–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Do you like classical music?<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Most certainly! Especially Bach, the perfection of harmony and mathematic accuracy\u2026<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I love it! Mostly Mozart, he calms me down.<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No one is equal to Wagner, everything ends with him!<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Yes! Rachmaninoff\u2019s pieces have elements that no composer managed to unite.<\/p>\n
–\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Satie…<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Yes, I do, Nemanja Radulovic! (an answer of a five-year-old girl)<\/p>\n
Although it is quite possible that most answers would coincide with the aforementioned names, the first part of this mini questionnaire was not really carried out, but the girl is real. We don\u2019t know her name, but we do know that she wore a red dress on the concert where she waited patiently at the end for the violinist to come out on the stage to bow again. She gave him flowers, got a kiss and a hug in return, and most certainly when it comes to classical music, her answer would be Nemanja.<\/p>\n
That is, perhaps, the first impression two days after Nemanja Radulovic held his first concert in Belgrade, at Kolarac Hall. For some period now this striking artist has an army of fans worldwide, but also \u2019\u2019at home\u2019\u2019 which is said to be the toughest thing to achieve. Moreover, he has the charisma to also invigorate both the audience that is not regular on classical concerts and parents to bring their little ones to hear and see something special, regardless of the fact that it was long past their bedtime.<\/p>\n
Exquisite artists have always been given nicknames which described in a word or two the talent unseen up until that moment. Paganini, for example, was called the \u2019\u2019Devil\u2019s violinist\u2019\u2019 more than 200 years ago, and Nemanja is \u2019\u2019the Sorcerer with the violin\u2019\u2019 of the 21st<\/sup> Century. His styling and flamboyant black hair have most certainly contributed to that, however, besides his devilish feel for music and the ease of playing the most difficult segments, this merry sorcerer knocks us off our feet with his smile and spontaneity. That would be the second impression of the concert but for sure the first one you get when he talks to you \u2013 from the stage or in person. The legerity with which he greats the audience at Kolarac like they were his own guests, created during the years an unbreakable bond between them that strengthens with every new concert. \u041ence more the warmth and the magical closeness filled the space around Nemanja and the listeners who surrounded him as well as the already well-known faces of the Serbian-French troupe that has been performing together for 10 years.<\/p>\n Double Sens ensemble celebrated its 10th\u00a0<\/sup>anniversary on February 4th<\/sup>\u00a0and 5th<\/sup>, with the soloist that constantly leads concerts without conducting. Nemanja \u2019\u2019runs\u2019\u2019 this orchestra in an ideal way \u2013 simply enjoying in making music with his friends, paying attention to every person and \u2019\u2019chatting\u2019\u2019 with everyone through a dialog on the strings. And according to the program the dialogs can be pleasant, serious, cheerful, emotional, some pass in a moment, some repeat with the increasing feeling of weight, others are only completed by silence. However, not even one is forgotten. With this kind of a \u2019\u2019live scene\u2019\u2019 Nemanja who captures your sight, directs audience to his colleagues and makes the whole experience more interesting.<\/p>\n While we admire the way he masters and plays with the instrument, the compositions are changing\u00a0along with the epochs and our emotions.\u00a0\u00a0It started with the timeless Handel and Vivaldi which, most probably\u00a0will not lose their sovereign status even in the next three Centuries and continued with the famous Bartok\u2019s dances, Dvorak\u2019s tender mother\u2019s song, Man\u2019s world by Kusturica and romantic and playful Shostakovich. After Fibich\u2019s divine Poem and Khachaturian\u2019s effective Sabre\u2019s have passed, the last word was given to the wonderful Scheherazade. The serious compositions enriched with the famous pieces because of which classical music is gladly listened to in Radulovic\u2019s soft as a whisper interpretation\u00a0becomes music that is loved and that is much needed.<\/p>\n New arrangements, a whistle alongside the violin at times, a bit of Southern Serbia singing, percussion, wigs worn by the ensemble as an imitation of their tousled leader (resembling a French court a bit), \u2019\u2019Happy birthday\u2019\u2019 played in various ways, hopping, laughter, friendship, memories, tears, unreal orchestral colors, tension, melodies that speed up your heart beat\u2026. What could be a better recommendation for an artist other than a concert that reflects the life itself?<\/p>\n Ivana Ljubinkovic<\/p>\n