INTERVJU INTERVIEW
NEMANJA RADULOVIĆ, VIOLINIST Mozart as a cure for all ills A punk among classicists, a virtuoso of world renown who doesn’t fail to admit that his family is the centre of the universe and that Serbia is his favourite place in the world, will perform for us in Kolarac Hall at the end of September. Of course, if the Coronavirus doesn’t ruin all our plans again N emanja Radulović was born in Niš and car- ries that southern musical gift and temper- ament when he plays the violin. He talks with violins as though he’s conversing with loved ones, but he’s also learning to play the guitar. If we are fortunate, we’ll hear him at the end of September in one of his favourite halls - Belgrade’s Kolarac Endowment… What has changed in the concert schedule due to the 2020 pandemic? “Many concerts were canceled due to the Coronavi- rus pandemic. We managed to transfer a certain number to next season, which is already full. I’m overjoyed that we managed, in cooperation with Kolarac Endowment Hall, to find new dates at the end of September for the concerts originally scheduled for March 2020, although the final date has yet to be determined.” You probably find it hard to live without per- formances… Could you even imagine life with- out music? “I couldn’t live without music. It works like my med- icine. And my oxygen.” Many artists are yearning for some long gone better times, but it seems that you like the specific time in which you live? “Yes, I love that I live in the 21 st century. We often aren’t aware of all the positive things that are happening today, because nostalgia compels us to say that some- thing was better before, as it has in every era through- out history. However, I like music from the period of classicism the most.” Nevertheless, this year has brought us all some new reality, difficulties, but also insights out of introspection. How are you surviving 2020 for now? ” is year is like a lesson. It reminded me of what’s most important in life. It feels good that I’m with the people I love the most. I miss friends who live in other countries and, of course, to be before the audience with music. Changes have also come in my life, but they are
not drastic. We’ll see how this situation will develop in a few months. ” Music has helped you to cope with many diffi- cult moments in life, and the violin has always been a refuge for you. What music have you been defending yourself with these months? ”I like Mozart’s music the most, which is full of life. It also helps that, together with my family, I play various traditional music arrangements from all over the world. Of course, the violin is always there as a filter and each one has had its own story, like when you share life with people who love and teach you. I also play the viola, cel- lo and a little piano. I’ve used the time in 2020 to learn to play the guitar.” ”From the moment I wake up on the day of a con- cert, I like to follow a similar rhythm: rehearsal, lunch, sleep, preparation, practicing and the concert. During that day it feels good for me to be in touch with the peo- ple who are on stage with me, because in that way we appear on the stage with the same energy. What’s most important for me is to wake up in the morning feeling happy and grateful.” Apart from Kolarac, do you have a favourite stage? What is important to you prior to perfor- mances; do you have any little rituals? ”Actually, yes, I really like the Concertgebouw in Am- sterdam and the eatre des Champs-Elysees in Paris. Kolarac in Belgrade is a given.” Folklore has inspired many composers, and you yourself say that you like Sevdalinka and Macedonian voices. What do you actually lis- ten to in your car or at home? ”I listen to absolutely all sorts of music. Some things make me feel better than others. We can find inspiration in all music. Everything depends on the mood.”
Dešava se da sanjam neke stvari koje se kasnije i dese. Kažu da tako rešavamo mnoge stvari koje ne stignemo da rešimo u životu / It happens that I dream about some things that later occur. It is said that we resolve many things through dreams that we don’t resolve in life
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