"It was astounding how Martin Panteleev breathed life into the whole complex Tenth Symphony by Mahler in the version done by Rudolf Barshai, for whom he subsituted on only one day's notice, with organical tempi , beautiful contrasts and superb underlying tension.
Mahler´s unfinished from the Netherlands Symphony Orchestra under Panteleev soared with singing strings, gentle woodwinds, fanfaric horns and a very beautiful trumpet solo that made the public stay one and half hour attached to their seats, mesmerized."
Anthony Fiumara, critic
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Mahler´s unfinished from the Netherlands Symphony Orchestra under Panteleev soared with singing strings, gentle woodwinds, fanfaric horns and a very beautiful trumpet solo that made the public stay one and half hour attached to their seats, mesmerized."
Anthony Fiumara, critic
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CONCERTS
February 2010
- 4th 7.00 pm - Sofia, "Bulgaria hall". Martin Panteleev and Sofia Philharmonic.
Mintchev - "Contrasts" (World Premiere)
Mozart - Piano concerto KV 415 (Prof.V.Tchouchkov)
Korsakov - "Scheherazade" - 5th 8.00 pm - Wolfenbuettel, "Herzog-August" Bibliothek. Recital with Lida and Martin Panteleev.
Works by Brahms, Chausson and Franck
- 14th 4.00 pm - Berlin, Philharmonie. Martin Panteleev and Berliner Symphoniker.
Smetana - "Die Moldau"
Tharichen - Percussion concerto op.34
Dvorak - Symphony No.6 D-Dur op.60
March 2010
- 19th 8.00 pm - Barth, Speicher. Gala opening of the 9th "Kammermusiktage Barth"
Bach - Concerto for two violins in D Minor BWV 1043
Strawinsky - "Appolon Musaget"
Vivaldi - "The four seasons"
Soloists: E. Darvarova and M. Panteleev
- 20th 8.00 pm - Barth, Speicher. Musika Art Orchestra and Paul Peter Spiering.
Mozart - Divertimento in D Major KV 136
Mendelssohn - Violin concerto D-Minor (M.Panteleev)
Webern - "Langsamer Satz"
Britten - "Simple Symphony" - 24th 8.00 pm - Barth, Speicher. Viva L'Opera. Famous Opera and Operetta arias.
Valentina Korchakova - Soprano
Ivo Yordanov - Bariton
Lenny Pargavelova - Piano - 26th 8.00 pm - Barth, Speicher. Recital with Lida and Martin Panteleev.
Works by: Mozart, Grieg, de Falla and Panteleev
- 27th 7.30 pm - Barth, Speicher.
Beethoven - Clarinet Trio op.11
Brahms - Clarinet Quintett op.115
Schonberg - "Transfigured Night" op.4
Schumann - Piano Quintett Es-Dur op.44
April 2010
- 15th 8.00 pm - Cape Town, City Hall. Martin Panteleev and Cape Philharmonic.
Mendelssohn - "Hebrides" Overture
Tchaikovsky - Violin concerto (Simone Lamsma)
Berlioz - "Symphonie Fantastique" - 22nd 8.00 pm - Cape Town, City Hall. Martin Panteleev and Cape Philharmonic.
Korsakoff - "Capriccio Espagnol"
Schumann - Cello Concerto (Heleen du Plessis)
Mussorgsky - Pictures at an exhibition" - 29th 7.00 pm - Sofia, "Bulgaria Hall". Martin Panteleev and Sofia Philharmonic.
Mahler - Symphony No.6 A-Minor "Tragic"
May 2010
- 6th 10.30 pm - Madrid, Auditorio Nacional. Martin Panteleev and Berliner Symphoniker.
Mendelssohn - "Hebrides" Overture
Bruch - Violin Concerto No.1 G-Minor (Martin Panteleev)
Mozart -Symphony No.41 "Jupiter" - 7th 8.00 pm - Cuenca, Teatro Auditorio. Martin Panteleev and Berliner Symphoniker.
Mendelssohn - "Hebrides" Overture
Bruch - Violin Concerto No.1 G-Minor (Martin Panteleev)
Beethoven - Symphony No.3 "Eroica" - 8th 8.00 pm - Toledo. Martin Panteleev and Berliner Symphoniker.
Mendelssohn - "Hebrides" Overture
Bruch - Violin Concerto No.1 G-Minor (Martin Panteleev)
Beethoven - Symphony No.3 "Eroica"
June 2010
- 10th 7.00 pm - Sofia, "Bulgaria hall". Martin Panteleev and Sofia Philharmonic.
Beethoven - Violin concerto (E. Denissova)
Brahms/Schonberg - Quartett Nr.1 - 12th 8.00 pm - Klagenfurt, "Worthersee Classics". Martin Panteleev and Sofia Philharmonic.
Beethoven - Violin concerto (E.Denissova)
Brahms/Schonberg - Quartett No.1
July 2010
- 3rd 8.00 pm - Bad Neuenahr, Dorint Hotel.
Recital of Lida and Martin Panteleev. Works by Grieg, Chausson, de Falla and Panteleev - 31st 8.00 pm - Raesfeld, Schloss Raesfeld.
