C O N D U C T O R BIOGRAPHY

PREDRAG GOSTA is quickly emerging as one of the most charismatic conductors of his generation today. He is the Principal Guest Conductor of the New Europe Symphony Orchestra in Bulgaria, Music Director of the Atlanta-based Gwinnett Ballet Theatre, and the Artistic Director of the acclaimed period-instrument orchestra . He also served as the Assistant Conductor of the National Philharmonic in Washington DC and was on the faculty at Oxford College of Emory University.

Born in and originally trained as a violinist, Predrag Gosta completed his undergraduate and postgraduate studies in voice, harpsichord and conducting at Trinity College of Music in London and Georgia State University in Atlanta. He then studied further in Europe and Russia with renowned maestros such as Jorma Panula, Gustav Meier, Colin Metters, and Alexander Polyanichko.

Equally at home with orchestral, choral, operatic and ballet repertoire, Gosta’s guest conducting engagements included the St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, St. Petersburg State Capella “Glinka,” Russian National Orchestra, Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Tomsk Philharmonic, Maikop Philharmonic, Murmansk Philharmonic, Kislovodsk Philharmonic, Belgrade Philharmonic, Chihuahua Symphony Orchestra (Mexico), Welsh Concert Orchestra, Radom Chamber Orchestra (Poland), Krasnodar Chamber Orchestra, as well as the Rousse Philharmonic and Bulgarian National Opera in Bourgas. In the United States, he conducted Lake Charles Symphony Orchestra, Lexington Opera Theatre in Kentucky, the National Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorale, and many other orchestras, choruses and ensembles. His upcoming guest conducting engagements include the acclaimed London Symphony Orchestra and Royal Philharmonic, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, as well as symphonic orchestras in Argentina, Ukraine, Russia, Bulgaria, , Austria, Germany and Slovakia, in addition to the regular season appearances with the New Europe Symphony Orchestra, Gwinnett Ballet Theatre and New Trinity Baroque.

Gosta’s biggest international acclaim comes through his period-instrument ensemble New Trinity Baroque. Within New Trinity Baroque, he collaborated with many notable early music artists, such as Evelyn Tubb, Marion Verbruggen, Steven Devine, Ingrid Matthews and a Gramophone-award winner . Since its foundation in 1998, the ensemble toured USA, England, Finland, Sweden and the Balkans, appearing at festivals and concert series in New York, Boston, London and further (Boston Early Music Festival, Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston Vammala Early Music Festival in Finland, etc.). With New Trinity, Gosta recorded over a dozen critically acclaimed CDs – among them, the 2002 recording of Purcell’s “Dido & Aeneas” (with Evelyn Tubb in the title role) was labeled by Oxford University Press’ “Early Music” and “Early Music America” magazines as one of the best recordings of this opera ever made. Gosta’s recordings are exclusively distributed by Naxos, and can be found through iTunes and many music retailers worldwide.

A regular presenter of master classes and lectures, Predrag Gosta has published articles in leading music journals. Having also the interest in contemporary music, he premiered number of works by living and 20th century composers (Platz, Božičević, Makris), including some of his own. As the President of the Makris Foundation in Washington DC, which promotes music of the Greek- American composer Andreas Makris, he currently oversees a team of editors working on publication of the complete works by this composer. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of UrtextEditions.com publisher of historically accurate editions.

Gosta is a recipient of numerous grants, awards and scholarships, including the scholarships from the Vandervell Foundation and the Leverhulme Trust in England, the Porter Foundation grant, and the Regents Opportunity Scholarship from Georgia State University. In 2006 he received the Leadership Award from the US Congressional Committee, and he has been featured in the newest edition of “Who is Who in America.” He is a member of the Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars and the Mu Phi Epsilon International Music Fraternity, as well as the President of the international early music society Early Music Network and Artistic Advisor of the Peter the Great Music Academy in St. Petersburg, Russia.

For more information about Predrag Gosta, visit predraggosta.com.

PREDRAGGOSTA.COM PREDRAG GOSTA C O N D U C T O R SELECTED REVIEWS

...Bright theatrical interpretation of the Mussorgsky by the U.S. conductor Predrag Gosta... The program of the evening, which brought in a record number of audience, presented Masterpieces of Symphonic Music - works by L. van Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Strauss and Mussorgsky... The American conductor of Serbian descent, Predrag Gosta, triumphantly concluded the concert with his interpretation of M. Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition". Gosta presented to the public the orchestration by , which is not too popular in Russia due to its extravagant instrumentation that at first creates a small shock in the audience. Gosta overcame this shock with his genuine Slavic sweep, passion and variety of musical colors... "Gnomus", "Baba Yaga," and especially "Cum mortuis in lingua mortua," were all performed very stylistically by the orchestra. A powerful "Great Gate of Kiev" completed this memorable concert not by putting a period, but an exclamation mark. (Journal of the Interregional Charitable Foundation "Heritage", St. Petersburg, Russia, August 2011)

[Piccolo Spoleto Festival 2011] Each piece... was polished and sparkled like something new. The playing was technically elegant and warmed by loving interpretation infused with infectious personality... (CVNC: An Online Arts Journal in North Carolina, June 2011)

