Live in Concert

Performing with:
Avi Avital, mandolin

Programme
Bach: Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971
Schubert: Selected song transcriptions
Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
Glass: Metamorphosis No. IV
Glass: Etude No. 9

A dream pairing of two of the classical music world’s most dynamic recitalists! The “explosively charismatic” (The New York Times) Israeli mandolin player Avi Avital was the first soloist on his instrument to be nominated for a classical Grammy Award; the Montenegrin phenomenon Miloš Karadaglić has been called “one of the most exciting and communicative classical guitarists today” (The New York Times).

Both artists have revitalized the repertoire performed on their instruments, attracting a new generation of listeners through inventive programs and sheer instrumental prowess. Together in Berkeley for the first time as a duo, Avital and Karadaglić perform a kaleidoscopic program of arrangements and transcriptions for strummed and plucked strings, from a propulsive Bach keyboard work to a set of intimate instrumental transcriptions of Schubert songs, to the beloved fifth section from Villa-Lobos’ Bachianas Brasileiras. The duo also tackles two sparkling Philip Glass piano compositions, and a new work to be announced.

Support for the presentation of Israeli artists is provided by the Sir Jack Lyons Charitable Trust.

Performing with
Avi Avital

Programme
J.S. BACH
Concerto Italiano in F Major

SCHUBERT
Ave Maria
Ständchen
Du Bist Die Ruhe

VILLA-LOBOS
Bachiana Brasileira No. 5

GLASS
Metamorphosis No. 4
Etude No. 9

The first mandolin soloist to be nominated for a classical Grammy, Avi Avital has been compared to Andres Segovia for his championship of his instrument and to Jascha Heifitz for his incredible virtuosity. Passionate and “explosively charismatic” (The New York Times) in live performance, he is a driving force behind the reinvigoration of the mandolin repertory. For this exciting concert, he is joined by Milos, a leading exponent of guitar, who has appeared in some of the most important concert halls and at major festivals around the world.

Performing with
Avi Avital

Programme
J.S. BACH: Italian Concerto in F major, BWV. 971
SCHUBERT: Selected song transcriptions
VILLA-LOBOS: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
GLASS: Metamorphosis No. 4
GLASS: Etude No. 9

Two string supremos join forces for a dream afternoon of music-making! Israeli Avi Avital, described by The New York Times as “nothing short of electric”, was the first mandolin soloist to be nominated for a classical Grammy Award. Montenegrin marvel Miloš Karadaglić has been called “the hottest guitarist in the world” (The Sunday Times). Both artists have appeared on our stage in previous seasons; if you were lucky enough to have been in the audience for their performances, you know that you are in for a treat!

Performing with Avi Avital, mandolin

Israeli musician Avi Avital has taken the mandolin to new heights, earning a GRAMMY nomination as the first mandolin soloist in history for his “explosively charismatic” (The New York Times) playing. He returns to our stage joined by an exciting PUC debut: Montenegrin phenomenon MILOŠ, who is described as “the hottest guitarist in the world” (The Sunday Times) and renowned for his deeply emotive playing. Both artists have attracted mass followings through their innovative programs and sensational virtuosity. Together, they bring us a kaleidoscopic program of arrangements and transcriptions for mandolin and guitar.

Performing with Avi Avital, mandolin

Israeli musician Avi Avital has taken the mandolin to new heights, earning a GRAMMY nomination as the first mandolin soloist in history for his “explosively charismatic” (The New York Times) playing. He returns to our stage joined by an exciting PUC debut: Montenegrin phenomenon MILOŠ, who is described as “the hottest guitarist in the world” (The Sunday Times) and renowned for his deeply emotive playing. Both artists have attracted mass followings through their innovative programs and sensational virtuosity. Together, they bring us a kaleidoscopic program of arrangements and transcriptions for mandolin and guitar.

Performing with Avi Avital, mandolin

Israeli musician Avi Avital has taken the mandolin to new heights, earning a GRAMMY nomination as the first mandolin soloist in history for his “explosively charismatic” (The New York Times) playing. He returns to our stage joined by an exciting PUC debut: Montenegrin phenomenon MILOŠ, who is described as “the hottest guitarist in the world” (The Sunday Times) and renowned for his deeply emotive playing. Both artists have attracted mass followings through their innovative programs and sensational virtuosity. Together, they bring us a kaleidoscopic program of arrangements and transcriptions for mandolin and guitar.

Performing with Avi Avital, mandolin

Israeli musician Avi Avital has taken the mandolin to new heights, earning a GRAMMY nomination as the first mandolin soloist in history for his “explosively charismatic” (The New York Times) playing. He returns to our stage joined by an exciting PUC debut: Montenegrin phenomenon MILOŠ, who is described as “the hottest guitarist in the world” (The Sunday Times) and renowned for his deeply emotive playing. Both artists have attracted mass followings through their innovative programs and sensational virtuosity. Together, they bring us a kaleidoscopic program of arrangements and transcriptions for mandolin and guitar.