Martin Panteleev and Berliner Symphoniker.
Beethoven - "Egmont"
Offenbach - Cello Concerto (Guido Schiefen)
Beethoven - Symphony No.3 "Eroica"
NEWS
Balchik Classic Days
Jun 17, 2010Martin Panteleev was invited to establish a new music festival in the city of Balchik and be it's musical director. After the liberation of Bulgaria, Balchik developed as centre of a rich agricultural region, wheat-exporting port, and district town, and later, as a major tourist destination with the beachfront resort of Albena to its south. The concerts will take place between 6th and 15th of August 2010 at the historical Balchik Palace which was constructed between 1926 and 1937, during the Romanian control of the region, for the needs of Queen Marie of Romania. The palace complex consists of a monastery, a holy spring, a chapel and most notably a park that is today a state-run botanical garden. Many remarkable artists will participate such as: Soloists of Berliner Symphoniker, Derek Han, Vesko Eschkenazy, Lazslo Fenyo among many others.
New CD recordings
Jan 26, 2010Lida and Martin Panteleev recorded two brand new CDs for the label Fox Classix distributed by MCDP Publishing - Fankfurt am Main.
"Sonata" includes Sonatas such as Mozart's KV 301, Debussy's
G-Minor and Grieg's No.3.
"Suite Populaire" presents some virtuoso pieces as "Tzigane" by Ravel, beloved works as "Meditation" by Massenet or the new composition by Martin Panteleev "Blue Planet" among many other famous works.
Both CDs will be available Feb 26th 2010 world wide, for example through Amazon or iTunes. Please see CDs/DVDs.Berliner Philharmonie
Jan 24, 2010After many successful performances past season with Berliner Symphoniker in Germany, Spain and Italy, Panteleev was reinvited to conduct the orchestra on Feb 14th 2010 in the Berliner Philharmonie. Soloist will be.jpg)
Rainer Seegers - 1st Solo Timpanist of the Berliner Philharmoniker since 1986.
http://www.berliner-symphoniker.de/pageID_5624187.htmlConcertgebouw Chamber Orchestra
May 7, 2009The concerts with Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra conducted by Martin Panteleev in Sofia and Istanbul were sold out and highly appreciated by the audience and press in both countries.
Panteleev meets Angela Merkel
Apr 7, 2008German Kanzler Angela Merkel visited Barth during the 7th edition of Panteleev´s "Kammermusiktage". In a small talk before one of the concerts Mrs. Merkel mentioned that the festival is important for the small city and it´s cultural life.
"Sofia orchestra is fiercely elegant"
Feb 8, 2008By John Zeugner Telegram & Gazette Reviewer
Worcester’s considerable pan-Slavic population turned out in force Wednesday night at Mechanics Hall to celebrate Bulgaria’s Sofia Festival Orchestra, perhaps Eastern Europe’s newest, most energetic ensemble, led by the very charismatic composer/conductor Martin Panteleev.
The program, appropriately enough, was heavy on Russian angst and bombast: selections from Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet” and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 in F minor. Between those two thick layers rested Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor. That might have been a respite of Scandinavian restraint and irony, but in pianist Terrence Wilson’s virtuosic hands it, too, was given an all-stops-out Slavic treatment of manic ebullience amid lyric suffering. The crowd loved every minute of this Slavic musical tsunami. At the end the audience stood cheering, stomping, demanding an encore.
In a beguilingly thick accent, Panteleev remarked, “It seems you want us to play more.” He turned and led his mostly young, very gender balanced musicians through a supercharged rendition of Shostakovich’s ferociously exciting “Festival Overture.”
This Sofia Festival Orchestra comprised only 57 musicians, but any doubt that the group could achieve full symphonic effect perished instantly in the opening whiplash chords of Prokofiev’s Introduction to “Romeo and Juliet.” Panteleev had stunning absolute control of the ensemble’s dynamics; with an epic circular sweep of his left hand he could bring orchestra to a roaring crescendo, and then instantly dampen it to a barely audible pizzicota whisper.
The cello and woodwind sections were particularly enthralling, achieving a supple, sumptuous sound in the second movements of the Grieg and Tchaikovsky pieces. Principal cellist M.V. Stoyanov is an extraordinarily gifted musician who achieved a mesmerizing dialogue with Wilson in the Grieg’s furtive, calmer moments. Wilson’s was a dazzling performance, and the audience went gaga at the end of the Grieg.
Clearly the first chairs of the Sofia’s woodwind section are world-class soloists. Flutist Iva Lubomirova spun out a luminous, utterly pure sound in the interior movements of the Tchaikovsky, as did V.M. Valtchanov (oboe), P.Y. Panteleev (clarinet) and K. P. Vladimirov (bassoon). Their work was flawless. Maestro Panteleev’s grasp of Tchaikovsky’s message seemed less solidly based. There were moments of searing intensity and moments of simply going through the motions, as if the American tour had taken its toll.
The conclusion, of course, was pure shimmering frenzy. All told, a concert of fierce conviction. It was clear Martin Panteleev and the Sofia Festival Orchestra could summon red fire first and dead cats afterward on their home turf of Slavic compositions.