Bach’s B-minor Mass from New Trinity Baroque and Georgia Tech Chamber Choir ...a thoughtful, energizing exception that gave the B-minor Mass a fresh sound. Under New Trinity founder and conductor Predrag Gosta, they illuminated the various madrigal-like choruses and operatic arias with individual attention... Emotionally heartfelt... strong performance... Saturday night at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal, which was filled to capacity... It’s a special pleasure to hear a student choir sing at a high level with enthusiasm and clarity of purpose. ...The four vocal soloists were often compelling, more so in duets with the fine instrumentalists... Conductor Gosta kept it all pushing forward... His tempos were not overly fast, but they felt fleet and he ended sections with a crisp cutoff — a very pleasant sensation. The Serbian-born harpsichordist and conductor is audibly gaining in interpretive heft, in parallel with his nascent conducting career, from the Gwinnett Ballet to concerts in Russia and Eastern Europe... (ArtsCriticAtl.com, March 2011)

The Serbian-American conductor, Predrag Gosta, led a spirited and faithful reading of Mussorgsky's “Pictures at an Exhibition” with the Rousse Philharmonic... Gosta is a conductor with great flair and élan. (Opera Rousse, January 2011)

During the Belgrade Philharmonic’s season cycle “Autumn,” we heard one of the greatest specialists for early music, Belgrade-born Predrag Gosta... Without reducing the orchestra to the usual baroque settings, he presented a full, monumental sound - on which Handel always insisted - especially in his “Music for the Royal Fireworks” and “Water Music,” which were intended for the performance in the open space. We heard a completely new sounds from our Philharmonic players, baroque-majestic, with plenty of spirit and nobility, celebratory-marching as well as gentle that was presented through variety of chamber instrumental groups. (Musica Classica, Belgrade, Serbia, January 2011)

Concert of the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra in the Kolarac Foundation’s Concert Hall Without doubt [Predrag Gosta] has worked very meticulously with the [Belgrade Philharmonic] Orchestra on Baroque performance practice... [His interpretation] was accepted with passion, and performed with a great admiration in the capacity-full concert hall... The best impression was given by the smoothes of some chords from the woodwinds, and the exposure of the trumpets. In his home-town, Predrag Gosta has presented himself with an excellent conductor's posture and a precise hand that showed every sign and requirement, not allowing the concentration to diminish even for a moment. This was a magnificent and grand interpretation of the Baroque... And, while the question of symphonic interpretation of may still be open for discussion, one thing we can be absolutely certain - and this is that maestro Gosta, from one quite bizarre piece such as the Alt-Flute Concerto "Bulk" by German composer Robert HP Platz... created a composition. (Politika, Belgrade, Serbia, November 22, 2010)

State Capella of St. Petersburg, after it's official end of the season, has enchanted its audience with yet another excellent concert of symphonic music. On June 29, the Orchestra of the State Capella, under the direction of the American conductor Predrag Gosta, presented the program with music of two continents - America and Europe... This concert was a brilliant and unforgettable event of the season... The musicians and the audience created together a holiday atmosphere. The orchestra responded not only to every gesture and every movement of the conductor - it seemed that even their breaths were united. Predrag Gosta knew how to achieve a true creative atmosphere in the hall... The general enthusiasm which prevailed in the hall was transformed into a tremendous applause by the appreciative audience, which did not want to part with the artists. At the end of the concert, as an encore, the orchestra played the sparkling overture from Glinka's opera "Ruslan & Ludmila." (St. Petersburg Times, Russia, June 30, 2010)

...An excellent 2002 Edition Lilac recording [of Purcell’s “Dido & Aeneas”] featuring Predrag Gosta leading the Atlanta-based Chorus and Orchestra of New Trinity Baroque... This is a wonderfully colorful yet always musical performance. It is what Noorman attempted but failed in the Parrott recording. Gosta’s ensemble is excellent... the playing is so sensitive and secure. The choral work is

PREDRAGGOSTA.COM PREDRAG GOSTA D I R I G E N T SELECTED REVIEWS | Page 2 of 3 excellent, too, with a true sense of character projected by the nameless witches, sailors, and attendants. This self-produced recording... is definitely well worth acquiring – a true sleeper... That’s nine recordings of Dido and Aeneas and I haven’t even scratched the surface. Which one is best? ...If I was forced to take one recording to a desert island, it would be the one by Lieberson and McGegan – but I would be sure to have Tubb with Gosta and Graham with Haim in my iPod. (Early Music America magazine, Fall 2009)

Raves for New Trinity Baroque... Crack Atlanta "period performance" ensemble will take you back a few centuries The church was pretty well-packed for the afternoon's "Grand Tour"... Since NTB offers "historically informed" performances on original ancient instruments (or their replicas), authentic period sound and style are guaranteed. Directed by Predrag Gosta (also the harpsichordist) ...[NTB] began their musical tour with everybody's favorite early Italian master, , offering a scintillating rendition of one of his many concertos for strings... NTB treated us to a vibrant and fascinating "passacaglia" of [Handel], drawn from the "balletto" (dance) sequence of one of his many Italian-style operas. The final English selection was an intricate and lovely chaconne in four parts by . If you dig Baroque music, you need to hear this terrific ensemble; they're one of America's premier period groups. (Charleston City Paper, May 23, 2009)

