Ruse has the honor of welcoming the exceptional violinist Mario Hossen. Due to his enviable and unmatched virtuosity, he is often compared to Paganini in the entire musical world. He lives and teaches both in Austria and Bulgaria, and just like his brilliant predecessor, whose music he performs and interprets flawlessly, he travels constantly to evoke endless admiration from the hearts of the audience and to pass on his talent to young violinists. Ruse hasn't heard the enchanting voice of his violin for a long time, and now he arrives from Austria specifically for his participation in the Ruse Opera's program. The virtuoso Mario Hossen will take the stage with the Orchestra of the State Opera – Ruse in an unusual and extremely challenging, yet boundlessly beautiful romantic program – characteristic of his artistic image.
Mario Hossen plays a G.B. Guadagnini violin from 1749, provided to him by the Austrian National Bank.
Mario Hossen was born in Plovdiv in 1971. He has been playing the violin since he was 6 years old. His first violin was a gift from his grandmother, Maria Bachvarova, a teacher and soloist at the Plovdiv Singing Society. At the age of 8, he became a soloist with the Plovdiv Philharmonic. He graduated from the Dobrin Petkov School of Music and Dance as a student of Darina Dankova, and then he was accepted with a full two-year scholarship to continue his education at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, in the class of the world-renowned violin pedagogue Michael Frischenschlager. At the age of 17, Mario Hossen performed Paganini’s First Violin Concerto with brilliant success, which marked the beginning of his international solo career in over 35 countries. Mario was granted Austrian citizenship in the interest of the Republic of Austria. He graduated with an award from the Austrian Ministry of Culture for his outstanding creative achievements. He specialized in Paris in the class of the great French violinist Gérard Poulet.
Mario Hossen is a soloist of international reputation and performs with some of the world’s most renowned orchestras, including the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Academy St. Martin in the Fields, English Chamber Orchestra, Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Bruckner Orchestra Linz, the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, the Symphony Orchestra of the Bulgarian National Radio, the Sofia Philharmonic, and many others. He has gained particular popularity for his performances of the concerts and 24 Caprices by Niccolò Paganini, as well as Beethoven's violin sonatas. He is an editor and researcher of the complete works of Niccolò Paganini for violin and orchestra for one of the oldest music publishing houses in the world, Musikhaus Doblinger in Vienna. He has recorded world premieres of Paganini's works for the Italian recording company "Dynamic."
He is an honorary professor at the New Bulgarian University and a guest professor in Japan, with an impressive teaching career and students who have won some of the highest awards at competitions and festivals in Europe and Asia. Prof. Hossen has been honored with the prestigious "Sofia" award for music and the award from FM Classic Radio. He plays a 1749 Guadagnini violin, provided to him by the Austrian National Bank. He is an artist for Thomastik Infeld and a brand ambassador for Peugeot, Bulgaria. Since 2019, Prof. Hossen has been the artistic director of the "Varna Summer" Festival.
Hossen has lived and worked in Vienna since 1991.
Expect the SYMPHONIC CONCERT – MARIO HOSSEN on March 7th at the "PHILHARMONIA" hall. This concert, included in the program of the Ruse Opera Theater on the eve of International Women's Day, carries a special message of enduring love and beauty for the women of Little Vienna.
Conductor - Viliana Valcheva.
Tickets are now on sale at the Opera box office and HERE.
