SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5th at 8.00 PM
KOLARAC ENDOWMENT
RTS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
CONDUCTOR MANUEL LÓPEZ-GÓMEZ
BOMSORI КIM, VIOLIN
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Hamlet Overture
Max Bruch
Violin Concerto No. 1
Vorspiel: Allegro moderato
Adagio
Finale: Allegro energico
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 7
Allegro maestoso
Poco adagio
Scherzo. Vivace
Finale. Allegro
The RTS Symphony Orchestra is one of the most representative orchestral ensembles in Serbia. Founded in 1937, as part of Radio Belgrade, from the very beginning, the Symphony Orchestra had clearly defined artistic directions, oriented towards affirmation and nurturing of national music heritage, as well as capital works of world literature. This program policy which was established by the first conducter, Mihailo Vukdargović, has been continuously reinvigorated for more than seven decades by the chief conductors Mladen Jugušt, Vančo Čavdarski and Bojan Suđić, who has occupied the post of the artistic director from 2005 till today.
Throughout history, the most significant domestic and foreign artists, soloists and conductors have collaborated with the orchestra. The Symphony Orchestra has performed at all major festivals in Yugoslavia and Serbia, and has also made successful tours across Europe and Africa. In the Sound Archive of Radio Belgrade, hundreds of recordings have been permanently archived, many of which have been published on several dozen sound carriers.
In 2008, the RTS Symphony Orchestra, together with its chief-conductor Bojan Suđić, received Extraordinary Golden Link award for great achievements in the cultural and artistic mission, and in celebration of the 70th anniversary of its establishment. It is also the winner of the magazine Muzika Klasika annual award for the best orchestral ensemble for 2013.
Today, the RTS Symphony Orchestra is a modern ensemble, which operates within the RTS Music Production, keeping pace with the world tendencies in the interpretation of music. Its repertoire includes significant symphonic, concert and vocal-instrumental pieces of national and foreign literature. In its history the Symphony Orchestra premiered many works of prominent contemporary domestic artists of various generations, and some of these pieces were dedicated to it. The program also includes opera and operetta literature, as well as music of popular genres. It is actively present at concert podiums, in the media and in important social events, positioning itself as a prestigious performing body capable of the highest artistic accomplishments.
Venezuelan conductor Manuel López-Gómez presented the audience with an incredible palette of colours, dynamics and nuances… the new star conductor led the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra with magical precision… — (OperaPlus.cz). Hugely successful appearances in North and Latin America, Europe, Asia and Australia with, amongst others, the Washington National Symphony, Detroit Symphony, the Simón Bolívar Symphony, Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, hr-Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Czech Philharmonic, Gothenburg Symphony, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Moscow Philharmonic, Guangzhou Symphony, Busan Philaharmonic, Seoul Philharmonic, the Pacific Symphony and Sydney Symphony Orchestra established Manuel López-Gómez’ reputation as a forceful conductor with visionary and inspiring powers. In addition to his concert work, Manuel is passionate about opera. For Universal Music Italy he conducted and recorded the world premiere of the recently orchestrated opera Atahualpa by Carlo Enrico Pasta in Perú. Shortly after, he returned to this country for Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette with Juan Diego Flórez. The Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro invited him for a production of Il Viaggio a Reims, the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra for Le Nozze di Figaro. For more than 15 years Manuel worked side by side with Gustavo Dudamel on symphonic and opera projects such as La Bohème, La Traviata and Mahler’s Eighth Symphony in Caracas, Don Giovanni in Los Angeles, the Brahms Symphonies in Paris and West Side Story with Cecilia Bartoli at the Salzburg Festival. In 2017/18, Manuel shared with him the musical direction of a new production of La Bohème at the Opéra Bastille in Paris. Manuel López-Gómez began to study the violin, piano, chamber music, composition and conducting in Venezuela. Having been formed within El Sistema, he sees the dedication to young people and their musical training as a major duty of his profession. Currently, he fulfils this particular commitment as Music Director of the Bogotá Philharmonic Youth Orchestra.