Giacomo Carissimi (1605-1674) is best known for these two additions to the early oratorio genre ["Jephte" and "Jonas"], and so it is no surprise to find them recorded together on this release. What is a surprise, and a pleasant one at that, is to see that this version of 'Jonas' contains previously unrecorded material... New Trinity Baroque, performing beautifully as always on period instruments, accompanies the vocal parts simply and tastefully... the opening ‘sinfonia’, in its dramatic restraint and sense of ensemble, sets the tone for the rest of the recording. ... the instrumental portion of the recording is consistently delightful... Julia Matthews's rendition of the nameless daughter in "Jepthe" is particularly beautiful - definitely a highlight of the recording ..."Jephte" is strong in its dramatic presentation and in its musical precision... Well done. (Early Music America magazine, Spring 2009)

New Trinity Baroque [conducted by Predrag Gosta] plays superbly... The program was all Antonio Vivaldi, one of the greatest Venetian composers who wrote many concertos for strings, and he must have had a group like this in mind when he put all those mountains of notes on paper... It was an hour of exuberant music played to a fair-thee-well by a group of musicians who obviously know what they're about. (Charleston Post & Courier, May 25, 2008)

Viva Vivaldi! The Red Priest Soars In New Trinity Baroque’s Piccolo Debut From the first delicate yet driving bounce of the String Concerto in C major, RV 114, a crisp wave of clarity washed over the crowd, enveloping the church with its bright, lithesome sonorities... [Predrag Gosta] received a much deserved standing ovation from a crowd that clearly wanted more... (Charleston City Paper, May 24, 2008)

New Trinity Baroque’s 'St. John' Passion a Tour de Force...... With his period-instrument band, Gosta made a strong case for the as-Bach-heard-it authenticity of this performance, with the nine soloists singing the 'choruses,' joined on the 'chorales' by the larger church organ and choir. ...this sounded better than Bach himself ever heard. (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 3, 2008)

New Trinity gives baroque new life... New Trinity Baroque, Atlanta’s most established early music group... a first-time listener is struck by the earnestness and engagement of the players... Predrag Gosta, the group’s founder, conducted from the keyboards... his tempi were lively and sensitive. His witty and informed comments enlivened the evening. (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 3, 2007)

New Trinity Baroque, Atlanta's most adventurous period-instrument ensemble... sharply planned and wonderfully performed concert... (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 23, 2006)

New Trinity Baroque's Zesty Mozart... Baroque Players do Mozart proud In recent seasons, conductor-organist Predrag Gosta and the period-instrument band have delivered bracing, often illuminating readings from the century or two before Mozart was born. ...'Eine kleine Nachtmusik,' a little evening serenade, got a balanced, zesty performance. As in the Divertimentos nos. 1 and 3 – also known as Salzburg symphonies – Mozart’s tunefulness flows like water from a spring, inexhaustible and pure, yet a tiny twitch in the harmony can suggest a change in mood or undercurrent of tenderness, melancholy, even despair. Gosta and his players were alert to these nuances... in the fast movements they touched on the exuberance of a life that, seemingly, could never end. That was another benefit of New Trinity’s Mozart. Where modern orchestras present music by the tragic genius who died too young... the early music context catches him in the full flower of life, a vital presence in the here and now. (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 4, 2006)

PREDRAGGOSTA.COM PREDRAG GOSTA D I R I G E N T SELECTED REVIEWS | Page 3 of 3

No music ensemble in Atlanta creates so much excitement ... No group seems as vital ... [Predrag Gosta and New Trinity Baroque] delivered the most satisfying concert of this classical holiday season – a model for how to do it. (The Atlanta Journal Constitution, December 19, 2005)

There's clean singing from the choir, and impeccable work from the 13-piece band (including five continuo players). Predrag Gosta shows good musical instincts, and, unlike some period performers, you feel he’s willing to depart from the strict letter of the score if they lead him that way... (Opera Magazine, London, January 2005)

New Trinity harpsichordist Predrag Gosta led a delightful show... The performance burst with energy and fun. (The Atlanta Journal Constitution, 10/2004)

New Trinity Baroque is one of Atlanta’s most prized ensembles. A group of ambitious free-lance musicians, led by organist Predrag Gosta: they play on period instruments and consistently deliver vital, artistically satisfying programs... (The Atlanta Journal Constitution, April 2004)

New Trinity Baroque, led by harpsichordist Predrag Gosta, takes a renegade tact, dusting off obscure scores and... finding life in them. (Gramophone magazine, England, April 2004)

Impassioned performances ... taut and loaded with nuance. (The Atlanta Journal Constitution, November 2003)

Ensemble of consistent merit and refinement, boasting the highest artistic values. Stylish playing of the orchestra … where supporting players more than carried their weight – a sign of a finely tuned group. (The Atlanta Journal Constitution, September 2003)

Defined, gripping, thoughtful, full of temperament, fearless. The very first notes commanded attention. (Concert Artists Guild, New York, January 2003)

Skillfully, passionately performed… Exuberant and exactingly prepared… (The Atlanta Journal Constitution, September 2002)

The music was hauntingly beautiful, and sensitively conducted and performed. The voices and choir sang so perfectly in tune that many harmonic overtones thrilled the ear. (The Pipeline, Newsletter of the Atlanta Recorder Society, May 2002)

Mustering what in the early music world ranks as mighty forces, Predrag Gosta and his New Trinity Baroque ensemble presented the Vespers of the Blessed Virgin (1610) by in two performances... [A recording] can never substitute for a live performance of the quality we heard from New Trinity Baroque. (Broadside, Newsletter of the Atlanta Early Music Alliance, April 2002)