Performing with:
Hong Kong Philharmonic
Jaume Santonja, conductor

Programme:
RODRIGO: Concierto de Aranjuez
Arr. Chris HAZELL: Jeux Interdits: Spanish Romance
PIAZZOLLA: Libertango

Programme also includes:
TURINAL: a procesión del Rocío
DEBUSSY: Images: Iberia
FALLA: Three Cornered Hat: Suite no. 2

This lively and uplifting programme will transport you to Spain and Latin America. MILOŠ, the charismatic master of the guitar, takes the spotlight when he plays Rodrigo’s iconic Concierto de Aranjuez and Piazzolla’s sultry “new tango” and Spanish Romance from Jeux Interdits. Conductor Jaume Santonja brings you more in the evenings with Turina’s La procesión del Rocío, Debussy’s Images: Iberia and Falla’s Three Cornered Hat: Suite no. 2.

Performing with:
Hong Kong Philharmonic
Jaume Santonja, conductor

Programme:
RODRIGO: Concierto de Aranjuez
Arr. Chris HAZELL: Jeux Interdits: Spanish Romance
PIAZZOLLA: Libertango

Programme also includes:
TURINAL: a procesión del Rocío
DEBUSSY: Images: Iberia
FALLA: Three Cornered Hat: Suite no. 2

This lively and uplifting programme will transport you to Spain and Latin America. MILOŠ, the charismatic master of the guitar, takes the spotlight when he plays Rodrigo’s iconic Concierto de Aranjuez and Piazzolla’s sultry “new tango” and Spanish Romance from Jeux Interdits. Conductor Jaume Santonja brings you more in the evenings with Turina’s La procesión del Rocío, Debussy’s Images: Iberia and Falla’s Three Cornered Hat: Suite no. 2.

Performing with:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Gemma New, conductor

Programme:
Joby Talbot: Ink Dark Moon (U.S. Premiere)

Programme also includes:
Sarah Gibson: warp & weft
Rachmaninov: Vocalise
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5

Gemma New, winner of the 2021 Solti Conducting Prize, returns to the podium in Symphony Hall. New first dazzled our audiences in Piedmont Park, filling in at the last minute for an ailing colleague. This weekend, she’s joined by classical guitar superstar Miloš Karadaglić, who returns to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra to perform Joby Talbot’s concerto Ink Dark Moon, a piece that pays homage to his Balkan heritage.

Also on the program, Rachmaninov’s Vocalise, written at his beloved country estate Ivanovka, and Sibelius’ Symphony No. 5, a masterwork born out of World War I, ill health and three hefty revisions. “These symphonies of mine are more confessions of faith than are my other works,” Sibelius said of his later symphonies, including his Fifth.

Performing with:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Gemma New, conductor

Programme:
Joby Talbot: Ink Dark Moon (U.S. Premiere)

Programme also includes:
Sarah Gibson: warp & weft
Rachmaninov: Vocalise
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5

Gemma New, winner of the 2021 Solti Conducting Prize, returns to the podium in Symphony Hall. New first dazzled our audiences in Piedmont Park, filling in at the last minute for an ailing colleague. This weekend, she’s joined by classical guitar superstar Miloš Karadaglić, who returns to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra to perform Joby Talbot’s concerto Ink Dark Moon, a piece that pays homage to his Balkan heritage.

Also on the program, Rachmaninov’s Vocalise, written at his beloved country estate Ivanovka, and Sibelius’ Symphony No. 5, a masterwork born out of World War I, ill health and three hefty revisions. “These symphonies of mine are more confessions of faith than are my other works,” Sibelius said of his later symphonies, including his Fifth.

Performing with
Orchestre Métropolitain
JoAnn Falletta, conductor

Programme
TALBOT: Ink Dark Moon

Concert also includes:
KODÁLY. Dances of Galánta
RACHMANINOV. Symphonic Dances

Take in the virtuosity and warm sound of MILOŠ, one of the greatest guitarists of his generation, in his performance of British composer Joby Talbot’s Ink Dark Moon. With its contemplative charm, Balkan-inspired dance rhythms and movie-music orchestration, MILOŠ’s guitar tells quite the story.

Featuring lively rhythms, Hungarian folk melodies and brilliant orchestration, Kodály’s Dances of Galánta takes the audience on a journey through time to the heart of the rustic, preindustrial village of Galánta. On the podium, internationally renowned conductor JoAnn Falletta will also be leading Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances, the composer’s swan song. At once powerful and ethereal, the piece was written by the Russian composer while he was in exile.

