Conductor – Dorin Frandeş
Solist – Cadmiel Boţac
Programme
Bedrich Smetana – Vltava a symphonic poem
Edvard Grieg – Concerto for piano and orchestra in minor op.16
Josef Haydn – Symphony no. 94 in the big soil Surprise
The protagonists of the concert of June 14, 2018, are conductor Dorin Frandeş (a musician with over three decades activity on the stage of the Arad Philharmonic) and young pianist Cadmiel Boţac (one of the most brilliant musicians of his generation). It will be a two-generation meeting, in which the impetuousness of the solo’s youth will be carefully guided by the experimental wand, with a classical allusion to the conductor.
The proposed repertoire is attractive, the first part of the series being dedicated to Romanticism (Bedrich Smetana, Edward Grieg) and the second part of the Viennese Classicism by Jeseph Haydn.
Bedrich Smetana, Poemul Symphonic Vltava
The work, of a glorious Slavic romanticism, “paint” the painting flow, from springs to spills, of the national river of Bohemia, being the most famous opus of the 19th century Czech National School.
Edward Grieg, Piano Concerto in Minor
It is one of the most beloved pages of piano literature, being the symbolic work of the Norwegian National School represented by Edward Grieg. It is worth noting that the most valuable interpretation of this Concert so far is due to a Romanian pianist, the famous Dinu Lipatti, George Enescu’s close friend.
Joseph Haydn, Symphony no. 94 “Surprise”
Almost all of Haydn’s Symphonies have a subtitle, but in the case of the opposite no. This seems the most appropriate. An agreement in a sudden force, reinforced by the blow of the eardrum, seems to want to arouse the audience who listens to a quiet melody in the piano. The effect usually causes smiles and makes us think with reverence and sympathy for the great master of a serene and balanced music that, like, greets us bald for centuries, “pope” Haydn.
Portrait Cadmiel Boţac
Born in 1997, Cadmiel Boţac began studying the piano in his native town of Sighetu Marmaţiei at the age of 4 under the guidance of Professor Monica Chifor. His talent was noted early on 6 years already winning the first national contest. Other national and international prizes followed, including the First Prize at the Young Virtuoso Contest – Zagreb and the First Prize at the “Dinu Lipatti” Contest – Bucharest. At the age of 14 he moved to Cluj-Napoca to work with renowned pianist and teacher Daniel Goiti, a professor at the “Gheorghe Dima” Academy of Music, in which he is still in his class. His artistic training is complemented by master classes he attended at the Mozarteum International Summer Academy in Salzburg and the International Summer Academy in Vienna, where he was hired by leading artists such as Robert Levin and Boris Berman.
An important event in the young artist’s evolution took place at the Kazakhstan Astana Piano Passion (2014), where he won the 1st Prize and was especially appreciated by renowned pianist Denis Matsuev, who invited him to perform a recital at his residence. Shortly after, Cadmiel won the Milano Piano Talents Contest and the French “Adilia Alieva” Contest.
The pianist attaches great importance to chamber music as well. He is awarded the 1st Prize at the “Mozart” Competition in Cluj-Napoca, both in the solo piano and piano-violin duo. He was a scholar at the SoNoRo International Festival, where he studied chamber music and concerts with well-known artists such as Diana Ketler, Răzvan Popovici, Maximilian Hornung and David Cohen. A special place in his concert activity is held by recitals supported by the famous tenor Marius-Vlad Budoiu.
Cadmiel Boţac performed concerts with the National Orchestra of Kazakhstan and the Irkutsk Philharmonic at the Stars on Baikal Festival, and with the Bucharest Radio Orchestras and with the Philharmonic Orchestras in Cluj-Napoca, Iaşi, Bacau, Satu-Mare. She has held recitals in the USA, Luxembourg, Croatia, Italy, France, Russia and the Romanian Athenaeum.