All superlatives belong to Predrag Gosta, an artist of dynamic temperament and impeccable expression. (Program 1, Television of Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro, 7/1996)

PREDRAGGOSTA.COM PREDRAG GOSTA C O N D U C T O R DISCOGRAPHY Current Releases

BAROQUE CHRISTMAS CARISSIMI: JONAS & JEPHTE Christmas Concertos & Cantatas by Corelli, Torelli, Manfredini, Scarlatti, Buxtehude & Bernhard New Trinity Baroque • Oxford Chorale • Julia Matthews (Filia), Elizabeth Packard Arnold, Magdalena Wór, New Trinity Baroque • Kathryn Mueller, Wanda Yang Holly McCarren, Kevin Sutton (Jonas, Jephte), Steven Temko sop, et al Soph, Patrick Newell & Cameron Beauchamp

EDITION LILAC #261211-2 (December 26, 2011) EDITION LILAC #300807-2 (August 30, 2007) Recorded: Dec. 2007, Sep. 2010 & Sep. 2011 Recorded: April 2005

VIVALDI: CONCERTOS CHARPENTIER: MESSE DE MINUIT incl. Double Vln, Double Vc & Lute Concertos HANDEL: ORGAN CONCERTOS

New Trinity Baroque • Carrie Krause, Daniela Giulia New Trinity Baroque • Canterbury Choir • Brad Pierson Vln, Michael Fields Lt, André Laurent O’Neil, Hughley org, Elizabeth Packard Arnold sop, Magdalena Christina Babich Rosser Vc Wór mz, Brent Runnels ten, Patrick Newell bs

EDITION LILAC #181210-2 (December 18, 2010) EDITION LILAC #100605-2 (June 10, 2005) Recorded: February 2007 & September 2010 Recorded: September & December 2004

HANDEL: ARIAS PURCELL: DIDO & AENEAS Tenor arias from Operas & Oratorios New Trinity Baroque • Evelyn Tubb sop (Dido & New Trinity Baroque • Leif Aruhn-Solén ten Sorceress), Thomas Meglioranza bar (Aeneas), Julia Matthews sop, Elizabeth Packard Arnold, Allison A. EDITION LILAC #290510-2 (May 29, 2010) Brown, Terry Barber, Kevin Sutton, Brad Fugate Recorded: May 2010 EDITION LILAC #200204-2 (February 20, 2004) Recorded: September 2002

TRIO SONATAS & CHACONNAS PERGOLESI: Music by Castello, Marini, Merula, Purcell, Pachelbel & with Evelyn Tubb & Terry Barber Corelli

New Trinity Baroque • Evelyn Tubb sop, Terry Barber ct EMN (Jan. 2003) & EDITION LILAC (re-released 2008) Recorded: November 2002 EDITION LILAC #151108-2 (November 15, 2008) Artists: New Trinity Baroque Recorded: April 2004 AWARDS: (Scheduled for re-release in March of 2011, including HOT PICK CLASSICAL CD (MP3.com, January 2003) Vivaldi’s “Stabat Mater”, featuring Magdalena Wór mz) Forthcoming Releases

THE ART OF THE ITALIAN MADRIGAL MOZART: Music by Portinaro, Monteverdi, d’India, Vecchi, EINE KLEINE NACHTMUSIK & Marenzio, Palestrina, et al DIVERTIMENTI FOR STRINGS New Trinity Baroque New Trinity Baroque

EDITION LILAC (scheduled for release in 2011) EDITION LILAC (scheduled for release Sep. 2011) Recorded: October/November 2007 Recorded: August/September 2006 & September 2007

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: CANTATAS : i“Ich habe genug” BWV 82, Jauchzet Gott” BWV 51, VIOLIN CONCERTOS (complete) and “Siehe, welch eine liebe” BWV 64 New Trinity Baroque • Carrie Krause, Adriane Post vln New Trinity Baroque • Canterbury Choir • Jason Hardy bs, Sherri Seiden sop EDITION LILAC (scheduled for release May 2011) Recorded: October 2008 EDITION LILAC (scheduled for release Dec. 2011) Recorded: December 2006 Upcoming Recording Projects LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA • Works by Makris, Elgar, Rachmaninoff • 2011 RUSSIAN NATIONAL ORCHESTRA • Works by Russian Composers • 2011 NEW TRINITY BAROQUE • Baroque Trumpet Concertos • 2011 GWINNETT BALLET THEATRE • Tchaikovsky: “The Nutcracker” • 2012 NEW TRINITY BAROQUE • Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” • 2012

