Toccata - Duo Nedelkovska (Oboe, Piano) + visit of Villa Carlotta

PROGRAM

G.P. TELEMANN: Sonata for oboe and piano
F. SCHUBERT: Piano Sonata in A (D.664)
V. NIKOLOVSKI: Toccata
Tradizionale macedone: “Ne si go prodavaj Koljo”
E. SATIE: Gymnopédies No. 1
E. MORRICONE: Mission, La Califfa, Cinema Paradiso

THE ARTISTS

Gordana Josifova-Nedelkovska (Oboist)
“The performance of the oboist, Gordana Josifova Nedelkovska, calmed me down. She is so attentive, eloquent and precise in the expression, I was excited when I heard her. I didn’t expect to hear such performance.” – Ennio Morricone

Prof. Gordana Josifova Nedelkovska MA graduated at the Faculty of Music – Skopje in the class of Prof. Kiro Davidovski. She specialized at the Mozart Academy in Warsaw, Poland and was a scholarship student at BANFF Center for Music and Sound in Canada. She has been the recipient of many awards at national and international competitions.
Josifova-Nedelkovska has performed as soloist with numerous established orchestras such as: the Symphonic Orchestra of the National Chapel of Saint Petersburg, the chamber orchestra Musica Viva under the baton of the prominent conductor and cellist Alexander Rudin, Servantes Philharmonics from Spain, The Yucatan Symphony Orchestra from Yucatan, Mexico, The Kimy Sinfonieta from Finland, Austria’s Villah Philharmonics, the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra from the Czech Republic, the Tallinn Sinfonietta from Estonia, the Symphonic Orchestra of Rome, the Symphonic Orchestra of Belgrade, the string chamber orchestra of the Slovenian Philharmonic, the chamber orchestra Sofia Soloists, the orchestra of the Macedonian Philharmonic, Macedonian Chamber Orchestra, the Chamber Orchestra St. George’s Strings, the orchestra of Avignon – Provence, Chamber Orchestra of Porto Alegre – Brazil, United Europe Chamber Orchestra.
She has performed recitals in Canada, USA, Brazil, Mexico, China, Estonia, Netherlands, France, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Italy, Germany, Czech Republic, Russia, Ukraine (performing with the renowned violinist Nigel Kennedy), Finland, Turkey, Greece, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia, performing in venues such as: Verdi in Milano, the auditorium S. Margherita in Venice, Botteghino Auditorium Conciliazione in Rome, the prestigious Smetana Hall in Prague, Czech Republic, etc.
Of great importance is the invitation of the legendary Ennio Morricone in 2009, for Gordana to perform under his baton at the Ohrid Summer Festival.
In the past Gordana has undertaken a number of important positions, such as: President of Jeunesses Musicales Macedonia, Head of the Department for wind instruments at the Faculty of music – Skopje, Vice Dean of the Faculty of music – Skopje and a member of the senate of the University Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Skopje for two turns. In 2005 she was appointed as President of the Commission for Culture and Sport at the University Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Skopje, and by suggestion of the University she has been selected as a member of the Council of the Macedonian National Television. In 2008, Josifova-Nedelkovska was awarded a plaque in recognition for contributions to the promotion of the University in the country and abroad.
Her work is of а particular importance to the culture in Macedonia. Therefore, she has been awarded multiple awards, among which is the award “13 November” and the prestigious national award “St. Kliment Ohridski” for her extraordinary work in the fields of culture and art. In 2015 she was awarded the Recognition of Knight in Arts by the French Ministry of Culture for her contribution in promoting the French culture in Macedonia. Her success has been recognized by a world known Institute as well – in 2004 the Editorial council of the American Biography Institute nominated her in the category Successful woman of the 21st century. In their publication, which contained biographies and works of powerful and creative women in their respective countries, Josifova-Nedelkovska was selected as an artist and teacher who has left deep marks in the Macedonian society.
Gordana Josifova-Nedelkovska is a professor at the Faculty of music – Skopje, teaching Oboe, Chamber music and Methodology of teaching wind instruments.

Ines Nedelkovska (piano)
The young pianist Ines Nedelkovska (2003) started learning the piano at the age of six in the class. prof. Nina Kostova PhD, student of the eminent Russian pianists and pedagogues Lyudmila and Boris Romanov. Currently she is a student at the State Music School “TodorSkalovski -Tetoec” in Tetovo.
So far Ines has won numerous awards at international competitions in Monte Carlo, Italy, USA, France, Great Britain, Macedonia, etc. As the winner of these competitions, Ines gets the opportunity to perform in the world’s most eminent concert halls, such as: Carnegie Hall and Kaufman Center in New York, Royal Albert Hall in London, Rossini Theater in Italy, the Philharmonic in Paris and many others.
In 2013, as part of the famous festival “Moscow Meets Friends”, she presented herself with three concerts in front of the Moscow audience. In 2016, she performed in Zagreb and Kragujevac, as well as at the concerts of the laureates from the competitions in Dojran and Struga. In March 2018, within the 25th international music cycle “Young Virtuosos” she played at the renowned Ljubljana Festival. In 2018, organized by the Jeunesses Musicales Macedonia, Ines performed a solo concert in the Macedonian Philharmonic twice.
Ines also often performs as a soloist with several orchestras: Macedonian Philharmonic, AGBU Chamber Orchestra from Sofia, Art Link Young Virtuosos; Novosibirsk Youth Symphony Orchestra, concert broadcasted on Russian national tv.
She is the winner of the first prizes in Japan – Tokyo; USA – New York (International Young Gifted Musicians Competition), where in addition to the first prize she also received an invitation to record in New York; the first prize in Portugal “Lisbon Stars”; In France – Paris “Nouvelles etoiles “; in Kazakhstan – Astana (Silk Way) a special prize and the first prize in the Baltic Gold competition. As a winner of first price at the Iscart International Music Competition in Lugano, Switzerland, Ines was one of 15 candidates selected from a total of 200 pianists from around the world.
On June 9th 2021, Ines Nedelkovska was named “Musician of the week” by the international section of Jeunesses Musicales in Brussels – JMInternational.
She often plays also in duo with her mother, oboist Gordana Josifova-Nedelkovska.