October 2021

Macedonian soprano Vesna Ginovska Ilkova and pianist Hajdi Elzeser will premiere my piece “Vnatresni Planini” (The Mountains Within), on the 19th October in Skopje, at the Philharmonic Hall.

It was thrilling to work on a new piece for these two great musicians – Hajdi is one of my closest collaborators, but I am working with Vesna for the first time. The piece is based on a poem by my friend Vladimir Martinovski.

The programme, titled “Ogledalo” (Mirror), also includes music by fellow Macedonian composers Golabovski and Dzambazov, as well as Bellini, Schumann, Giordano, Puccini and Mascagni.