Big day for little Slovenia, zapiše znani glasbeni publicist Norman Lebrecht v svojem članku v Slipped Disc – The 1# Classical Music News Site in z naslovom Berlin Philharmonic quietly replaces two clarinet players. (27. oktobra 2021)
The widely respected E-flat clarinet player Walter Seyfarth, who joined the Berlin Philharmonic under Karajan in 1985, will play his farewell concert in Berlin this Friday.
Another Karajan veteran, the bass clarinet player Manfred Preis, retired last month.
Both have been quietly replaced by Slovenians.
Matic Kuder, who starts in December, is solo clarinet of the Nürnberger Symphoniker. Andraž Golob is a member of the Orchestra academy of the Vienna Philharmonic.
Kot so nekateri mediji že poročali, je Andraž Golob, ki še ne šteje 25 let, po zmagi na avdiciji za novega solo bas klarinetista postal član prestižnega orkestra Berlinske filharmonije. Kot je povedal, je presrečen, čeprav trenutno težko verjame, da so ga sprejeli v orkester. Tam mu bosta družbo delala dva Slovenca – hornist Andrej Žust in klarinetist Matic Kuder.
Kot je v obvestilu medijem navedla ustanova Imago Sloveniae – Podoba Slovenije, je Andraž Golob širšo javnost nase opozoril že leta 2019, ko je kot prvi Slovenec zasedel mesto v novonastali akademiji orkestra Dunajskih filharmonikov. Na Dunaju je igral pod vodstvom svetovno znanih dirigentov: Johna Williamsa, Daniela Hardinga, Christiana Thielemanna, Zubina Mehte, Christopha Eschenbacha in Semyona Bychkova.
Andraž Golob je s svojo komorno zasedbo Trio Tempestoso že nastopil v okviru cikla Mladi talenti, potem pa so gostovali še v Italiji.
Člani zasedbe Trio Tempestoso (Andraž Golob, klarinet, Urban Megušar, violončelo, Sanja Mlinarič, harmonika) so bili leta 2019 razglašeni za zmagovalce tekmovanja Borisa Pergamenščikova v Berlinu. Žirija enega največjih in najprestižnejših tekmovanj za sodobno glasbo, ki poteka vsaka tri leta pod častnim pokroviteljstvom Tatjane Pergamenščikov in sira Andrása Schiffa, je v utemeljitvi nagrade izpostavila »interpretacijo na visoki instrumentalni ravni« in zapisala, da glasbeniki »s svojim vznemirljivim nastopom združujejo glasbeno tradicijo z duhom sedanjosti in nakazujejo smer prihodnosti«.
Novi solo bas klarinetist orkestra Berlinske filharmonije Andraž Golob se je začel glasbeno izobraževati na Glasbeni šoli Celje pri profesorju Juriju Hladniku, pri kateremu je pozneje tudi nadaljeval kot dijak I. Gimnazije Celje. Po uspešno opravljeni maturi je študiral na Univerzi za glasbo in uprizoritveno umetnost v Gradcu, najprej pri prof. Bertramu Eggru in nato pri prof. Geraldu Pachingerju. Kot solist in komorni glasbenik je dobitnik več prvih nagrad (na tekmovanjih Davorina Jenka, Stevana Mokranjca, Luigija Zanuccolija, tekmovanju Val Tidone, na TEMSIG-u itn.). Redno snema za avstrijsko radiotelevizijo ORF. Kot orkestrski glasbenik si nabira izkušnje v profesionalnih in mladinskih orkestrih (omenimo Mladinski orkester Gustava Mahlerja, Nürnberške simfonike ter Graške filharmonike). Septembra 2019 je po uspešno opravljeni avdiciji zasedel mesto akademista pri Dunajskih filharmonikih. V letu 2018 se je kot solist predstavil na festivalu Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, kjer je s Severnonemško filharmonijo iz Rostocka izvedel Mozartov Koncert za klarinet in orkester. Dodatno se izobražuje pri številnih priznanih glasbenikih (Mathias Schorn, Andreas Schablas, Johann Hindler, Mate Bekavac, Kilian Herold, Harri Mäkki idr.).
