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The orchestra replaced him a week before the performance, much to the dismay of cellist Holgen Gjoni

The orchestra replaced him a week before the performance, much to the dismay of

First Prize Winner in the New England Conservatory Cello Concerto. Acclaimed for "the seriousness and depth of an authentic concert soloist," Holgen Gjoni has a reputation as one of the most sought-after cellists of his generation and has performed as a soloist and recitalist throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia.

He has recently returned to Albania and tells Artkand with Jetona Koçibelli that the RTSH Orchestra replaced him a week before the show with another French cellist.

"I received an invitation from the former artistic director of that time, Mr. Aristidh Prosi, to play as a soloist in the orchestra. With the arrival of another manager, Mr. Vlorent Xhafaj, the concert is not only not rescheduled, but is performed with another program on May 18, 2023, and with another soloist, a French soloist. While I had a year of correspondence with them", explains Gjoni.

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