On the occasion of his debut at the BBC Proms in 2019, ›The Times‹ praised the »super-virtuosity« of violinist Nemanja Radulović’s playing. With his unique energy, openness and depth of expression, this musician harnesses the power of music and captivates audiences while simultaneously widening the boundaries of classical music. Born in Serbia in 1985 and currentlz living in France, he was awarded the Echo Klassik in 2015 and has won prizes at many other international competitions including the Joseph Joachim Violin Competition in Hanover and the renowned George Enescu International Competition in Bucharest. In recent seasons, Nemanja Radulović has appeared in a number of international concert venues with world-renowned orchestras, including the Münchner Philharmoniker, the Deutsche Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, the Staatskapelle Dresden, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, to name but a few.

Recent highlights include performances with the New York Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. In addition, Nemanja Radulović gives acclaimed concerts as a passionate chamber musician from New York’s Carnegie Hall to the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. In 2021, he became an exclusive recording artist for Warner Classics. After his passionate debut with the Deutsche Kammer­philharmonie Bremen in 2022, their reunion at the 2023 ›Summer in Lesmona‹ festival has been eagerly awaited.

The Italian-Turkish conductor Nil Venditti has been forging close relationships with many international orchestras in recent years. Highlights of recent seasons include collaborations with the Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris, the Dresden Philharmonie, the Tonhalle Orchester Zurich, the Irish National Opera and the Orchestra della Toscana, of which she was Principal Guest Conductor until May 2022.

Alongside her strong affinity for the core classical repertoire of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven and her devotion to conducting opera, Nil Venditti also shows a great interest in contemporary programmes. In recent seasons, she has performed works by Fazil Say, Fabien Waksman, Lepo Sumera and Caroline Shaw in particular. This conductor also uses unusual formats to attract new target groups to classical music. In June 2022, Nil Venditti conducted the Irish National Opera’s first virtual reality community opera ›Out of the Ordinary‹, which was developed for and with people from all over Ireland and which places communities at the centre of the opera’s creative process. Nil Venditti made her acclaimed debut with the Deutsche Kammer­philharmonie Bremen conducting at Musikfest Bremen and returned to the orchestra’s own festival ›Summer in Lesmona‹ the following year.