The Baden-Baden Philharmonic breathes with the singers, creates atmosphere and shines with fine woodwind solos. This is also due to Nayden Todorov from Plovdiv, who conducts the evening. Also in the orchestral pieces, the orchestra, under Todorov’s prudent direction, impresses with homogeneity and precision.
The string sound was clean and bright, ensemble was pin-sharp, the timbre of every woodwind instrument was rich, the solos attractively phrased. The sound of the two horns was gorgeous in their many interventions, particularly the hunting calls of the third movement. Under the attentive baton of Nayden Todorov, not a hair was out of place…
Todorov was a purposeful conductor, always precise, always involved, never histrionic…
The musicianship, high emotions and attention to text of this performance made it an absolute winner.
The Liceu orchestra was plastic and technically fine as early as the Nabucco Overture, later putting some drama and little poetry into the introduction to Isabelle de Valois’s aria. Nayden Todorov led with clarity, efficiency and focus to achieve good results throughout the evening.
Nayden Todorov had no qualms about emphasizing large melodic extensions or excited rhythms – his “La Tragenda” was enthusiastically received, confirming the current good level of the Liceu Orchestra. The audience got what they came to hear – an excellent evening.
Sonya Yoncheva was accompanied by the Russian National Youth Symphony Orchestra conducted by the expressive Bulgarian conductor Nayden Todorov. The musicians played with enthusiasm and passion, getting involved in the imaginative environment of opera arias and symphonic fragments of the evening.
Maestro Nayden Todorov was keenly aware of the nuances. The Russian National Youth Symphony Orchestra acted as a faithful assistant to him in this task.
It was really magical what was presented on stage for a good two and a half hours. Actually, it would have been enough just to listen to the orchestra under the direction of Nayden Todorov.
You could feel and see how Todorov managed to get the musicians involved and inspire them. In the sold out Musikverein the audience thanked him with long lasting ovations
Conductor Nayden Todorov pulled out all the musical skills. The audience was thrilled by the contrast between the finely chiseled passages and the rapidly virtuoso parts. In this interpretation, Todorov combined spiritedly gripping gesture and masterly formal overview. The sound beauty and fine sound culture are impressive. Todorov explored the increases under high tension until the final.
In early December we could experience the Sofia Philharmonic under the direction of conductor Nayden Todorov in the sold-out Musikverein. Todorov manages to work out a special, warm and colourful sound. He succeeds in combining the classical Viennese tradition with the Slavic emotion. Conductor and the orchestra are obviously not looking for shows or big effects, but are about the music itself.