PREDRAGGOSTA.COM PREDRAG GOSTA C O N D U C T O R SELECTED CONDUCTING EXPERIENCE

ORCHESTRAL London Symphony Orchestra Makris Aegean Festival Overture, Trilogy, Viola Concerto, Antithesis Conductor 6/2012 * Pskov Symphony Orchestra (Russia) Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition, Rachmaninoff, Makris Conductor 5/2012 * New Europe Symphony Orchestra (Bulgaria) Dvořák Symphony No. 9, Shostakovich, Makris Conductor 3/2012 * Kislovodsk Philharmonic Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3, Glinka, Tchaikovsky Conductor 1/2012 * Ruse Opera-Philharmonic Strauss, Tchaikovsky, Borodin, Rachmaninoff, Glinka, Makris Conductor 10/2011 Bulgarian National Theatre Burgas Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances, Prokofiev, Zimmer Conductor 10/2011 New Trinity Baroque Bach, Handel, Corelli, Wassenaer, Hellendaal, Muffat Concerti Conductor 9/2011 Kislovodsk Philharmonic Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances Conductor 4/2011 Murmansk Philharmonic Vivaldi, Tchaikovsky, Strauss, Grieg, Makris, Schnittke Conductor 3/2011 Tomsk Philharmonic Glinka, Rimsky-Korsakov, Dvořák, Strauss, Grieg, Sibelius Conductor 1/2011 Belgrad Philharmonic Handel Feuerwerksmusik, Wassermusik, HP Platz Bulk Conductor 11/2010 St. Petersburg Capella “Glinka” Symphony Copland, Bernstein, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Elgar, Zimmer Conductor 6/2010 St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra Tchaikovsky Romeo & Juliet, Rachmaninoff Sinfonische Tänze Conductor 4/2010 Lake Charles Symphony Orchestra Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition, Grieg, Sibelius, Mendelssohn Conductor 11/2009 Maikop Philharmonic Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2, Gounod Faust, Sibelius Conductor 9/2009 Krasnodar Chamber Orchestra “Premier” Haydn Piano Concerto in D major, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Božičević Conductor 9/2009 National Philharmonic Mahler Symphony No. 1 “Titan”, Wagner Die Meistersinger Overture Cover Conductor 2009 National Philharmonic Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4, Prokofiev Violin Concerto Cover Conductor 2009 Chihuahua Symphony Orchestra (Mexico) Beethoven Symphony No. 8, Coriolanus Overture Conductor 2009 National Philharmonic Strauss Der Tod und Verklärung, Rachmaninoff Rhapsodie Cover Conductor 2009 New Trinity Baroque Bach Violin Concertos Conductor 2008 National Philharmonic Wieniawski Violin Concerto No. 2, Makris Strathmore Overture Cover Conductor 2008 St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade Conductor 2007 New Trinity Baroque Vivaldi Violin Concertos (incl. Four Seasons) Conductor 2007 Moscow Symphony Orchestra Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition Conductor 2006 St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra Mozart Linz Symphony, Tchaikovsky Romeo & Juliet Conductor 2006 New Trinity Baroque Mozart Eine kleine Nachtmusik, Divertimenti for Strings Conductor 2006 New Trinity Baroque Corelli Concerti Grossi, Vivaldi ‘L’Estro Armonico’ Concerti Conductor 2005 New Trinity Baroque Bach Harpsichord Concerti Conductor 2004 New Trinity Baroque Handel Concerti Grossi Op. 6, Muffat Armonico Tributo Conductor 2003 GSU Symphony Orchestra Schubert “Unfinished” Symphony in B minor Conductor 2003

CHORAL Bratislava Radio Chorus & Orchestra Mozart Requiem in D minor Conductor 4/2012 * Georgia Tech Concert Choir, New Trinity Baroque Bach B minor Mass Conductor 3/2011 New Trinity Baroque Vivaldi Gloria Conductor 12/2010 New Trinity Baroque Handel Messiah Conductor 12/2009 National Philharmonic Haydn Nelsonmesse, Mendelssohn Symphony No. 2 ‘Lobgesang’ Conductor 11/2009 National Philharmonic Mozart Requiem, Rachmaninoff Vespers Ass. Conductor 2009 National Philharmonic Singers Mendelssohn Psalms, Carissimi Jephte, Bach Motets Conductor 2009 National Philharmonic Orff Carmina Burana, Stravinsky, Beethoven. Symphony No. 9 Ass. Conductor 2008 Oxford Chorale, New Trinity Baroque Pergolesi Stabat Mater Conductor 2008 New Trinity Baroque Bach Johannes-Passion Conductor 2008 Canterbury Choir Bach Cantatas BWV 4, 56, 82, 61, 64, 196 Conductor 2006 Atlanta Boy Choir, New Trinity Baroque Bach Weihnachtsoratorium / Christmas Oratorio Ass. Conductor 2006 New Trinity Baroque Purcell Odes for St. Cecilia's Day, Suite from “Abdelazer” Conductor 2006 Oxford Chorale Carissimi Jonas, Jephte Conductor 2008 Canterbury Choir Charpenteir Messe de minuit Conductor 2004 New Trinity Baroque Monteverdi Vespro della Beata Vergine (1610) Conductor 2002

OPERA & BALLET Gwinnett Ballet Theatre Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker Conductor 12/2012 * Belgrad Opera / Belgrad National Theatre Verdi La Traviata Conductor 11/2012 * New Trinity Baroque Handel Siroe, Rè di Persia Conductor 10/2012 * Dnepropetrovsk Opera and Ballet Puccini Madama Butterfly Conductor 9/2012 * National Theatre Sarajevo Tchaikovsky Eugene Onegin Conductor 4/2012 * Bulgarian National Theatre Burgas Mozart Le Nozze di Fig., Verdi Un Ballo di Mas., Puccini La Bohème Conductor 4/2012 * Gwinnett Ballet Theatre Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker Conductor 2006-2011 Bulgarian National Theatre Burgas Mozart Don Giovanni, Verdi La Traviata, Puccini Madama Butterfly Conductor 4/2011 Gwinnett Ballet Theatre Mendelssohn Bartholdy A Midsummer Night’s Dream Conductor 2006 New Trinity Baroque Pergolesi La Serva Padrona Conductor 2004 Lexington Opera Society Monteverdi L’incoronazione di Poppea Conductor 2003 Amherst Festival Orchestra Velasco La púrpura de la rosa Cover Conductor 2003 New Trinity Baroque Purcell Dido & Aeneas Conductor 2002

