The fifth recital of the Festival features the virtuoso accordionist, Miloš Milivojević.
Programme
01:03 Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ (BWV 639) - J. S. Bach
05:20 Sonata in F (K.44) - Domenico Scarlatti
11:36 Don Rhapsodie No. 2: 2nd movement - Viacheslav Semenov
15:48 Milonga del Angel - Astor Piazzolla
20:41 Asturias - Isaac Albéniz
26:23 The French touch - Richard Galliano
Award-winning Serbian born Miloš Milivojević has been described as “A hurricane of imaginative invention” by Hilary Finch, The Times.
His versatility as a musician performing different genres including classical, tango and world music, has ensured he is in demand internationally. Miloš Milivojević is a first prizewinner at International accordion Competitions in Germany (Klingental), France (Grand Prix), Italy (Castelfidardo) and Denmark (Diremose Prisen).
After his early musical education in Serbia with Professors Milica Lazarević, Radomir Tomić and Vojin Vasović, Miloš moved to London in 2002 and was awarded a full scholarship from the Academy of Music (RAM) for Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Masters degrees studying with Professor Owen Murray.
Miloš has performed in venues such as the Sydney Opera House, Wembley Arena, Royal Albert Hall, Muziekgebouw, Birmingham Symphony Hall, Wigmore Hall, Purcell Room, and has performed at the RAM Foundation Day awards ceremony in front of HRH The Princess Royal.
In 2007, Miloš became the first accordionist ever to win the RAM Club Prize, open to all instrumentalists, and in 2008 Miloš was the winner of the prestigious Derek Butler London Prize at the Wigmore Hall, contested by students from all four of the London conservatoires. At graduation, Miloš was awarded a Distinction and the Vice Principal’s Special Prize at the Royal Academy of Music.
Internationally he has given recitals in Russia, Slovenia, Hungary, Italy, Iceland, Montenegro, Spain, Canary Islands, Netherlands and Malta, as well as in Cuba, Australia and New Zealand. He has also given live broadcasts on BBC Radio, Classic FM, ABC and the Serbian National Radio and television networks. He is a member of the London Tango Quintet, Kosmos Ensemble, AccordDuo and Balkan group Paprika.
The versatility of Miloš’s playing extends to working with leading opera companies including the Iford, Garsington, Opera North, Opera Holland Park. In 2017 Miloš performed Brett Dean’s new opera of Shakespeare’s great tragedy, Hamlet, with Glyndebourne Opera’s touring production. Miloš has also appeared with the BBC Singers and Rias Kammerchor.
Miloš is an ambassador for the classical accordion and has premiered works and collaborated with British composers including Anthony Gilbert, Howard Skempton, Elena Firsova, Patrick Nunn, Ben Foskett, Julian Philips, Anna Meredith, Philip Venables, Bushra El-Turk and Errollyn Wallen, as well as giving the UK premiere of Sequenza No.13 by Luciano Berio. He gave the world premiere of ‘Il Filo’, a double concerto for guitar and accordion by David Gordon with Craig Ogden in summer 2019.
His playing is featured on the award winning Bollywood movie ‘Barfi’ and he has performed tango live in front of millions on the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing TV programme. His performances are enthusiastically reviewed by music critics.
Miloš was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music for his contribution to music.
These pieces feature on Miloš’s album, 'Accord for Life', which is available as follows:
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Music used:
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