This violinist is ready for anything: with virtuosity, presence, clarity and a warm, rich tone, Bomsori Kim is adept at making each moment her own - Crescendo Magazine
In February 2021, Bomsori signed in Berlin the exclusive contract with the Deutsche Grammophon label.
In the season 2021/22 Bomsori will perform with the New York Philharmonic (van Zweden), San Francisco Symphony, Frankfurt Radio Symphony (Altinoglu), Danish National Symphony Orchestra (Luisi), Tonkünstler Orchestra (Luisi) the NDR Radiophilharmonie (Manze), the Singapore Symphony, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra (Urbanski) amongst others.
Bomsori was the Focus Artist of the Rheingau Musik Festival 2021. The residency included nine concerts, presenting Bomsori’s entire artistic skills together with various musical partners.
She performed all five Mozart violin concertos with the Camerata Salzburg, Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Vasily Petrenko and with Tenebrae Choir, Bomsori performed Bach's Partita in d minor for solo violin merging with his chorales.
In Summer 2021, Bomsori returned to Gstaad Menuhin Festival performing twice, as the Menuhin’s Heritage Artist, starting her 5- years residency at the legendary festival.
Bomsori made her New York Philharmonic debut in February 2019, performing the US Premiere of Tan Dun's Violin Concerto, Fire Ritual.
Bomsori has had the privilege of performing under the direction of multiple conductors, including Fabio Luisi, Jaap van Zweden, Andrey Boreyko, Jacek Kaspszyk, Marin Alsop, Pablo Heras-Casado, Hannu Lintu, Sakari Oramo, John Storgårds, Giancarlo Guerrero with numerous leading orchestras, such as Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Belgian National Orchestra, Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannover, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Camerata Salzburg, Munich Chamber Orchestra, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, KBS Symphony Orchestra, amongst others. She joined the Wrocław Philharmonic as soloist in a tour through USA, performing the Szymanowski Violin Concerto.
As a soloist, Bomsori has appeared at numerous venues worldwide, such as Musikverein Golden Hall in Vienna, Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow, Philharmonic Hall in St. Petersburg, Finlandia Hall in Helsinki, the Herkulessaal and the Prinzregententheater in Munich, Berlin Philharmonic, Rudolfinum and Smetana Hall in Prague, Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in New York.
In addition to winning the 62nd ARD International Music Competition, Bomsori is a prize winner of the Tchaikovsky International Competition, Queen Elisabeth Competition, International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition, Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition Hannover, Montreal International Musical Competition, Sendai International Music Competition and the 15th International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition. Bomsori received the 2018 Young Artist Award from the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Korean Music Association’s 2019 Young Artist Award. In 2020, she was presented with the 4th G.rium Artists Award by the Foundation Academia Platonica.
In June 2021 Bomsori released her first Deutsche Grammophon solo Album, Violin on Stage, with NFM Wroclaw Philharmonic and Giancarlo Guerrero.
The duo album with pianist Rafał Blechacz, featuring works by Fauré, Debussy, Szymanowski and Chopin, was released in February 2019 by Deutsche Grammophon. The album won the Fryderyk Music Award for Best Polish Album Abroad for their DG recording of French and Polish repertoire.
In 2017, Warner Classics released Bomsori’s debut album with maestro Jacek Kaspszyk and the Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, featuring Wieniawski Violin Concerto No. 2 and Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1.
Born in South Korea, Bomsori received a Bachelor degree at Seoul National University, where she studied with Young Uck Kim. She also earned her Master of Music Degree and Artist Diploma at The Juilliard School where she studied with Sylvia Rosenberg and Ronald Copes.
She performs on the Guarnerius del Gesù violin ex-Moller, Cremona, 1725, on extended loan through the generous efforts of The Samsung Foundation of Culture of Korea and The Stradivari Society of Chicago, Illinois.
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