* forthcoming List last updated: December 24, 2011 PREDRAG GOSTA C O N D U C T O R QUOTES AND RECOMMENDATIONS

9/2009 I am pleased to recommend Predrag Gosta as a talented conductor with much to offer... Mr. Gosta is a skillful musician and conductor. His performances are well prepared and well received. He also speaks passionately about music in a way that is pleasing for audiences and performers alike... Piotr Gajewski, Music Director National Philharmonic, Washington DC

8/2009 Predrag Gosta [is] a skilled musician who has worked with the National Philharmonic over the course of the last year... Mr. Gosta's talents are various. Ranging from onstage artistic skill to presentations of lectures to direction the Philharmonic's Summer Institutes, Pedja has excelled in the many artistic tasks before him. In addition, Gosta's ability to impress donors with his wit and charm has led to many a more solid relationship with those individuals in whom the Philharmonic so much depends.... Ken Oldham, President National Philharmonic, Washington DC

11/2008 I have been most impressed by his excellent professional abilities as a conductor, as a communicator, as a creative artist, and as a rising leader with great potential for the future... He already has a remarkable conducting skill set, augmented by strong abilities to hear and analyze orchestral sounds and colors, and a secure musical sense for shaping the line supported by his extensive background in musicology. He is simply a great musician with great potential... he is a remarkable conductor who will work very hard to excel... Dr. Stan Engebretson, Conductor National Philharmonic Chorale, Washington DC

11/2006 Predrag Gosta brings to our Ballet a wealth of international music experience and a special passion for this particular score. I am sure our audiences will experience the richness and joy that Tchaikovsky put into this well loved music through Mr. Gosta’s talent and insight. Lisa Sheppard Robson, prima ballerina Former Artistic Director, Gwinnett Ballet Theatre, Atlanta

10/2006 I have always enjoyed working with enthusiastic young musicians, and Predrag and NTB have all the energy and musical ambition to succeed. John Holloway, baroque violinist Recipient of the Gramophone Award Professor of Violin, Carl Maria von Weber Music Conservatory, Dresden, Germany

1/2004 Although a young man, he is a seasoned musician and conductor, with hundreds of public performances to his credit... Predrag is intense, forthright, highly intelligent, and multifaceted. He is an engaging conversationalist with opinions on all aspects of music and expresses himself in a highly articulate manner... I have great admiration for Predrag Gosta and believe he has a terrific career ahead of him... With his drive, talent, passion, ambition, and organizational abilities, it is no telling where he will end up one day... Dr. Ben Arnold, Associate Professor, Musicologist Director of the School of Music, University of Kentucky, Lexington

1/2004 Predrag Gosta is a very talented and serious musician. He has a broad musical background as a result of his music studies in Serbia, and London, England... I believe Mr. Gosta will be successful as a choral and orchestral conductor. He... is highly motivated to succeed. Mr. Gosta sets career and musical goals and he has the talent to achieve them. Dr. John B. Haberlen, conductor Former Director of the School of Music, Georgia State University, Atlanta Former President of the National Choral Directors Association, U.S.A.

5/2004 Predrag impressed me with his energy and enthusiasm... He has an open and welcoming personality... and he also has the panache that a conductor needs to cultivate the interest of audiences. Dr. Maria Archetto, conductor Director of the Oxford Chorale, Oxford, GA Professor, Oxford College of Emory University, Oxford

6/2004 [Predrag Gosta] is a very talented musician and conductor with a bright future... His conducting is with solid technical foundation and high level of energy. He is musical and expressive... a creative person with broad interest and knowledge in music. Dr. Julian Shew, conductor Former Director of Orchestral Studies, Georgia State University, Atlanta Former Director of Orchestral Studies, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

PREDRAGGOSTA.COM PREDRAG GOSTA D I R I G E N T REPERTOIRELISTE Seite 1 von 3 O P E R O P E R Bizet Carmen Pergolesi La Serva Padrona ** ‡ Charpentier David et Jonathas Puccini La Bohème (*2012) Händel Acis and Galatea (*2012) Puccini Madama Butterfly * Händel Alcina Purcell Dido and Aeneas ** ‡ Händel Orlando Purcell The Fairy Queen Händel Rinaldo Purcell The Indian Queen Händel Siroe (**2012) ‡ Rameau Les Indes galantes Karolić Schneewittchen und die sieben Zwerge Rossini Il Barbiere di Sevilla (**2012) Rossini La Cenerentola Mascagni Cavalleria Rusticana Strauss II Die Fledermaus Monteverdi Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria Telemann Pimpinone Monteverdi L'Incoronazione di Poppea ** ‡ Tschaikowsky Eugen Onegin (**2012) Monteverdi L’Orfeo * Vecchi L'amfiparnaso ** ‡ Mozart Così fan tutte, KV 588 Velasco La púrpura de la rosa * ‡ Mozart Die Entführung aus dem Serail, KV 384 Verdi Il Trovatore Mozart Die Zauberflöte, KV 620 Verdi La Traviata * Mozart Don Giovanni, KV 527 * Verdi Rigoletto Mozart Le Nozze di Figaro, KV 492 (*2012) Verdi Un Ballo in Maschera (*2012)

