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ANDREI LICAREȚ
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Recognized as a “musician who ventures to the very essence of the music” (Romania Literara) and one whose “rich artistic maturity and depth go above and beyond ability alone” (L’Unione Sarda), Andrei Licareț is one of the most sensitive pianists of his generațion, admired for his musical intelligence and artistic vision.

Born in Bucharest, Mr. Licareț began his piano studies with his father. He attended the George Enescu Music High School, where he studied with Gabriela Enasescu. Since he made his orchestral debut, aged 11, Andrei has given concerts in major cities throughout Europe and the United States and has played in important venues such as Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall, Salle Flagey, Kings Place, the Chamber Music Hall of the Moscow Philharmonic, Eynav Cultural Center Tel Aviv and Fondation Juan March Madrid. Invited by the leading Romanian orchestras to appear as soloist, as well as by ensembles from Lübeck, Würzburg, Cagliari, Mexico City etc., Andrei has collaborated with renowned conductors such as Cristian Măcelaru, Cristian Mandeal, Leo Hussain, Justus Franz, Arnold Ostman etc. He played in the George Enescu Festival under the baton of Maestro Vladimir Jurowski, performing Igor Stravinsky’s Les Noces.

Andrei has recorded music for the Romanian National Radio and Television and has won First Prize awards at the Jeunesses Musicales and Bucharest Yamaha competitions as well as receiving the Lory Wallfish Prize and prizes at the Tel-Hai Competition in Israel and the Shreveport Concerto Competition.

Andrei Licareț has been a participant in the prestigious Steans Institute Program for Young Musicians at the Ravinia Festival and received musical guidance from Richard Goode, Dmitri Bashkirov and Dominique Merlet. He studied with renowned teachers such as Viniciu Moroianu, Dana Borșan and Dan Dediu (with whom he also studied composition) at the Bucharest Music Conservatory, Jacques Rouvier at the Paris Conservatory and the Universität der Kunste Berlin, and with the legendary musician Leon Fleisher at the Peabody Conservatory.