Firmly positioned as a leading exponent of his instrument, Miloš has appeared in some of the most important concert halls and at major festivals around the world, including with the Chicago Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, LA Philharmonic, and Cleveland Orchestra.

Miloš is the first ever classical guitarist to have performed in solo recital at the Royal Albert Hall in London, the Guardian commenting: “More extraordinary by far was the way a single guitarist could shrink the Hall’s cavernous space into something so close.” The Independent concluded: “not only a magician, but a serious and accomplished musician”.

In August 2018 Miloš made a triumphant return to the hall. In front of 6000 people at the BBC Proms, he performed the world premiere of Joby Talbot’s guitar concerto, Ink Dark Moon written especially for him, with the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

Committed to commissioning new repertoire for the guitar, Miloš joined the NAC Orchestra in Ottawa in May 2019 to perform the world premiere of The Forest by Howard Shore. The concerto was recorded and will be released on Decca along with the Talbot Concerto in 2020.

Born in Montenegro in 1983, Miloš left his country age 16 to pursue a scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He was recently appointed a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music, and BBC Music magazine included him amongst six of the greatest classical guitarists of the last century.

Programme

Tribute to Segovia
FERNANDO SOR: Theme and Variations, Op. 9 (played at Town Hall 1929)
BACH: Chaconne from Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor (trans. Segovia)
DE FALLA: Homenaje pour “Le Tombeau de Debussy” (played at Town Hall 1929)
ALBENIZ: Suite española, Op. 47, III. “Sevilla” (played at Town Hall 1929)
VILLA LOBOS: Five Preludes (written for Segovia)
HAROLD ARLEN (arr. Toru Takemitsu): “Over the Rainbow”
CARLO DOMENICONI: Koyunbaba Suite

“The hottest guitarist in the world” (The Sunday Times), Miloš is reinvigorating the classical guitar repertoire with his passionate and intricately focused performances. A graduate of the prestigious Royal Academy of Music, Miloš was named by BBC Music Magazine as one of the six greatest classical guitarists of the last century alongside guitar legend Andrés Segovia, to whom this program is dedicated. This performance highlights works written for and transcribed by Segovia, along with pieces played during his famous sold-out New York tour in 1929.

Programme
John Dowland: Prelude
Robert Gerhard: Fantasia (1957)
Bach Chaconne (from Violin Partita no. 2 in D minor)
Albeniz: Asturias / Granada / Sevilla
Villa Lobos: 5 Preludes
Astor Piazzolla: Cafe 1930 (from History of Tango) with guest (optional)
Harold Arlen / Toru Takemitsu: Over the Rainbow
Carlo Domeniconi: Koyunbaba Suite

About Miloš: Firmly positioned as a leading exponent of his instrument, Miloš has appeared in some of the most important concert halls and at major festivals around the world, including with the Chicago Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, LA Philharmonic, and Cleveland Orchestra.

His first three releases on Deutsche Grammophon achieved chart-topping successes around the globe and turned him into “classical music’s guitar hero” (BBC Music Magazine) overnight. His recording of Rodrigo’s concerto with Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the London Philharmonic had the Sunday Times calling him “The King of Aranjuez”, while his record, Blackbird–The Beatles Album — including duets with Gregory Porter, Tori Amos, Steven Isserlis, and Anoushka Shankar – was released to unanimous praise. Miloš’ 2019 album, Sound of Silence, joined his previous albums, in reaching No. 1 on the UK Classical charts, and on Amazon.

Miloš is the first ever classical guitarist to have performed in solo recital at the Royal Albert Hall in London, the Guardian commenting: “More extraordinary by far was the way a single guitarist could shrink the Hall’s cavernous space into something so close.” The Independent concluded: “not only a magician, but a serious and accomplished musician”.

In August 2018 Miloš made a triumphant return to the hall. In front of 6000 people at the BBC Proms, he performed the world premiere of Joby Talbot’s guitar concerto, Ink Dark Moon written especially for him, with the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

Future performances include the Atlanta Symphony with the Talbot, a coast to coast tour of the U.S. with ‘Voice of the Guitar’, Miloš’ personally curated program of works from Bach to the Beatles with the 12 Ensemble and solo recitals in many of the world’s great halls.

Committed to commissioning new repertoire for the guitar, Miloš joined the NAC Orchestra in Ottawa in May 2019 to perform the world premiere of The Forest by Howard Shore. The concerto was recorded and will be released on Decca along with the Talbot Concerto in 2020.

Born in Montenegro in 1983, Miloš left his country age 16 to pursue a scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He was recently appointed a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music, and BBC Music magazine included him amongst six of the greatest classical guitarists of the last century.