B A L L E T T B A L L E T T Mendelssohn Ein Mittsommernachtstraum * Strawinsky Der Feuervogel * Prokofjew Cinderella Tschaikowsky Der Nussknacker, op. 71 * Prokofjew Romeo und Julia * Tschaikowsky Schwanensee, op. 20

O R C H E S T E R W E R K E O R C H E S T E R W E R K E Albinoni Oboenkonzert d-Moll, op. 9, Nr. 2 ** ‡ Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune Bach Brandenburgische Konzerte, BWV Debussy Prémiere Rhapsodie 1046-1051 ** ‡ Dvorák Serenade für Streicher E-Dur, op. 22 * Bach Cembalokonzerte, BWV 1052-1065 Dvorák Slawische Tänze Nr. 2 und 8, op. 46 * Bach Orchestersuiten, BWV 1066-1069 Dvorák Symphonie Nr. 8 G-Dur Bach Violinkonzerte, BWV 1041-1043 ** ‡ Dvorák Symphonie Nr. 9 e-Moll (Aus der neuen Barber Adagio für Streichorchester, op. 11 * Welt), op. 95 * Beethoven Ouvertüre Coriolan, op. 62 * Elgar Enigma Variations, op. 36 Beethoven Ouvertüre Egmont, op. 84 * Elgar Cellokonzert e-Moll, op. 85 * Beethoven Symphonien Nr. 1, 3, 5, und 7 * Elgar Pomp & Circumstance March Nr. 1 D-Dur * Beethoven Tripelkonzert C-Dur, op. 56 Franck Symphonie d-Moll Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, op. 14 Geminiani Concerto Grosso La Folia (nach Corelli) ** ‡ Bernstein Ouvertüre zu Candide * Glinka Ouvertüre zu Ruslan und Ludmilla * Biber Sonatae quam aris tam aulis servientes ** ‡ Glinka Waltz-Fantasie * Bizet Carmen Suite * Gounod La nuit de Walpurgis aus Faust * Borodin Polowetzer Tänze aus Fürst Igor * Grieg Aus Holbergs Zeit Suite * Brahms Akademische Festouvertüre c-Moll, op. 80 Grieg Peer Gynt Suiten Nr. 1 und 2 * Brahms Symphonien Nr. 1-4 Händel Concerti Grossi opp. 3 und 6 ** ‡ Brahms Tragische Ouvertüre, op. 81 Händel Feuerwerksmusik, HWV 351 ** ‡ Brahms Ungarische Tänze Nr. 2, 5-7 * Händel Orgelkonzerte opp. 4 und 7 ** ‡ Bruch Romanze für Viola und Orchester F-Dur, Händel Wassermusik Suiten, HWV 348-350 ** ‡ op. 85 Haydn Klavierkonzert (Cembalokonzert) D-Dur, Bruckner Symphonie Nr. 4 Es-Dur (Romantische) * Hob. XVIII:11 * Chopin Klavierkonzert Nr. 2, op. 21 * Haydn Orgelkonzert C-Dur, Hob. XVIII:1 ** ‡ Copland Klarinettenkonzert Haydn Sinfonien Nr. 100 G-Dur Militärsinfonie und Corelli 12 Concerti Grossi, op. 6 ** ‡ Nr. 104 D-Dur London/Salomon

