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Symphonic Concert
Filharmonia Narodowa, Concert Hall (Warszawa)
Nemanja Radulović, photo: Sever Zolak If one examines Serbian violinist Nemanja Radulović’s stage performances and recordings, one may gain the impression that he is a modern-day incarnation of the virtuosos of old, who were sometimes suspected of conniving with the powers of hell. After all, one of the ensembles founded by Radulović bears the provocative name Les trilles du diable (‘the devil’s trills’), referring to the famous sonata by Giuseppe Tartini. Radulović has been playing violin since the age of seven and was admitted to the Paris Conservatoire aged 14. He has recorded for major record companies and given concerts in famous halls and open-air venues associated not only with the world of classical music. In Warsaw, he will be performing as the soloist in Aram Khachaturian’s Violin Concerto in D minor. Premiered in 1940, this lengthy work is full of references to the traditional music of the Caucasus, which had inspired the composer since his childhood. A perfect introduction to the Serbian virtuoso’s performance will be Rolf Liebermann’s Furioso. This frenetic composition, which combines the form of an Italian overture with twelve-tone technique and ostinato, was presented with great success in the mid-twentieth century in Darmstadt – a Mecca for avant-garde artists. The concert will conclude with Witold Maliszewski’s Symphony No. 3 in C minor, which refers to classical models. Particularly noteworthy is the colourful instrumentation of the third movement, based on the form of a theme with variations.
