Music Pearl- A concert featuring tenor Vlatko Gruevski and pianist Andreja Naunov
Sunday, November 3rd from 6 pm: Tenot Vlatko Gruevski and Pianist Andreja Naunov
Andreja Naunov was born in Kochani (Macedonia). He finished elementary musical school in his hometown. He received his degree in music from the University of St. Cyril and St. Methodius in Skopje, at Music Academy in the class of professor Maestro Simon Trpcheski, in whose class today, he is attending postgraduate studies. In 2014 he starts studies about conducting in class of Maestro S. Nikolovski – Gjumar and in 2023 received his postgraduate degree as conductor in class of Maestro B. Canev, in same University. Andreja has accomplished more than 250 recitals in Macedonia and in the other countries.
As a soloist he has performed with the Macedonia Philharmonic Orchestra and the Orchestra of the Macedonian Opera and Ballet., and at the same time he took part of the Simon Trpcheski’s national tour. Has taken part of many humanitarian manifestations, concerts and shows. Andreja has realized concerts as a solo singer, as well as a member of many vocal ensembles. With the ensemble ”Vocals” he has performed at the Ohrid Summer Festival, Skopje Summer Festival, DMM, and has been involved in movie soundtracks recordings. As a member of the vocal ensemble “ Heraclea “ has performed at the “ Dubrovnik Summer Festival “, “ Ohrid Summer Festival “, “ Skopje Summer Festival” and many others.
Andreja has remarkable possibilities to emphasize his performing skills on piano, working as an accompanist, with many eminent soloists and ensembles, showing them at many shows in Republic Of Macedonia, such as Ohrid Summer Festival, Days of the Macedonian Music, Skopje Summer Festival, Bit Fest, and shows in Switzerland, Austria, Serbia, Germany, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia as well. Some of the soloists he has worked with are the prominent artists of Macedonian Opera and Ballet and instrumentalists. Has worked with many prominent conductors: Urosh Lajovich, Janush Psibilski, Paul Vaigold, Norman Vidzaja, Tomislav Schopov and has started to work as a conductor of his own with the choir of the Church “ Presveta Bogorodica “ from Skopje. In 2012 and 2014 will perform an amazing concerts with this choir in Vienna, and in 2015 Italy concert tour in many towns, like is Rome, Venice, Florence, Bari.
In 2013 he is jury member on International music competition for Slavic music in Moscow, where he has some concerts including and competition opening. In 2020 he became conductor of choir “France Presern” in Skopje. In 2016 1st of April Debut with Full orchestra and opera soloist from Macedonian Opera and Ballet and conducted some operas and concerts, opera Rita, Stabat Mater, The Barber of Seville, Orpheus and Eurydice and The Phantom of the Opera. With some soloist form Macedonian Opera and Ballet he has a concerts in USA, Austria, Italy, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria.
In his repertoire include more than 50 operas and operettas, cantatas, oratorios.
Andreja Naunov is working for 20 years in the Macedonian Opera and Ballet, first 3 years like a choir singer, from 2005 till today work as vocal couch and conductor. From 2007 he works as an exterior assistant at the Music Academy in Skopje.
Tenor Vlatko Gruevski (17.07.1994) is an opera singer who graduated with a master degree at the Faculty of Music Arts in Skopje, in a class of Macedonian opera diva Slavica Petrovska – Galic. Last year Vlatko celebrated 10 years of his professional career, a part of that career includes soloist concerts, music festivals and state manifestations (Obrid summer festival, Skopje summer festival, 10 days Republic of Krushevo, City of culture, etc.), many concerts in Macedonia cities, and awards and recognitions. Vlatko has recitals in other countries, one of the most important is in Istanbul, Turkey and last year performing 4 “Lucia di Lammermoor in Greece, Ermoupoli. His work with Maestro Andreja Naunov is very important. At this moment Vlatko is working in the National Opera and Ballet – Skopje.
