Program:
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major (Les Adieux), Op. 81a
Das Lebewohl – Adagio – Allegro
Abwesenheit – Andante espressivo
Das Wiedersehen – Vivacissimamente
Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90
Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen
Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101
Etwas lebhaft, und mit der innigsten Empfindung – Allegretto ma non troppo
Lebhaft, marschmässig – Vivace alla Marcia
Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll – Adagio ma non troppo, con affetto
Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr und mit Entschlossenheit – Allegro
Biography:
Stevan Spalević (Niš, 1983) finished primary and secondary school of music in his home town in the class of professor Milena Rajković. In 2007 he graduated and completed master diploma at the Academy of arts in Novi Sad in the class of professor Svetlana Bogino. He completed Ph. D studies at the Faculty of Music in Belgrade in the class of professor Aleksandar Serdar and professor Sonja Marinković. In 2018 he completed Postgraduate studies at the Scuola di Musica Fiesole in Florence in the class of Bruno Canino. During his studies he won numerous prizes in Serbia as well as abroad, to mention few: First prize at the Republic competition in chamber music category with trio “Skriveni cvet”, Belgrade, Serbia, 2001; Laureate at the International competition “Mihajlo Vukdragović” in Šabac, Serbia 2002; Laureate at “EPTA – Scriabin & Bartok” competition in Belgrade, Serbia 2005; Semifinalist at “Alexander Scriabin” competition in Grosseto, Italy, 2006; Laureate at International music competition “Davorin Jenko” in piano duo category with duo “Stevan Nemanja”, Belgrade, Serbia, 2016. He worked as an assistant at the piano department at the Academy of arts in Novi Sad in school terms 2005/06 and 2006/07. He has been studying with number of professors at master classes. Spalević has performed in Spain, Germany, Austria, Italy, Bulgaria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, North Macedonia as well as in important concert halls in Serbia. He appeared three times as a soloist in Piano concertos by Mozart, Beethoven and Brahms with Niš Symphony Orchestra conducted by Vanesa Kremenović and Svilen Simeonov. As a conductor, Spalević had his debut with Symphonic orchestra “Amoroso & friends” at the National Theater in Leskovac, Serbia, and appeared as a conductor and a pianist with the City Chamber orchestra “Carica Teodora” in Niš. He is a member of a piano duo “Stevan Nemanja” with a pianist Nemanja Egerić with whom he won several first prizes in 2016 at competitions in Serbia. From 2008 to 2014, he was working as a Senior Artistic Associate – accompanist at the wind instruments department at the Faculty of arts in Niš (accompanying flute, clarinet and horn). From 2014 to 2016 he was working as an Assistant and from 2016 as a professor at the piano department at the Faculty of arts in Niš.