continues his studies at Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien, and in 2010 he becomes Assistant Conductor to Jonathan Nott at Bamberger Symphonikern Staatsphilharmonie. He will have the same role at: Tonhalle Zurich, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Rundfunk Berlin, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, while assisting conductors such as Cristian Mandeal, Alexandre Myrat, Seiji Ozawa, Zubin Mehta, David Zinman, Bernard Haitink, Mariss Jansons, Andris Nelsons, Vladimir Jurowski, Herbert Blomstedt. In 2012 he will get his PhD in Music, with his Thesis The Scientific Parameters of Orchestral Interpretation. Cristian Lupeș always knew he would be a conductor. He grew up listenting to contemporary music and to the birds singing along Enescu’s music in Tescani. These moments are the keystones to his artistic activity: the attachment to Romanian music, especially that of George Enescu and the attraction towards the bravery, innovation and revolutionary spirit of contemporary music. In his activity, he always chooses to promote the modern and contemporary Romanian values, as he believes, just like Enescu has, in the importance of music for a healthy cultural life. With ability and confidence, he showcases to the public music that is rarely played on Romanian stages, only to find enthusiasm and joy in return.  His perseverence and natural passion for music bring him a debut in a Season concert whilst being a student. He is a constant presence in George Enescu International Festival where he conducted various orchestras. His recordings of modern and contemporary music are considered referencial, thus being sent as a reference to the orchestras that take part in the Enescu Festival.   Cristian Lupeș collaborates with orchestras from Romania (National Radio Orchestra, Sibiu State Philharmonic, Iași Philarmonic, Timișoara Philharmonic, Bacău Philharmonic, Brașov Philharmonic, etc) and international orchestras (Île-de-France, Bern, Bamberg, Skopje, Grosseto, San Remo). His curiosity to experiment leads him to multidisciplinary collaborations with contemporary music ensembles, directors, set designers, film makers, etc. In 2019, Cristian Lupeș becomes the manager of Sibiu State Philharmonic and his vision improves the institution in a way no one would think possible. This effort is recongnised by a Medal of Honour in High Rank for Culture, awarded by E.S. Klaus Iohannis, President of Romania, in January 2021. Cristian Lupeș is the artistic director of Romania’s first contemporary music festival – Contemporary Music Days, founded by his professor, composer Liviu Danceanu. The Festival has over 30 editions. In this spirit, in pandemic year 2020, he founds a new music festival in Sibiu, called Brave New Music – in hopes for a better future, one we make ourselves. In 2019, in collaboration with ph.d. Constantin Basica, from Stanford University, he proposes and conducts world premiere musical experiment: a piece that depicts a futute in which AI will learn to completely replace the conductor. The experiment was performed on stage in the Enescu Festival and left the audience thinking, while in standing ovation. Cristian Lupeș is also the founder of the first project based orchestra in Romania (Bucharest Festival Orchestra) and the founder of the first cultural season in his birthtown, Onești. He not only takes part but creates cross media shows and collaborates with artists such as : Elisabeth Leonskaja, Michael Barenboim , Marcel Iureș, Vlad Zografi, Marius Manole, Grigore Leșe, Vlad Bîrzanu, Alexandru Tomescu, Horia Mihail, Răzvan Suma, Mihai Ritivoiu, Daniel Goiți, Mihai Ungureanu, Liliana Iorgulescu, Liviu Dănceanu, Mihaela Vosganian, Iulia Isaev, Antal Zalay, Dorel Baicu, Antonio di Cristofano, Andreas Frölich, Diana Jipa, Stefan Tarara.