“What I love about the clarinet is the versatility and richness of its sound. You can come out of nowhere, produce the most delicate and mellow tone, and the next moment play with full power and strength. The bass clarinet forms the foundation of our instrument section. It makes the clarinet sound even fuller and sometimes has the function of doubling the cello. But it can also shine out as a single voice and caress the listener very delicately with its soft, deep sound.”
Andraž Golob discovered the clarinet through a klezmer CD of his father’s and immediately fell in love with its sound. So when he had to choose which instrument to learn, it was an easy decision. After starting at the music school in his home town of Celje in Slovenia, he studied at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz under Gerald Pachinger and Bertram Egger. He also attended master classes, including with Mathias Schorn, Andreas Schablas, Johann Hindler and Kilian Herold. Making music together with others and his fascination with the orchestral repertoire confirmed his decision to pursue the career of an orchestral musician. A multiple prize-winner in international competitions, Andraž Golob gained his first orchestral experience through temporary work with the Grazer Philharmonisches Orchester, the Nürnberger Symphoniker and the Vienna State Opera, and also as a member of the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester and as an academy member of the Vienna Philharmonic.
During a visit to Berlin, he experienced the Berliner Philharmoniker live in concert for the first time. It was an unforgettable experience for him: “I will never forget the moment when the orchestra started to play. I never thought back then that I would one day be lucky enough to become a part of it.” Andraž Golob enjoys spending his free time with his partner and his dog in the great outdoors. Awards: 1st prize at the Boris Pergamenschikov Prize for Contemporary Music 2019 as a member of Trio Tempestoso; 1st prize at the Concorsi Internazionali di Musica della Val Tidone 2019; 1st prize at the Concorso Internazionale per Giovani Musicisti “Luigi Zanuccoli” 2017; 1st prize at the “TEMSIG” Competition for young Slovenian musicians 2015. (Iz predstavitve Andraža Goloba na spletni strani Berlinske filharmonije).
Tretji oziroma prvi ali najzgodnejši član Berlinske filharmonije pa je slovenski hornist Andrej Žust. Z delom v Bwerlinski filharmoniji je začel v sezoni 2011/2012 sprva z enoletno pogodbo. V Berlinski filharmoniji so se za Žusta odločili po trietapni avdiciji, ki jo je smelo pred žirijo, sestavljeno iz večine orkestrskih glasbenikov, opravljati 13 izbranih kandidatov.
Andrej Žust was born in 1984 in Logatec, Slovenia, where he had his first horn lessons with Janez Polanc. Later he went to Boštjan Lipovšek at the Ljubljana Music Academy. The young horn player also received artistic encouragement from such renowned musicians as Hermann Baumann, Frøydis Ree Wekre, Viktor Malisch and Radovan Vlatkovič. While still a student he received the Lucijan-Marija-Škerjanc and Prešeren prizes for his artistic abilities. He then went on to win the first prize at numerous national and international competitions, including Povoletto (Italy) in 2001 and the Young Musicians Competition in Slovenia in 2002. In May 2004 he was appointed principal horn in the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra in Ljubljana. Žust has also been a member of the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra and the Pacific Music Festival Orchestra. An active chamber-music player, he belongs to the Ariart Wind Quintet, the Soloists of the Ljubljana Chamber Orchestra and the Trio Triumvirat. From February 2009 to January 2011 he was a scholar of the Berliner Philharmoniker Orchestra Academy. At the beginning of the 2011/2012 season, Andrej Žust joined the orchestra’s horn section. Awards: 1st Prize in the Concorso Internazionale per Giovani Strumentisti in Povoletto (2001) and the Young Musicians Cpmetition in Slovenia (2002). (Iz uradne predstavitve našega glasbenika na spletni strani Berlinske filharmonije).
Marijan Zlobec