Aurelian Băcan was born in Brăila and began his journey in the world of music at the age of six with the study of the accordion. At the age of 11 he discovered the clarinet under the guidance of Professor Petrea Gogu at the Hariclea Darclée High School of Arts in Brăila, which he perfected in high school in the class of Prof. László Gheorghe of the “Sigismund Toduță” College of Music in Cluj-Napoca and further on, until graduating from university with a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree (in the class of Prof. Ioan Goilă and Prof. Flavius Trif, at the Gheorghe Dima National Academy of Music in Cluj-Napoca). 

In 2019 he obtained with summa cum laude the title of doctor in music (coordinator prof. univ. dr. Cristian Misievici). He is currently solo-clarinetist in the Orchestra of the “Transylvania” Philharmonic in Cluj-Napoca (member since 2009), member of the Romanian Chamber Orchestra and university lecturer doctor at the National Academy of Music “Gheorghe Dima” (since 2019) in the department of chamber music, being also very active in the field of composition.