- The Slovenian Youth Orchestra has been around since 2019
- Živa Ploj Peršuh is the first woman to be the conductor of the Slovene National Theatre Opera and Ballet Ljubljana
- Robert Lakatos plays an Antonio Stradivari violin from 1709
- Arthur Stockel is the author of Bewitched, a project where musicians combine their love for jazz and classical music
- Arthur Stockel is a founding member of the Oct’Opus octet, which includes string and wind players
- Since 2018, Robert Lakatos has been the artistic director of the Robert Lakatos Chamber String Orchestra, which consists of the artist’s students
Programme:
A. Naumovski Potisk: Concertino for Clarinet and String Orchestra
W. A. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622
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J. Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
J. Brahms: Hungarian Dances WoO 1
Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor
Hungarian Dance No. 2 in D minor
Hungarian Dance No. 3 in F major
Hungarian Dance No. 4 in F minor
Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor
The violinist Robert Lakatoš and clarinettist Arthur Stockel will be performing as soloists this evening, together with the Slovenian Youth Orchestra under the baton of Živa Ploj Peršuh. The Serbian violinist Robert Lakatoš was the youngest violin student at the Music Academy in his native Novi Sad, where he now works as a lecturer. He continued his studies at the High School for Music in Zürich, as well as studying under Julian Rachlin at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna. Lakatoš is also a winner of the renowned Pablo Sarasate International Violin Competition. The French clarinettist Arthur Stockel has become known as a passionate and eclectic musician thanks to his virtuosity and a multi-faceted career as soloist, chamber musician and orchestra member. At the age of 21 he was named chief clarinettist of the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, and is one of the leading classical artists of his generation. Stockel trained with the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, as part of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra Academy, and performed under the baton of conductors such as Daniel Harding, Valery Gergiev, Antonio Pappano and Vladimir Jurowski.