Beatrice Spinelli 

Beatrice Spinelli completed her musical studies at the „F. Torrefranca“ Conservatory in Vibo Valentia, obtaining the diploma of Oboe with a grade of Ten, Lode and Honorable Mention. He completed his studies at the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole and with Luca Vignali, Paolo Grazia and Hansjorg Schellenberger. From 2004 to 2006 she was Principal Oboe of the Italian Youth Orchestra, with which she performed in Italy and abroad under the direction, among others, of Krzysztof Penderecki at the Konzerthaus in Berlin as part of the „Young Euro Classic“ Festival, by Gabriele Ferro at the Teatro Verdi in Florence with the performance of Mahler’s Seventh Symphony in collaboration with the Regional Orchestra of Tuscany, by Claudio Desderi at the Teatro Borgatti in Cento (FE) with the erformance of Don Giovanni and Falstaff, by Jeffrey Tate in Rome (Parco della Musica), Modena (Teatro Comunale) and Parma
(Auditorium Paganini). In 2006 she was conducted by Eliahu Inbal, as oboe and English horn, in the performance of Schumann’s Symphony No. 4, op.120 and B. Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra broadcast by Radio 3. He has also participated in the Chamber Music Festivals „Musica in Etruria“, „Aosta Classica“, Med Radio Fest 3rd edition. In 2006 she was engaged with the Italian Youth Orchestra in a tour of South America with concerts in Chile (Teatro Municipale di Santiago), Argentina (Teatro Colon Di Buenos Aires) and Brazil (Teatro Cultura Artistica di São Paulo) under the direction of Maestro Roberto Abbado. In 2007 he was qualified for the role of First Oboe and Oboe in a row of the Orchestra of the Teatro Vittorio Emanuele in Messina. In February and March 2007 she toured Italy and abroad with the „L.Cherubini“ Youth Orchestra of Piacenza conducted by Maestro Riccardo Muti. In the same year he obtained the II level Academic Diploma in „Music, science and technology of sound“ with a grade of 110 laude. In 2009 he obtained the qualification diploma for teaching the musical instrument and is currently a tenured oboe teacher in middle schools with a musical focus. She can boast twenty years of experience as an orchestra professor having collaborated with orchestras including the Orchestra of the Petruzzelli Theater Foundation in
Bari, the Orchestra of the „Massimo“ Bellini Theater in Catania, the Philharmonic Orchestra of Calabria, the Symphony Orchestra of Cosenza, the Orchestra of the F. Cilea Theater of Reggio Calabria, the Brutia Symphony Orchestra of Cosenza. Since 2011 he has held the position of Principal Oboe in the Orchestra of the „Alfonso Rendano“ Theatre in Cosenza. In June 2011 he won the third prize of the First Edition of the National Oboe Competition organized by the Municipality of Molinella (Bologna) and in April 2014 he obtained the qualification for the role of oboe of the orchestra of the Arena di Verona Foundation with which he collaborated in February 2018 in the production of the opera „Otello“ by Giuseppe Verdi. In June 2022 he held the role of Principal Oboe in the production of the opera „La Cenerentola“ by G. Rossini at the Petruzzelli Theater in Bari. She was also eligible for the audition as oboe in a row with compulsory first oboe at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo. He took part in the 2021-22 operasymphonic season of the Teatro Politeama Foglietti in Catanzaro and in the „Teatri di Pietra“
Opera Festival in Syracuse and Tindari with the Calabria Philharmonic Orchestra in which „Carmen“ by G. Bizet, „Conchita“ by R. Zandonai and „Cavalleria Rusticana“ by P. Mascagni were staged.

Alessandro Marano

The Italian pianist Alessandro Marano is one of the most brilliant musicians of his generation. At the same time as studies in the Conservatory of Music “Stanislao Giacomantonio” of Cosenza with Professor Giuseppe Maiorca, he attended the International Piano Courses in the “Paul Hindemith” Foundation in Blonay (Switzerland) where he spent eight years studying with such internationally renowned teachers and performers as Edith Fischer and Paul Badura-Skoda. He completed his musical education studying with Aldo Ciccolini and Bruno Canino. Being an award winner of a several national and international piano competition, Marano keeps a busy concert schedule presenting solo recitals and collaborating with renowned musician and Orchestra: Filarmonica “Mihail Jora” in Bacau, Arad State Philarmonic, Filarmonica Botosani, Filarmonica de Stat Sibiu, Filarmonica Pitesti, Romania; Pazardzhik Symphony Orchestra, Shumen Symphony Orchestra, Bulgaria; Orkiestra Filharmonii Warminsko-Mazurskiej in Olsztynie, Witold Lutoslawski Chamber Philarmonic; Orquesta Juvenil de Zapopan, Orquesta de Camara Beethoven, Mexico; Orchestra Nationala de Camera of Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, Orchestra Sinfonica di Sanremo (Italy) all over Italy and abroad  (Spain, France, Switzerland, Romania, Germany, Greece, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Bulgaria, Russia, Great Britain, Poland, Mexico, Republic of Moldova). Possessing a very solid piano technique, Marano is praised for his seriousness and sensitivity as well as for the depth of his musical interpretations. One of Marano passions is his study and performance of works by Liszt those less known. His repertory includes the 12 Etudes d’exécution transcendante, the Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, the complete paraphrases and transcriptions from Verdi’s and Wagner’s operas and the works for piano and orchestra. Marano played under the baton of important conductors such as Ovidiu Balan, Grigor Palikarov, Konstantin Ilievsky, Petronius Negrescu, Valentin Doni, Cristian Neagu, Piotr Sulkowski, Lyubomir Denev Jr, Rodrigo Sierra Moncayo, Cristian Lupes, José Perales. He performed and recorded all the Beethoven Piano Concertos, adopting the transcription for string orchestra by Vinzenz Lachner. On May 25th 2023 he made the premiere for the Romania of the Benjamin Britten piano concerto op.13 with the Sibiu State Filarmonic under the conducting of Maestro Grigor Palikarov. On May 24th 2024 he performed the piano concerto in C major by Nino Rota under the conducting of Maestro Paolo Ponziano Ciardi with the Orchestra Sinfonica di Sanremo. Among his upcoming engagements, he will perform Rachmaninov piano Concerto n. 4 with the Orchestra Filarmonica Marchigiana and the Choral Fantasy op. 80 by Beethoven with the Filharmonia “Bronislaw Huberman” di Czestochowa (Poland). He is piano Professor at the Conservatory of Music “S. Giacomantonio” of Cosenza, Artistic Director of the Orchestra Sinfonica di Cosenza and of the International Piano Festival in Cosenza (Italy), President of the cultural and musical Association Amici del pianoforte “Franz Liszt”, Artistic Director of the Festival “Antonio Vivaldi”.