* dirigierte Aufführungen | ** eigene Produktionen | ‡ auf historischen Instrumenten PREDRAG GOSTA D I R I G E N T REPERTOIRELISTE Seite 2 von 3 O R C H E S T E R W E R K E O R C H E S T E R W E R K E Hellendaal Concerti Grossi, op. 3 ** ‡ Schnittke Moz-Art à la Haydn * Mahler Symphonie Nr. 1 Titan * Schostakowitsch Fest-Ouvertüre, op. 96 Makris Aegean Festival Overture, Antithesis, 5 Schostakowitsch Kammersinfonie für Streichorchester, op. Miniaturen für Streicher * 110a (arr. Barschai) * Manfredini Weihnachtskonzert ** ‡ Schostakowitsch Symphonien Nr. 1, 5 und 10 Marcello Oboenkonzert d-Moll ** ‡ Schubert Symphonie Nr. 8 h-Moll Unvollendete * Mascagni Intermezzo aus Cavalleria Rusticana * Sibelius Finlandia * Mendelssohn Ouvertüre Hebriden * Smetana Die Moldau Mendelssohn Symphonie Nr. 3 Schottische Strauss I Radetzky-Marsch * Mendelssohn Symphonie Nr. 4 Italienische Strauss II An der schönen blauen Donau, Mozart Klarinettenkonzert A-Dur, KV 622 Frühlingsstimmen * Mozart Klavierkonzert Nr. 20 d-Moll, KV 466 Strauss II Die Fledermaus Ouvertüre * Mozart Ouvertüren aus Die Zauberflöte, Don Strauss II Pizzicato Polka, Polka Schnell, Unter Giovanni und Le Nozze di Figaro * Donner und Blitz, Tritsch-Tratsch Polka * Mozart Salzburger Sinfonien, KV 136-138 ** ‡ Strawinsky Der Feuervogel * Mozart Serenade Eine kleine Nachtmusik, KV 525 Strawinsky Le sacre du printemps ** ‡ Telemann Suite a-Moll für Blockflöte, Streicher und Mozart Sinfonien Nr. 25, 36 Linzer Sinfonie, 40 und Basso continuo ** ‡ 41 Jupitersinfonie * Telemann Suiten aus Don Quixote, Les Nations ** ‡ Muffat Armonico Tributo Konzerten ** ‡ Telemann Tafelmusik (**2012) ‡ Mussorgsky Bilder einer Ausstellung (arr. Ravel) * Torelli Trompetekonzert D-Dur (**2011) ‡ Mussorgsky Eine Nacht auf dem kahlen Berge Konzert- Torelli Weihnachtskonzert g-Moll, op. 8, Nr. 6 ** ‡ Fantasie Tschaikowsky 1812 Ouvertüre Paganini Moto Perpetuo (arr. Makris) * Tschaikowsky Capriccio italien, op. 45 Piazzolla La Muerte del Angel Tschaikowsky Der Nussknacker Suite, op. 71a * Prokofjew Klassische Sinfonie * Tschaikowsky Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 b-Moll, op. 23 Prokofjew Romeo und Julia Suiten 1-3 * Tschaikowsky Romeo und Julia Fantasie-Ouvertüre * Purcell Suiten aus Abdelazer und Indian Queen ** ‡ Tschaikowsky Serenade für Streicher C-Dur, op. 48 * Rachmaninow Klavierkonzerte Nr. 2 * und 3 (*2012) Tschaikowsky Symphonien Nr. 4, 5 und 6 Rachmaninow Preludium g-Moll und cis-Moll (arr. Cailliet)* Tschaikowsky Violinkonzert D-Dur, op. 35 Rachmaninow Rhapsodie über ein Thema von Paganini a- Vivaldi Die vier Jahreszeiten Konzerte, op. 8 ** ‡ Moll, op. 43 * Vivaldi L'Estro Armonico Konzerte, op. 3 ** ‡ Rachmaninow Sinfonische Tänze, op. 45 * Vivaldi Violinkonzerte e-Moll, Tempesta di mare, Ravel Alborada del Gracioso Cellokonzert d-Moll, Doppel Cellokonzert Ravel La Mère l'Oye Suite g-Moll, Flötenkonzert C-Dur, u.a. ** ‡ Rimski-Korsakow Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34 Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Ouvertüre Rimsky-Korsakow Sheherazade, Sinfonische Suite op. 35 * Wassenaer Concerti Armonici ** ‡ Rossini Ouvertüren aus Il Barbiere di Siviglia und Weber Concertino für Klarinette Guillaume Tell Zimmer Da Vinci Code Suite, Angels and Demons Saint-Saëns Introduction et Rondo Capriccioso, op. 28 Zimmer Gladiator Suite *

C H O R W E R K E C H O R W E R K E Bach H-Moll Messe, BWV 232 ** ‡ Carissimi Jephte ** ‡ Bach Johannes-Passion, BWV 245 ** ‡ Carissimi Jonas ** ‡ Bach Kantaten BWV 4, 51, 64, 82, 96, 140, 161, Charpentier Messe de minuit pour noël, H. 9 ** ‡ uwg. ** ‡ Fauré Requiem * Bach Magnificat D-Dur, BWV 243 Händel Dixit Dominus, HWV 232 ** ‡ Bach Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248 ** ‡ Händel Gloria, HWV deest ** ‡ Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Choral Händel Messiah, HWV 56 ** ‡ Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem Haydn Die Schöpfung Britten Rejoice in the Lamb * Haydn Missa in Angustiis (Nelson-Messe), Hob. Buxtehude Membra Jesu Nostri * XXII:11 *

* dirigierte Aufführungen | ** eigene Produktionen | ‡ auf historischen Instrumenten PREDRAG GOSTA D I R I G E N T REPERTOIRELISTE Seite 3 von 3 C H O R W E R K E C H O R W E R K E Mendelssohn Symphonie Nr. 2 Lobgesang, op. 52 * Rutter Gloria * Mokranjac Die göttliche Liturgie unseres Hl. Vaters Rutter Requiem Johannes Chrysostomus * Schubert Messe G-Dur * Monteverdi Marienvesper ** ‡ Schütz Die sieben Worte Jesu Christi am Kreuz ** ‡ Monteverdi Selva Morale e Spirituale ** ‡ Schütz Historia der Geburt Jesu Christi, SWV Mozart Große Messe c-Moll, KV 427 435/435a Mozart Requiem d-Moll (Süssmayr, Maunder) * Schütz Musikalische Exequien Orff Carmina Burana * Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms * Pergolesi Stabat Mater ** ‡ Verdi Requiem Praetorius Polyhymnia Caduceatrix et Panegyrica * ‡ Vivaldi Gloria D-Dur ** ‡ Purcell Raise, Raise the Voice ** ‡ Vivaldi Magnificat Purcell Welcome to All the Pleasures ** ‡ Plus zahlreiche Vokalwerke von Renaissance Rossini Messe Solennelle bis ins 21. Jahrhundert

Die Liste Zuletzt aktualisiert: Nov 27, 2011

* dirigierte Aufführungen | ** eigene Produktionen | ‡ auf historischen Instrumenten